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V.Ships Leisure has taken over technical management of the former Seabourn Odyssey as it is now the Mitsu Ocean Fuji, said Per Bjornsen, CEO, adding that planning had been in progress for more than a year to decouple the ship from its previous owner.
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Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and the SS United States Conservancy announced today that the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners has approved a contingent contract to acquire the SS United States.
According to a press release, the deal could see …
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The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s mid-year 2024 statistics show the Port of Vancouver is on pace for another record-breaking year, driven by strong passenger growth, according to a press release.
From March to June 30, 2024, a total of 554,546 passengers p…
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Silversea has announced plans to develop a hotel in Puerto Williams, Chile.
According to a press release, the property will create an unrivaled experience for guests who explore Antarctica through the company’s Antarctica Bridge fly-cruise program.
The hotel w…
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Windstar Cruises has announced the promotion of Stijn Creupelandt to the position of chief operating officer (COO), according to a press release.
Creupelandt’s promotion and Windstar’s internal restructuring of operations management comes as Paul Barrett, the …
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HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) has announced the appointment of Steve Smotrys as managing director and senior vice president of commercial for HX in the Americas, according to a press release.
Smotrys brings decades of experience and a strong track record in dri…
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“Looking forward, the momentum continues as we actively manage the demand curve,” said Josh Weinstein, CEO of Carnival Corporation.
Weinstein was speaking on the company’s third quarter earnings call, which took place on Monday morning.
He said the company had…
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Carnival Cruise Line has announced its 2026-27 itineraries, marking a significant expansion in Australia with the addition of two ships from P&O Cruises Australia in March 2025, according to a press release.
The 201 sailings represent a 99 percent increase…
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Carnival Cruise Line announced it has welcomed more than seven million guests from the Port of New Orleans since launching its year-round service in 1994, according to a press release.
The milestone was celebrated when the Litteral family from Georgia boarded …
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Norwegian Cruise Line has introduced its new brand positioning, ”MORE.” along with the launch of its new “More At Sea” package, offering guests more value, premium amenities and enhanced experiences on their voyages, according to a press release.
This upgrade …
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Victory Cruise Lines is partnering with Anglo-Eastern Leisure Management for hotel operation, provisioning, crewing and logistics services.
According to a press release, the company, which is led by industry veteran Dietmar Wertanzl, is an established small-sh…
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Celebrity Cruises has announced its 2026-27 deployment, highlighted by a European summer season for the new Celebrity Xcel.
“Our 2026-2027 season offers exciting new and expanded experiences for Celebrity guests to indulge their sense of curiosity across…
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Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ Europa is undergoing various updates during a three-week drydock in Bremerhaven, Germany.
After arriving at the shipyard in mid-September, the 1999-built ship is currently more than halfway through the project, which involves 90 subcontrac…
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“We have just three (new) ships spread over the next four years,” said Josh Weinstein, CEO of Carnival Corporation, speaking on the company’s third quarter earnings call.
“That’s one ship delivery in 2025, none in 2026, and one ship in each of 2027 and 2…
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The Port of San Diego is kicking off its 2024-25 cruise season in partnership with longtime homeport collaborator, Holland America Line.
This season will feature 75 voyages and is anticipated to welcome 265,000 passengers to the region by the time it conclude…
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Villa Vie’s Odyssey sailed the short distance from the Harland & Wolff Shipyard to the Belfast cruise terminal on Monday evening, where approximately 100 guests boarded the ship after a near five-month delay to the start up residential cruise line project.…
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Five European port and destination cruise associations, Cruise Baltic, Cruise Britain, Cruise Europe, Cruise Norway, and MedCruise, have established a strategic alliance to enhance regional and international collaboration to address tourism and environmental c…
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Royal Caribbean International’s Icon of the Seas is currently at the Grand Bahama Shipyard to undergo repairs.
With its current cruise canceled last week due to technical issues, the 2023-built vessel arrived at the facility in Freeport on Sept. 28, 2024.
The …
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Sea Cloud Cruises has expanded its North American field sales team by appointing two new sales managers, Amy Kreston and Macen Stripling, according to a press release.
Reporting to Vice President of Sales Kevin Smith, Kreston and Stripling will focus on buildi…
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On September 30, 2024, the AIDAprima made its 150th visit to Rotterdam, becoming the cruise ship with the highest number of visits to the city in the past eight years, according to a press release.
Since the AIDAprima’s inaugural call on April 19, 2016, the sh…
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