Aurora Expeditions has wrapped its most ambitious Antarctic season ever — three ships, 56 nationalities, a southernmost-voyage world record, and technology that's changing how expedition cruising works.
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The Orient Express Corinthian — 720 feet, three automated rigid sails, and 54 suites — was christened in France on April 29 and sets sail for the Mediterranean on May 2.
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Regent Seven Seas just unveiled its 2028-2029 Legendary Journeys Collection - three Grand Voyages up to 101 nights long crossing four continents. Here's what we know and why serious cruisers should pay attention right now.
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Royal Caribbean has confirmed orders for a sixth and seventh Icon Class ship from Meyer Turku, locking in annual deliveries of the world's largest cruise ships through 2030 and shipbuilding capacity all the way to 2036.
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MSC Cruises is pouring $450 million into a brand-new cruise terminal and beach club at Freeport Harbor in Grand Bahama — and the scale of the project signals a seismic shift for Caribbean cruising.
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Carnival Cruise Line has officially named Galveston as the homeport for its fifth Excel-class ship, Carnival Tropicale, arriving in 2028 — giving Texas two of the newest and largest ships in the entire fleet.
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MSC Cruises just revealed a sweeping new family entertainment lineup for MSC World Asia, debuting in the Mediterranean this December — and it's unlike anything else at sea right now.
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A record 1.45 million Australians cruised in 2025, but CLIA is sounding the alarm: rising costs and regulatory uncertainty are pushing cruise ships out of Australian waters — and forcing more Aussie cruisers to fly overseas to find them.
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Vancouver's Canada Place is set to welcome a record 1.4 million cruise passengers in 2026 — its biggest season in 40 years of operation, with Disney doubling down and nearly 360 ship visits expected.
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Oceania Cruises will completely rebuild the 25-year-old Nautica into the Oceania Aurelia, an all-suite, 500-guest luxury world explorer debuting in late 2027 with 180-day global voyages.
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Disney Cruise Line and the Port of San Diego have extended their homeport partnership through at least 2031, with more than a million passengers expected and annual sailings set to approximately double.
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CLIA's 2026 State of the Cruise Industry report reveals 37.2 million passengers sailed globally in 2025, with 90% repeat intent and one-third of travelers under 40.
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Silversea Cruises opened reservations for its 2029 World Cruise, a 125-day Pacific odyssey aboard Silver Whisper visiting 60+ destinations across 19 countries from San Diego to Singapore.
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Star Princess, Princess Cruises' massive new 177,800-ton Sphere Class ship, completed its first-ever Panama Canal transit on April 20 — a milestone that connects the line's newest vessel to a 59-year legacy.
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Norwegian Jewel arrived in Philadelphia on April 16 — ending a 15-year cruise drought and launching a seven-year partnership that could generate $300M annually.
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Ovation of the Seas completed its Royal Amplification drydock in Singapore in April 2026, emerging with new restaurants, a bigger casino, more staterooms, and a redesigned pool deck ahead of its Alaska summer season.
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After 47 days stranded in Gulf ports, six cruise ships raced through the Strait of Hormuz during a brief ceasefire window on April 17 — only for Iran to shut the strait again less than a day later.
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The MSC Meraviglia returned to Brooklyn this morning and will sail for Europe tonight, ending MSC Cruises' three-year run of year-round service from New York City.
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Seattle's Port opened its 2026 Alaska cruise season on April 17 with 330 ship calls, 2.1 million expected passengers, and two brand-new cruise lines entering the market for the first time.
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The Carnival Spirit has left Mobile, Alabama for a six-month Alaska season after a mechanical delay forced it to skip a port stop and strand passengers without their first destination.
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