Barcelona raised its cruise levy from €4 to €8 per port-of-call passenger, part of Mayor Collboni's push to phase out stopover cruising at the port.
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The Orient Express Corinthian, a 220-meter wind-powered yacht with three SolidSail rigs, has begun its inaugural Mediterranean season carrying just 110 guests.
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Disney Adventure, the brand's largest ship, cancelled a Singapore sailing after guests had boarded. Here's what happened and what Disney offered them.
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Windstar's Star Breeze will sail 52 days from Singapore to Tahiti, hitting 26 ports across the South Pacific. Fares start at $21,553 — under $500/day.
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Azamara will deploy Azamara Pursuit for a full 33-sailing Asia season in 2028 — the boutique line's first sustained run across Japan, South Korea, and China.
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Royal Caribbean just completed its most ambitious ship transformation ever. Here's everything that's new aboard Harmony of the Seas for the 2026 European season.
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The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, and MSC can be sued under the Helms-Burton Act over confiscated Cuban docks.
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Virgin Voyages launched its first Alaska season on May 21, with the Brilliant Lady departing Seattle to bring adults-only, all-inclusive cruising to the region.
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Carnival Legend debuts a 'From Sea to Shining Sea' bow crest for America250, kicking off a fleet-wide patriotic makeover across Carnival's U.S. ships.
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China's two domestically built cruise ships, Adora Magic City and Adora Flora City, passed each other at sea for the first time on May 20, 2026.
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A delayed opening at Alaska's new Seward cruise terminal forced Royal Caribbean to reroute Ovation of the Seas guests to Whittier on under 24 hours' notice.
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Mexico has rejected Royal Caribbean's $600 million Perfect Day Mexico at Mahahual over threats to the Mesoamerican Reef, mangroves, and nesting sea turtles.
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Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is expanding its Japan program across four ships and two booking years, committing to the country as a luxury cruise destination through 2028.
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Royal Caribbean will broadcast every FIFA World Cup 2026 match live across all 29 ships from June 11 to July 19, with pool deck screens and watch parties.
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EXPLORA III sails August 3, 2026, with Nordic fjords, Iceland, Greenland, a transatlantic crossing, and a solar eclipse Europe hasn't seen in 27 years.
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MSC Cruises and Eni completed a landmark HVO biofuel trial on MSC Opera, cutting GHG emissions 80% and NOx 16% with zero engine modifications.
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Carnival Luminosa and Virgin Voyages' Brilliant Lady made maiden calls at the Port of San Francisco weeks apart, signaling new West Coast cruise momentum.
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Torstein Hagen founded Viking with four Russian riverboats in 1997. Now he's stepping back — and the executive who took the company public is taking the wheel.
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Royal Caribbean is pulling Spectrum of the Seas sailings from Shanghai as China-Japan political tensions continue to disrupt East Asia cruise itineraries into 2027.
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On May 8, 2026, the Port of Dover welcomed four cruise ships at once for the first time in its 30-year history, a record backed by major infrastructure investment.
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