The Orient Express Corinthian, a 720-foot ship with three automated rigid sails and 54 suites, was christened in France and sails the Mediterranean from May 2.
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Regent Seven Seas unveiled its 2028-2029 Legendary Journeys Collection: three Grand Voyages up to 101 nights, crossing four continents. Bookings are open now.
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Royal Caribbean has confirmed orders for a sixth and seventh Icon Class ship from Meyer Turku, locking in a new world's-largest cruise ship every year through 2030.
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MSC Cruises is investing $450 million in a new cruise terminal and beach club at Freeport Harbor in Grand Bahama, reshaping the Caribbean cruise map.
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Carnival named Galveston the homeport for its fifth Excel-class ship, Carnival Tropicale, arriving in 2028 — giving Texas two of the fleet's biggest ships.
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MSC World Asia's new family lineup includes an AI teen host named Yuna, the world's longest dry slide at sea, and F1-themed Lego rooms. It debuts December 2026.
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A record 1.45 million Australians cruised in 2025, but CLIA warns rising costs and regulatory uncertainty are pushing ships out of Australian waters.
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Vancouver's Canada Place expects a record 1.4 million cruise passengers in 2026 — its biggest season in 40 years, with Disney doubling its homeported ships.
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Oceania is rebuilding the 25-year-old Nautica into the Oceania Aurelia: an all-suite, sub-500-guest world explorer debuting in late 2027 with 180-day voyages.
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Disney Cruise Line and the Port of San Diego extended their homeport deal through 2031, with annual sailings set to roughly double and 1M+ passengers.
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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 opened bookings for its 2029 World Cruise: a 125-day Pacific voyage aboard Silver Whisper visiting 60+ destinations across 19 countries.
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Star Princess, Princess Cruises' new 177,800-ton Sphere Class ship, completed its first Panama Canal transit on April 20, extending 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 finished its Royal Amplification drydock in Singapore, gaining new restaurants, a bigger casino, more cabins, and a new pool deck.
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After 47 days stranded in Gulf ports, six cruise ships raced through the Strait of Hormuz in a brief April ceasefire window before Iran shut it again.
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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 opened its record 2026 Alaska cruise season on April 17 with 330 ship calls, 2.1 million expected passengers, and two new cruise lines at the port.
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Carnival Spirit has left Mobile, Alabama for a six-month Alaska season after a mechanical delay forced it to cut Cartagena from the itinerary.
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A 2025 glacier landslide and tsunami made Tracy Arm Fjord too dangerous for ships. Carnival, Royal Caribbean, and Holland America are skipping it in 2026.
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