China's Adora Flora City floated out in Shanghai on March 20, 2026 — a milestone in its push to build a homegrown cruise industry that can compete globally.
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Royal Caribbean opened bookings for Royal Beach Club Lelepa, its first South Pacific private destination, with no-pool, no-Wi-Fi Vanuatu beaches in the fare.
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Carnival Jubilee scored a perfect 100 on a surprise CDC sanitation inspection on March 7, 2026 — a first for the ship. Here's why that's so hard to earn.
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TUI Cruises evacuated all passengers from two ships stranded in the Persian Gulf, but Mein Schiff 4 and Mein Schiff 5 remain docked with no exit route in sight.
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AIDA and Costa cancel their entire 2026-27 winter season in the Middle East, redirecting ships to the Canary Islands and Europe amid regional instability.
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America's Got Talent LIVE debuts aboard Royal Caribbean's Legend of the Seas in August 2026 — the first time the global talent franchise has ever played at sea.
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153 passengers and crew fell ill with norovirus aboard Princess Cruises' Star Princess on a March 2026 Caribbean sailing, the CDC confirmed.
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Virgin Voyages is adding Ariya, a celebrity chef-driven Indian restaurant, to the Valiant Lady this May. Here's the menu and why it matters for cruise food.
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Avora Residences has acquired Regent's Seven Seas Navigator to convert it into a floating home embarking on a three-year global circumnavigation in 2028.
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Disney Adventure's inaugural voyage from Singapore hit opening-week problems: missing mattresses, a cancelled show, and a confusing booking system.
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Carnival cancelled 11 Carnival Firenze cruises between October and November 2026, citing redeployment plans. Here's what affected guests need to know.
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Norwegian Cruise Line's new CEO admitted internal execution failures and cut its 2026 profit outlook as activist investor Elliott pushes for board change.
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Port Tampa Bay is set for its busiest cruise month ever in March 2026, with 51 ship calls and 1.8 million passengers expected as Gulf Coast cruising booms.
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Carnival told Platinum VIFP members on the March 14 Carnival Miracle sailing their priority boarding perks wouldn't be honored — and the reason is a warning.
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Oceania Cruises has gone adults-only and built a global brand campaign around it. Here's what changed, why it matters, and what it means for luxury cruising.
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Princess Cruises unveiled its 2028 World Cruise aboard Coral Princess: a 115-day voyage across five continents, 49 destinations, and 39 UNESCO sites.
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Princess Cruises quietly raised its food and beverage service charge from 18% to 20% fleetwide in March 2026, following Carnival amid rising onboard costs.
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Explora Journeys marked three construction milestones at Fincantieri's Genoa shipyard, part of a fast expansion that will deliver six ultra-luxury ships by 2028.
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With Manhattan's cruise terminals offline for repairs, Virgin Voyages is moving its Valiant Lady sailings to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal from April 2026.
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Royal Caribbean's 2026-27 Spectrum of the Seas season in Hong Kong adds combined Japan and South Korea itineraries not offered from the city in years.
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