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Carnival reveals onboard updates for on-the-move Adventure and Encounter

Carnival Cruise Line has revealed a range of onboard updates for Carnival Adventure and Carnival Encounter. The two ships are transferring from P&O Cruises Australia but will remain Down Under sailing with Carnival from March 2025, following a two-week wet dock. Adventure and Encounter will feature: Carnival’s ‘Fun Squad’: The line’s onboard entertainment team will

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Nieuw Statendam

Holland America unveils Christmas giveaway including full world cruise for two

Holland America Line has launched a Christmas giveaway featuring a host of prizes, including a full Grand World Voyage. The Great HALiday Giveaway, which can be found on the Holland America website, runs until 17 December and offers 150 prizes, with free Alaska, Caribbean, northern Europe and Mediterranean cruises up for grabs. Entrants will automatically

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Major refit for Queen Elizabeth ahead of inaugural 2025 Miami-Caribbean and Alaska seasons

Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth is to undergo a major three-week refit ahead of her inaugural 2025 Miami-Caribbean and Alaska seasons. The refit at Seatrium’s Admiralty Yard in Singapore from 25 February to 13 March will prepare her for a new Alaska season from Seattle in June and a debut voyage from Miami to the Caribbean on

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What a swell party this is! Carnival Cruise Line to mark America’s 250th anniversary with ten-ship get together

Carnival Cruise Line will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary in 2026 with a first-of-its kind ten-ship meet-up at sea. Says Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line: “Uniting our ships will multiply the fun and make America’s 250th birthday even more memorable for guests who celebrate at sea.” The ten celebration cruises comprise a variety of

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Disney Fantasy

Disney Fantasy leads revival of short cruises from the UK in 2025

The Disney Fantasy will be setting sail from the UK for the first time ever in summer 2025 with the revival of the line’s popular programme of 3-, 4- and 5-night sailings from Southampton. Fantasy makes its European debut with visits to the sun-kissed shores of Spain, the charm of France or the picturesque beauty

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Celestyal to add a further 47 cabins to Celestyal Discovery

Latest refit plans for Celestyal Cruises’ newest ship, Celestyal Discovery, include the introduction of 47 additional cabins, increasing the ship’s overall capacity to 1,300 guests. The new staterooms will include two Grand Horizon Suites, featuring expansive balconies and a unique position above the bridge, 30 newly designed Junior Dream Suites and 15 further interior Cosmos

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Disney to boost fleet to 13 ships by 2031

Disney Cruise Line has announced an additional four ships, taking the fleet to 13 by the year 2031. With five ships in the current fleet and four others already in the works, the additional four ships announced will debut between 2027 and 2031. They will be built at at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany,

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Ambience of Ambassador Cruise Line

Ambassador unveils 2026/27 season featuring 84 itineraries and ‘Buy One, Get One Free’ offer

Ambassador Cruise Line’s 2026/27 season features 84 itineraries on its two ships, Ambience and Ambition, calling at 146 ports, 27 of them new, in 48 countries across three continents. The new season will see longer durations to the Mediterranean to European city breaks, themed cruises to sailings that take in the Northern Lights and a

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Voyager of the Seas

Happy anniversary! Three ocean veterans complete 25 years of service

Three cruising veterans – Holland America Line’s Volendam, Oceania’s Sirena and Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas – are celebrating clocking up an impressive 25 years at sea. Volendam, pictured below, celebrated the milestone after being delivered to the company by Fincantieri on 25 October, 1999, making her debut two weeks later. Meanwhile, the 30,000-ton

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MSC Poesia

MSC Cruises breaks new ground as it heads to Alaska for the first time in summer 2026

MSC Cruises is launching Alaska itineraries for the first time, with seven-night summer sailings in 2026. MSC Poesia will homeport in Seattle for the season and depart weekly on seven-night sailings to Alaska and Canada starting between May and September. Guests sailing to Alaska will be visiting a wide variety of the region’s most picturesque

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