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Windstar 40th anniversary at Ephesus

Two iconic ships meet to kick off Windstar’s 40th anniversary celebration

Windstar Cruises officially kicked off its 40th anniversary sailing season with the bringing together of two of Windstar’s iconic vessels in the port of Kusadasi. The 312-guest Star Legend and the 148-guest Wind Spirit docked together as guests and crew disembarked for an exclusive event at the historic ruins of Ephesus, featuring the largest dinner

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Marina of Oceania Cruises

Oceania’s 2026 Collection of Voyages offers a world of discovery across Alaska, the Med and Northern Europe

Oceania Cruises’ 2026 Collection of Voyages features an extraordinary breadth of sailings across Alaska, the Mediterranean, Northern Europe and beyond. There are more than 100 itineraries, plus 35 Grand Voyages designed to ignite guests’ passion for discovery. “Oceania Cruises is about discovering the magic of small-ship cruising, where the onboard experiences are just as exceptional

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Carnival Panorama returns to service with new signature livery

Carnival Panorama returns to service bound for debut date in Manila

Carnival Cruise Line ship Carnival Panorama has returned to service following a 24-day dry dock. The 4,000-guest ship set sail from Singapore on Saturday (12 October) now with the line’s signature red, white and blue hull livery, pictured. Her 25-day transpacific voyageincludes the line’s first-everstop in Manila, Philippines, on Friday (18 October). As well as

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A drop in the ocean: Average age of cruisers falls by 11 years to just 55

The average age of cruisers has plunged by 11 years since 2019, according to new research. The findings by cruise specialist cruise.co.uk, which analysed almost 500,000 passengers, show that for bookings made so far in 2024 the average age is 55 years, compared to 66 five years earlier. The big fall is put down to

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Carnival Splendor

Carnival Cruise Line doubles Australia deployment for 2026/27 with sailings from Sydney and Brisbane

Carnival Cruise Line has announced it will operate four ships in Australia for its 2026/2027 season. Pacific Adventure and Pacific Encounter are currently sailing for sister line P&O Cruises Australia but will transfer to Carnival in March 2025 and be renamed Carnival Adventure and Carnival Encounter. They will join Carnival Splendor, pictured above, and Carnival

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Riviera to debut in Alaska

Oceania Cruises’ 1,250-guest Riviera to make her debut in Alaska in 2025

Oceania Cruises is offering more than a dozen immersive explorations of Alaska in 2025, with the 1,250-guest Riviera making her debut in what is known as the final frontier. The season takes place from May to September, with itineraries ranging from seven to 12 days that depart from Seattle, Vancouver, and Whittier. Each itinerary features

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Carnival's 7 millionth New Orleans guests

7 million guests … Carnival hits a major New Orleans milestone

Carnival Cruise Line has become the first cruise line to embark seven million guests from New Orleans. The cruise line, which began operations from Port NOLA in 1994, had Captain Antonio Modaffari and the ship’s team welcome the Litteral family onboardCarnival Valor, pictured, on Monday (30 September) with an impromptu celebration to mark the  occasion.

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Victoria Mekong

Riviera Travel to introduce new ship and itinerary on the Mekong in 2026

Riviera Travel will be operating a new ship on a new Mekong itinerary in 2026, it revealed this week. The 70-guest Victoria Mekong features 33 staterooms and two suites, all with private balconies. It also has a restaurant, bar, infinity pool, gym, library and games room, movie room and a spa. The ship, which was

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Classic FM x HX Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins joins Classic FM and Hurtigruten Expeditions to host musical race to Antarctica

Classic FM has teamed up with Sue Perkins, one of the nation’s best loved broadcasters, comedians and travel presenters, to host a new four-part series Race to Antarctica with HX – Hurtigruten Expeditions. In the programme, which launched on Friday, Sue takes everyone on a fascinating musical expedition from the UK to Antarctica, exploring cities,

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Star Breeze in Motu Mahaea

Windstar Cruises expands its South Pacific presence in 2026 visiting Fiji, Tonga and Cook Islands

Windstar Cruises is offering a significant expansion of its year-round itineraries in the South Pacific on Star Breeze from 2026. There will be new experiences visiting Fiji, Tonga and the Cook Islands, in addition to existing sailings in Tahiti and the Society Islands, the Tuamotus, and the Marquesas. New shorter itinerary options like the 7-night

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