Holland America in Dover

Dover Cruise ready to launch a huge season for its 30th anniversary

Dover will kick-start its 2026 cruise season on Wednesday (1 April), with Viking Vela visiting for the first of 115 cruise calls throughout the 30th anniversary year of cruising in the port. This season will also mark a fifth consecutive year of growth, with around 200,000 cruise guests, and 22 cruise lines sailing to and

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Carnival Spirit in Barcelona

Carnival Spirit four-week makeover adds new and improved experiences

Carnival Spirit has returned to service following a month-long dry dock in Cadiz during which guest experiences were added and enhanced. The 2,124-guest Carnival Cruise Line ship departed Barcelona on 16 March for a 14-day transatlantic voyage to Miami before repositioning for the Alaska summer season. Carnival Spirit now features a new Heroes Tribute Bar

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White Cliffs Of Dover

Dover booming as it prepares to greet
NINETY-ONE cruise ships in 2025

Dover is ready to launch its cruise season with eight inaugural calls and major cruise lines visiting regularly for turnaround days. An action-packed 2025 season begins next month, with eight inaugural calls and seven cruise lines choosing the Port as their UK embarkation hub for adventures that bring together some of the world’s greatest landscapes.

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Kyoto with Carnival Journeys

Carnival launches new Asia-Pacific sailings in 2026 and 2027

Carnival Cruise Line has unveiled four new Asia-Pacific sailings on Carnival Luminosa in 2026 and Carnival Adventure in 2027. Guests sailing on the new Carnival Journeys will visit ports of call across Japan, Southeast Asia, and Australia – including seven first time ports of call. Carnival is growing its presence in the Pacific with the

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Carnival Water+Slides

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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Carnival America anniversary parties

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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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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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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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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Garnival Glory Camp Ocean

Glory Halleluja! Carnival ship back at sea after major makeover

Carnival Glory has returned to service following a 21-day dry dock to refurbish onboard public spaces. The Carnival Cruise Line ship departed Barcelona on Thursday (18 April 18) on a 14-day Carnival Journeys transatlantic cruise to its new homeport of Port Canaveral. The 2,980-guest Carnival Glory now features Refreshed furnishings and décor across all public

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