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October 6, 2026 – This Week in Cruising: Carnival Corp Reshuffles Its Fleet, Hero of the Seas Adds Preview Sailings, and Royal Rolls Out 2028 Alaska

2026-10-07T10:05:35-07:00Cruise News|

A surprise fleet shuffle at Carnival Corporation led this week's news, with new ships headed to both P&O Cruises and Holland America. We also have new venues on Regent's Seven Seas Prestige, bigger suites on Crystal Serenity, a major makeover for Norwegian Escape, and early preview sailings on Hero of the Seas, which just got [Read more...]

September 22, 2026 – This Week in Cruising: Royal Caribbean Eyes Sandals, Whittier Loses Its New Cruise Dock, and PortMiami Shatters Its Record

2026-10-07T10:05:38-07:00Cruise News|

Royal Caribbean Group is reportedly close to taking a majority stake in Sandals Resorts, a deal that could reshape how cruise and resort vacations connect. Add a devastating fire at Alaska's newest cruise dock, record numbers at PortMiami, bigger private islands, and a busy deployment calendar, and there's plenty to cover. Let's dig in. Royal [Read more...]

September 15, 2026 – This Week in Cruising: Hero of the Seas Floats Out, Legend Gets Its Godmother, and Regent Debuts a New Class of Luxury

2026-10-07T10:05:42-07:00Cruise News|

Royal Caribbean's Hero of the Seas hit the water this week, and she's bringing the biggest changes yet to the Icon class — plus Legend of the Seas has its godmother, Regent unveiled its most luxurious ship ever built, and Viking's first hydrogen-powered ship is now sailing. It's a packed week, so let's dig in. [Read more...]

August 18, 2026 – This Week in Cruising: Celebrity’s Big Reveal, Royal Reshuffles Ovation, and New Onboard Concepts

2026-10-07T10:05:46-07:00Cruise News|

Celebrity Cruises pulled back the curtain on its 2028 deployment, and it's a genuine shift for the brand. The Mediterranean sees its largest-ever Edge-class season, with Excel, Ascent, and Eclipse sailing 7- to 11-night itineraries across Italy, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, and Morocco. New for 2028: calls at Bari, Italy, plus a year-round Eastern Med [Read more...]

August 11, 2026 – This Week in Cruising: Norwegian’s Massive 2028 Release, Princess Doubles Down on Alaska, and More

2026-10-07T10:05:48-07:00Cruise News|

It was a big week for deployment news, and Norwegian Cruise Line led the way with a huge release covering April through October 2028: over 500 voyages across all 20 ships, visiting 59 countries with an average port stay of 9.5 hours. Highlights include Norwegian Aqua running short 3- and 4-night Bahamas sailings, Getaway [Read more...]

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