CRUISE MEDIA RELEASES
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Coral refunds passengers
Monday | Jan 5 2026PASSENGERS aboard Coral Expeditions’ Coral Adventurer (pictured) have been offered refunds after the ship ran aground in Papua New Guinea late last month.
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Ritz-Carlton’s hotel-first strategy
Tuesday | Dec 23 2025THE Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection (RCYC) has zeroed in to converting its hotel guests to cruisers, rather than poaching passengers from other lines, Senior Vice President Global Sales & Service Patrick Mitchell said.
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Carnival caps off record fiscal year
Monday | Dec 22 2025CARNIVAL Corporation has achieved a record full year adjusted net income, with the company’s strong fiscal results for the year enabling it to reinstate its dividend.
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Royal’s makes Brisbane debut
Monday | Dec 15 2025ROYAL Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas has made her debut in Brisbane, making her long-awaited return to Australia.
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Lindblad’s new charter
Friday | Dec 12 2025NATIONAL Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions has expanded its Alaska program to meet surging demand with a three-year charter of Aurora Expeditions’ Greg Mortimer (pictured).
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CW breaking news – Norwegian Cruise Line names new President
Friday | Dec 12 2025Marc Kazlauskas will replace David Herrera, who departed Norwegian in August. Marc Kazlauskas has been appointed…
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CW breaking news – MSC names former Cunard boss as new local Managing Director
Wednesday | Dec 10 2025Katrina McAlpine spent more than six years as head of the British cruise line before being…
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Australian Star’s debut on the horizon
Thursday | Dec 4 2025MURRAY River Paddlesteamers’ five-star overnight riverboat, Australian Star (pictured), is on track to debut this summer, after sailing on the Murray River for the first time last week, Cruise Weekly can exclusively reveal.
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CW breaking news – Aurora christens Douglas Mawson in Sydney
Thursday | Nov 27 2025First ever naming ceremony for a new cruise ship in Sydney Harbour. Aurora Expeditions has just…
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CW breaking news – HX reveals commercial strategy lead for ANZ
Tuesday | Nov 18 2025HX Expeditions has promoted Nathaniel Sherborne to SVP and Managing Director, EMEA, ANZ, and Global Sales…
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