CRUISE WEEKLY NEWS
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Haiti off the cards
Thursday | Jan 15 2026ROYAL Caribbean has cancelled all of this year’s scheduled visits to Labadee, its private destination in Haiti, impacting dozens of itineraries across 12 of the line’s ships.
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Uniworld to glitter
Thursday | Jan 15 2026EVERY European Uniworld Boutique River Cruises sailing this year will feature an onboard ‘Golden Party’, as the line commemorates 50 years of sailing.
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Mein Schiff 5 refit
Thursday | Jan 15 2026TUI Cruises’ Mein Schiff 5 has entered dry dock in Dubai to undergo a refit, which will see the ship temporarily pause her Middle East deployment.
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APT Murray deal
Thursday | Jan 15 2026A new all-inclusive package with APT has been released for Australia’s first five-star river ship, which is set to launch next month (CW 04 Dec).
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NCL raises the bar
Thursday | Jan 15 2026THE American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) has praised Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) for its decision to permanently scrap non-commissionable fares (NCFs) (CW 08 Jan), and is now calling on the rest of the industry to follow suit.
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Porthole 15 Jan 26
Thursday | Jan 15 2026HUNDREDS of Victorian-era shoes have been found during a beach clean-up in Wales.
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The cruise of my life
Wednesday | Jan 14 2026DIRTY Dancing: In Concert is set to come aboard MSC Cruises’ MSC Poesia during her upcoming summer season in Alaska.
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Aperitivo is back
Wednesday | Jan 14 2026UNIWORLD Boutique River Cruises’ online events are back, with the line inviting advisors to pull up a chair and their favourite drink for one of its Aperitivo events.
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Atlas’ record year
Wednesday | Jan 14 2026ATLAS Ocean Voyages has reported record sales for 2025, concluding the year in its strongest bookings position to date.
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Bhaya is extended
Wednesday | Jan 14 2026HA Long Bay-based Bhaya Cruises has extended its Bhaya Soul ‘Soul Sanctuary’ wellness voyages through to Mar, following the success of its inaugural sailings in late 2025.
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