CRUISE WEEKLY NEWS
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Keel laid for Oceania Sonata
Friday | Feb 6 2026OCEANIA Cruises has celebrated the keel-laying of its next ship, Oceania Sonata, at the Fincantieri shipyard.
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Azamara Ashore relaunches
Friday | Feb 6 2026AZAMARA Cruises is relaunching its Azamara Ashore program, establishing 17 new pre- and post-cruise land programs to operate between 2026 and 2028.
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HAL a star for Carnival
Friday | Feb 6 2026CARNIVAL Corporation’s Holland America Line (HAL) brand is one of the company’s star performers, according to an equity report from Truist.
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Royal embracing AI
Friday | Feb 6 2026ROYAL Caribbean Group is embracing artificial intelligence, as it attempts to improve operational efficiency and help guests tailor their cruise experience.
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Seabourn history
Friday | Feb 6 2026SEABOURN Cruise Line and its guests are helping the brand make history on its latest record-setting voyage, which is sailing in Antarctica
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Celestyal repos
Friday | Feb 6 2026CELESTYAL has launched two new repositioning cruises for this year, sailing from Athens to Jeddah, following strong interest from guests for these cruises last year.
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Porthole 06 Feb 26
Friday | Feb 6 2026A lost graduation ring has been found buried on a beach after 44 years.
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NCLH expecting a “difficult” quarter
Thursday | Feb 5 2026NORWEGIAN Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) is seeing greater Q1 yield pressure than initially anticipated, due to capacity increases in the Caribbean, as well as the slower-than-expected roll-out of Great Stirrup Cay’s (pictured) upgrades (CW 08 Jan).
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Crystal unveils its most Grace-ful suite
Thursday | Feb 5 2026CRYSTAL has unveiled its first-ever owner’s suite, which will be introduced on board its new ship Crystal Grace (CW 10 Dec).
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Two Queens reunite in LA
Thursday | Feb 5 2026CUNARD Line’s flagship Queen Mary 2 reunited with the original Queen Mary earlier this week, marking their first meeting in 20 years (pictured).
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