MSC Cruises has ordered two liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered vessels with French ship builder, Chantiers de l’Atlantique.
This sees the two World Class options confirmed as firm orders with an option for a fifth ship. The two new ordered vessels – currently referred to as World Class 3 and 4 - will be delivered in 2026 and 2027.
To date, MSC Cruises has built 18 ships through its partnership with Chantiers de l’Atlantique.
The company’s two existing World Class ships, MSC World Europa and MSC World America are already energy efficient. The new ships will be an...
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises is bringing back its 12 Days of Christmas Event once again this year. A new offer will be unveiled each business day for 12 days, with the first deal revealed on Black Friday (Nov. 24, 2023).
The offers will be completely different than last year, with unprecedented savings including 50% off popular cruises.
Plus, now through Jan. 31, 2024, guests can book new Cruise & Air combo savings of up to CAD$4,000 on select 2024 journeys, with savings on popular European itineraries, including ‘Venice & Jewels of Veneto,’ ‘Portugal, Spain...
Celebrity Cruises has announced its 2025-2026 season of sailings.
With more than 800 sailings to over 290 destinations in 72 countries across seven continents, the summer and winter program includes new ports in Europe, year-round sailings to the Caribbean and more.
Highlights of the new 2025-2026 season include:
Celebrity Xcel, the brand’s newest and most innovative Edge Series ship, making her Caribbean debut with 7-night sailings from Fort Lauderdale
New experiences in 29 cities, with single and double overnights
Year-round sailings from Miami to the Caribbean on guest...
Celebrity Cruises is unveiling Celebrity Ascent, its fourth ship in the Edge series and an innovation in luxury, entertainment, dining, and accessibility.
Be part of Baxter Media’s virtual first look at Celebrity Ascent, taking place on December 7 at 2:00pm EST.
Featuring an exclusive walk-through of various venues onboard, Allan Brooks, Celebrity Cruises’ National Director of Sales for Canada, will discuss all there is to explore on Celebrity Ascent.
Special guest host Charles Sylvia, ECC, will introduce the webinar and bring updates from CLIA.
Don’t miss our live...
Celestyal Cruises has confirmed the acquisition of a second new vessel this year.
The Celestyal Discovery follows the recent arrival of the Celestyal Journey, signalling a fleet refresh and further commitment to significant investment into the customer proposition.
The Celestyal Discovery joins her fleet mate in Athens, where they will both undergo multimillion-euro winter refurbishment programs ahead of the new season, which commences in March 2024.
About Celestyal Discovery
The ship’s name symbolizes the company ethos of creating unmissable moments of discovery through...
Viking Cruises is expanding its river fleet in Southeast Asia with the new Viking Tonle.
Designed for the Mekong River, the 80-guest vessel will join its identical sister ship, the Viking Saigon, which debuted in 2022.
The new ship sails between Kampong Cham, Cambodia and Mỹ Tho, Vietnam as part of Viking’s popular 15-day Magnificent Mekong itinerary. The ship is under construction and is currently scheduled to debut in October 2025.
To meet strong demand for Mekong River voyages, Viking has added sailing dates in 2025 and has now opened the entire 2026 season for...
Following a positive response to its inaugural Soulful Experience in France this summer, AmaWaterways has announced a new addition to the 2024 lineup of Soulful Experience river cruise and land packages celebrating Black history and culture along the rivers.
Sailing though Portugal from Nov. 13 to Nov. 23, 2024, the 10-night Enticing Douro Soulful Experience encompasses a three-night pre-cruise land package in Lisbon before embarking on AmaDouro in Porto for a seven-night river cruise along the picturesque Douro River.
In addition, AmaWaterways is excited to share that...
Royal Caribbean International has rolled out a new lineup of European vacations for 2025, featuring sailings about six ships from five destinations – including aboard the Allure of the Seas in Barcelona, Spain for the first time since 2015, as well as aboard Odyssey, Independence, Explorer, Voyager and Brilliance of the Seas.
Ranging in length from two to 12 nights and featuring bucket-list locales such as Greece, Croatia, Italy, Portugal, Spain and France, the new summer 2025 European vacations are now open for booking.
Sail on over to www.RoyalCaribbean.com for...
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has unveiled details of its 2024 President’s Cruise which will be hosted by President and CEO Ellen Bettridge.
The special sailing will depart on June 16, 2024 on the popular ‘Castles Along the Rhine’ itinerary, onboard Uniworld’s brand new Super Ship for 2024, the S.S. Victoria.
The cruise will operate on its usual Basel to Amsterdam route, but guests can expect exclusive activities and excursions, time to interact with Ellen during the journey, and special surprises created just for this cruise along the way.
Ellen Bettridge,...
Carnival Cruise Line is adding more sailings from the West Coast, including a new cruise to kick off Carnival Firenze’s debut in Long Beach, Calif. next spring.
As Carnival continues to unlock its 2025-26 deployment, many more sailings on Carnival Firenze and Carnival Radiance opened Nov. 8, with an array of itineraries featuring Mexican destinations. The cruise line is also adding to its Carnival Journeys program of longer sailings with new Hawaii cruises. To see all sailings currently available from Long Beach, click here.
The new sailings now available from Long...