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Email Crystal’s contract with Fincantieri for the construction of a third next-generation ocean cruise ship has come into effect. The vessel, scheduled for delivery in 2034, is covered by the option exercised in 2024.

Email Aurora Expeditions has launched Aurora Advisor Advantage, a new suite of benefits, tools, and service enhancements designed to make it simpler and more rewarding for travel advisors to sell the small-ship expedition operator’s voyages.

Email Less than two years after joining Four Seasons Yachts as the inaugural captain of Four Season I, Captain Kate McCue is departing the company and taking a break from the cruise industry for a while.

The underside of the Margaret Bridge in Budapest during exceptionally low water levels on the Danube. Photo: csikiphoto / Shutterstock.com

Email MSC Cruises is revealing details of its upcoming “Catalina Sugar Beach,” a new Catalina Island destination off the coast of La Romana, Dominican Republic, set to open in November 2026.

Email Disney Cruise Line has updated its timeline for the launch of two new cruise ships, moving up the launch date of both Ship 12 and Ship 13.

First up are Steve Wozniak and Karen Allen. Photo: Oceania Cruises

Email Construction has begun on another cruise terminal expansion project at Port Canaveral. Scheduled for completion in November 2027, the new $95 million, 145,000-square-foot facility will accommodate some of the industry’s largest cruise ships.

Email Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has entered into an agreement to sell Oceania Sirena, the company announced during its most recent quarterly earnings call. Though the closing of the sale will take place during the three months ended September 30, 2026, the ship will continue to operate for Oceania through the spring of 2028 due to the enactment of a bareboat charter agreement with the new owner.

Email Heritage Expeditions has appointed travel and cruise industry veteran Meg Murgatroyd to the newly created position of sales director, Americas. She will oversee sales and travel advisor partnerships across the U.S. and Canada.