Cruise Industry News

11/22/2025

Riverside Partners with Approach Guides and Rallio

Riverside Luxury Cruises has partnered with Approach Guides and Rallio to enhance marketing and sales for travel advisors, the company said in a press release. The company said it is the first river-only cruise line to support travel advisors with co-brandable content experiences. The initiative pro...

11/22/2025

Viking: Already 70% Booked for 2026

Viking is already 70 percent booked for 2026 as of November 2, according to CEO Torstein Hagen, speaking on the company’s third quarter earnings call. “We continue to see strong momentum. As of November 2, 2025, and for our core products, 96 percent of our 2025 capacity was sold when…

11/22/2025

Quark Offers Antarctic and Arctic Black Friday Savings

Quark Expeditions has launched its Black Friday sale, running from November 18 through December 5, 2025. The cruise line is offering travelers savings of up to 40 percent on select Arctic and Antarctic voyages for 2025 and 2026. "Travelers are seeking meaningful, transformative experiences, and our....

11/22/2025

NYCEDC Seeks Input for Community Cruise Funds

The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify qualified Fund Administrators to manage three community-centered funds, according to a press release. The funds are the Manhattan Cruise Terminal Community Fund (MCTCF), the Brooklyn Crui...

11/22/2025

ICS 2025 Spotlights AI, Luxury and Tourism Value in Cruise Industry
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11/22/2025

P&O Cruises Launches Biggest Black Friday Sale Yet
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11/22/2025

Carnival Sunshine to Homeport in Galveston, Spirit to Move to Tampa

Carnival Cruise Line today announced a change in its 2027-28 deployment plan, moving the Carnival Sunshine to homeport in Galveston, Tex. instead of the Carnival Spirit. The Carnival Spirit will now homeport in Tampa, Fla. Carnival said the 3,000-guest Sunshine brings added capacity to Galveston to....

11/22/2025

Silversea Kicks Off 33-Voyage Caribbean Season

Silversea has started its 2025-26 Caribbean and Central America season. The cruise line will have four of its ships on 33 voyages in the region, with cruises ranging from seven to 21 days, the company said in a press release. “For our 2025--26 Caribbean season, we have crafted an immersive…

11/22/2025

PromoAcao Kicks Off 45-Day Series of Themed Cruises in Brazil

PromoAção Eventos held a press conference onboard the MSC Preziosa on Sunday to mark the launch of its 2025-26 season of themed cruises. Chartering the MSC ship for 45 days, the Brazilian company will offer a series of 14 sailings through early January. In preparation for the first cruise, a…

11/22/2025

Semester at Sea Announces Captain for Spring 2026 Voyage

Captain Kostas Siamantas will serve as captain of the World Odyssey for Semester at Sea’s Spring 2026 voyage. According to a press release, Siamantas is a respected Greek mariner with nearly two decades of service to the program. Semester at Sea said that the captain has a defining presence in…

11/22/2025

Juneau Reaffirms Cruise Passenger Limits Amid New Dock Proposal

While a proposed new cruise dock could expand the number of cruise berths in Juneau, the city currently has no plans to increase the number of guests arriving. Speaking with Cruise Industry News, Tourism Director of the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ), Alexandra Pierce, highlighted the town’s sus...

11/22/2025

Silver Shadow: 25 Years of Service for Silversea

Silversea’s Silver Shadow recently completed 25 years of service for the brand, after being delivered on September 2, 2000. Built at the T. Mariotti Shipyard in Genoa, Italy, the 382-guest ship debuted as the third vessel in the company’s fleet. Following the Silver Cloud and the Silver Wind, th...