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An Encore for the rivers
Wednesday | Mar 18 2026AMERICAN Cruise Line’s American Encore (pictured) has passed her sea trials and has commenced passage toward the Columbia and Snake rivers in the US’ Pacific Northwest, where she will sail her sold-out inaugural season of voyages.
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Ama’s fresh take on Europe
Wednesday | Mar 18 2026AMAWATERWAYS has become the latest cruise line to introduce low season voyages in Europe with its new ‘City Escapes’ program, which will offer extended stays, fewer crowds, and deeper cultural immersion in iconic cities.
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Cruise sailing into costly waters?
Tuesday | Mar 17 2026CRUISE lines are set to sail into higher costs, according to a report by Reuters, as oil prices increase due to the Iran war.
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Virgin singing a new Ariya
Tuesday | Mar 17 2026VIRGIN Voyages has announced the addition of its latest restaurant, Ariya (pictured), aboard Valiant Lady this May.
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My Cruises hits the road
Tuesday | Mar 17 2026MY Cruises has hosted two sold-out events in Sydney and Brisbane for the launch of its latest season of its ‘Explorations by Norwegian’, its 361-day world cruise (CW 09 Jan).
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Cruise is hot for LTC
Monday | Mar 16 2026THE Luxury Travel Collection (LTC) has witnessed significant growth in the cruise sector over the past 12 months, GM Nikki Glading has revealed.
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Celeb goes beyond the river
Monday | Mar 16 2026CELEBRITY River Cruises has unveiled an extensive destination discovery program, available across all 2027 and 2028 itineraries, as well as pre- and post-cruise stays in Prague, Budapest and Amsterdam.
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First look at Super Ships
Monday | Mar 16 2026UNIWORLD Boutique River Cruises has revealed its look at its new ‘Super Ships’ Audrey (pictured) and Marlene, which will debut next year (CW 29 Oct).
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Luxe-washing is a fool’s errand
Friday | Mar 13 2026THE Australian market is especially prone to ambiguity around what type of cruise experiences are deemed ‘luxury’, Silversea SVP global sales & e-commerce Carol Cabezas (pictured) indicated during a recent visit to Australia.
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Viking adds Euro ship
Friday | Mar 13 2026VIKING has taken delivery of its newest river ship in Europe, Viking Eldir.
