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Carnival cleared by maritime regulator
Tuesday | Feb 10 2026THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) found no deficiencies during yesterday’s inspection of Carnival Cruise Line’s (CCL) Carnival Encounter (pictured), after the regulatory agency boarded her following whistleblower concerns regarding poor crew conditions onboard.
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More entertainment changes at NCL
Tuesday | Feb 10 2026NORWEGIAN Cruise Line (NCL) will close two of its Broadway-style shows, Jersey Boys and Beetlejuice (pictured), which will end their run by Apr.
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Explorer arrives in WA
Tuesday | Feb 10 2026REGENT Seven Seas Cruises’ (RSSC) Seven Seas Explorer (pictured) has sailed into Perth for her maiden visit to WA.
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Dry docks to impact RCG’s Q2 earnings
Monday | Feb 9 2026ROYAL Caribbean Group’s Q2 net yield growth will be negatively impacted by dry dock days, according to a recent Truist equity research report.
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The dream is over for local Alaskan line
Monday | Feb 9 2026FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD small-ship cruise line Alaskan Dream Cruises has ceased operations, cancelling all future sailings for travellers.
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Play it again, Viking
Monday | Feb 9 2026VIKING hosted its world cruise guests aboard Viking Star at an exclusive Australian Brandenburg Orchestra performance in Sydney last week.
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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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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).
