CRUISE MEDIA RELEASES
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Celebrity Xcels and Xcites at the same time
Friday | Oct 24 2025CELEBRITY Cruises has taken delivery of its new ship Celebrity Xcel, and has announced its next ship set to join the fleet, called Celebrity Xcite.
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Viking reaches 100th ship milestone
Thursday | Oct 23 2025VIKING has announced the naming of its nine newest river ships during a simultaneous ceremony in Basel yesterday, which also marked the cruise line’s 100th vessel – more than any other cruise line.
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Aurora launches AI navigation
Thursday | Oct 23 2025AURORA Expeditions has become the first cruise line to integrate AI routing, as part of a collaboration with Australia-based climate technology company CounterCurrent.
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Close-to-home is NCL’s new on-ramp
Wednesday | Oct 22 2025NORWEGIAN Cruise Line’s (NCL) ability to grow its close-to-home program will be key to filling out the company’s Australian business as a whole, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer International Jason Krimmel (pictured right) said.
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Silversea’s largest season
Friday | Oct 17 2025SILVERSEA has unveiled its largest-ever voyage collection for 2027-28, revealing more than 400 new voyages to over 600 destinations for the season.
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Get a taste of Norwegian
Thursday | Oct 16 2025NORWEGIAN Cruise Line (NCL) will introduce its first-ever taster cruises in Australia in 2026/27 on board Norwegian Spirit.
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CW breaking news – Ponant appoints a new CEO
Tuesday | Oct 14 2025The cruise company has confirmed the replacement of the outgoing Herve Gastinel. Ponant Explorations Group has…
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Cruise Month celebrating river week
Monday | Oct 13 2025NEW ships, new itineraries, and a wealth of new experiences have made river cruising one of the most innovative areas in travel, setting the tone for this week’s phase of Cruise Lines International Association’s (CLIA) annual Cruise Month campaign.
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Brand loyalty up for grabs
Monday | Oct 13 2025BRAND loyalty is up for grabs in the cruise sector, according to a new report from travel rewards platform Arrivia, which suggests nearly half of passengers are open to switching from their favourite cruise line.
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