CRUISE WEEKLY NEWS
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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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NCL opportunity grows from status match
Thursday | Oct 23 2025NORWEGIAN Cruise Line (NCL) believes it has a significant opportunity to lure guests from sister brand Oceania Cruises onto its ships through their parent company’s recently introduced Loyalty Status Honoring Program (CW 30 Sep).
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RCI unveils first-ever Alaska cruisetours
Thursday | Oct 23 2025ROYAL Caribbean (RCI) has revealed its summer 2027 adventures to Alaska, with the line to introduce its first-ever cruisetours in the Last Frontier.
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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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Silversea’s biggest
Thursday | Oct 23 2025SILVERSEA has unveiled its largest-ever voyage collection for 2027-28, revealing more than 400 new itineraries to more than 600 destinations.
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Crystal/A&K cruise
Thursday | Oct 23 2025CRYSTAL and Abercrombie & Kent (A&K) have announced details of their first joint voyage – part of the duo’s new partnership (CW 13 Aug).
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Explorers expands
Thursday | Oct 23 2025PONANT Explorations Group will expand its partnership with The Explorers Club to include Paul Gauguin Cruises and Aqua Expeditions from late next year.
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Expedition insights
Thursday | Oct 23 2025CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) has released its new Expedition Cruise Spotlight Sessions, a series of videos designed to equip travel advisors with fresh insight into the sector.
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Porthole 23 Oct 25
Thursday | Oct 23 2025IF you have ever been curious about what it’s like to run a cruise ship, you will soon be able to try it out – virtually, and risk-free.
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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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