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Emilie sails on

UNIWORLD Boutique River Cruises christened its newest vessel S.S. Emilie in Amsterdam this week, officially welcoming her into the fleet.

New buy for Viking?

CHINA Merchants is exiting the luxury cruise business, selling its ship Zhao Shang Yi Dun, with Viking rumoured to be a potential buyer.

Celestyal cancels

CELESTYAL has delayed the repositioning of Celestyal Discovery ahead of its Mediterranean, cancelling its upcoming Greek Islands sailing originally scheduled for 03 Apr.

Belmond riverboat

LVMH-BACKED Les Bateaux Belmond has revealed the launch of floating villa called Marguerite, A Belmond Boat, Burgundy, scheduled to launch late summer 2026.

Porthole 27 Mar 26

SMALL ship cruise line Azamara Cruises is partnering with Texas whiskey producer Milam & Greene to launch an experimental journey, ‘Bourbon Quest’, where one of four bourbon barrels will sail on board the Azamara Quest on a 188-night World Cruise, visiting 37 countries.

On location on boardAvalon Envision 27 Mar 26

Avalon won’t chase capacity

AVALON Waterways will never chase capacity as the river cruise sector continues to grow, president Pam Hoffee has revealed to Cruise Weekly.

Cruiseabout means business

FLIGHT Centre Travel Group’s Cruiseabout has relaunched its Business Ownership Scheme (BOS), offering team leaders the chance to buy into the stores they run and share in the success.

MSC World Asia details

MSC Cruises has shared details about new leisure spaces on board MSC World Asia, launching in Dec this year.

Record results

FINCANTIERI has revealed a record 117m (A$1.94m) net profit in its 2025 financial results, four times higher than the previous year.