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Royal’s new Star rises
Friday | Aug 22 2025ROYAL Caribbean has officially introduced Star of the Seas, ‘the ultimate family vacation’, with the new ship celebrated at her naming ceremony in Florida.
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Celestyal playing key role in ME
Friday | Aug 22 2025CELESTYAL Cruises is playing a key role in broadening the Middle East’s tourism distribution, Director of Business Development Asia Pacific Jarrod Zurvas (pictured) said, as the line prepares for its second season in the Arabian Gulf (CW 24 Jul).
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Explora digging deeper
Friday | Aug 22 2025EXPLORA Journeys has unveiled a collection of pre- and post-journey Destination Immersions, following the debut of its northern summer 2027 program.
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Viking firing on all financial cylinders
Thursday | Aug 21 2025VIKING has posted impressive second quarter financial results, with a major increase in both revenue and profit for the period compared to last year.
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A very Regent Christmas
Thursday | Aug 21 2025REGENT Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) has unveiled a collection of special festive voyages around the world, with 12 sailings through the 2025-26 and 2026-27 holiday season.
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A Brilliant fleet addition
Thursday | Aug 21 2025VIRGIN Voyages’ fourth and latest ship Brilliant Lady (pictured) arrived in Portsmouth this week, ahead of her debut.
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TTC ‘power brands’ rise
Wednesday | Aug 20 2025THE Travel Corporation is undergoing a restructure, as it positions its brands Uniworld, Contiki and Trafalgar as emerging “power brands” in the future, Uniworld MD Alice Ager announced at an event in Sydney last night (CW breaking news).
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NTIA ’25 cruise finalists
Wednesday | Aug 20 2025THE Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) has announced the 2025 National Travel Industry Award (NTIA) finalists for the most outstanding judged categories.
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RCI plays short game
Tuesday | Aug 19 2025ROYAL Caribbean’s (RCI) shorter cruises are here to stay, and may soon also be sailing out of Europe, President & Chief Executive Officer Michael Bayley has said.
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River and ocean collide
Tuesday | Aug 19 2025SEABOURN has teamed up with Uniworld Boutique River cruises to launch a new cruise package in 2026 combining two of their most popular small ship itineraries.
