CRUISE WEEKLY NEWS
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Porthole 08 Aug 25
Friday | Aug 8 2025IF you saw the viral video of a Royal Caribbean ship being tossed around in a storm of biblical proportions, you can now relax – it has been debunked as AI.
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Oceania hops onto the Kangaroo Route
Thursday | Aug 7 2025OCEANIA Cruises has unveiled ‘The Kangaroo Route’, a sailing from Sydney to London calling on 80 ports aboard Vista.
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MSC goes big for winter
Thursday | Aug 7 2025SEVEN ships cruising from three American home ports, including four based in Miami, will make up MSC Cruises’ deployment in the United States for the 2026/27 winter season.
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Syd Dance Company on HLC
Thursday | Aug 7 2025HAPAG-LLOYD Cruises’ (HLC) Europa 2 will be home to the world premiere at sea of the Sydney Dance Company in 2026.
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HX’s 130th birthday
Thursday | Aug 7 2025HX’S 130th anniversary offers include free suite upgrades and exclusive prices to Antarctica, as well as to a number of other destinations.
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Murray joins HX
Thursday | Aug 7 2025CRUISE industry veteran Kelvin Murray has joined HX as Director of Expedition Operations, reporting directly to COO Iain McNeill.
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A Hugh-ge coup
Thursday | Aug 7 2025CUNARD Line has unveiled English actor Hugh Bonneville as its newest ‘Insight Speaker’ for its upcoming maiden Caribbean season (CW 22 Jul).
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NCL’s new Vibes
Thursday | Aug 7 2025NORWEGIAN Cruise Line (NCL) is adding its adults-only area to two more ships.
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Hamburg powers up
Thursday | Aug 7 2025THE Port of Hamburg expects its shore power connection will be utilised by all able cruise ships calling the destination by 2027.
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Porthole 07 Aug 25
Thursday | Aug 7 2025MARELLA Cruises has taken the unique step of recruiting for the role of the line’s first Chief Chillout Officer.
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