CRUISE WEEKLY NEWS
Cruise Weekly has reported all of the important cruise industry stories since 2007. Subscribers receive a weekly newsletter each issue with all the details behind the stories below.
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Meyer Werft bailed
Monday | Aug 26 2024GERMANY’S government will temporarily take control of the Meyer Werft shipyard under terms of a bailout to prevent the shipbuilder from going under, news reports say.
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Porthole 26 Aug 24
Monday | Aug 26 2024LONDONERS must have been half-expecting Darth Vader to arrive in the city last week, as the Star Wars villian’s theme tune was blasted by a German warship while she sailed down the Thames.
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NCL spring/summer 2026
Friday | Aug 23 2024NORWEGIAN Cruise Line (NCL) is offering more options for port-immersive Europe itineraries for its 2026 spring/summer season.
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New Windstar ship revealed
Friday | Aug 23 2024A first look at Windstar Cruises’ brand-new Star Seeker shows 112 suites, most with a large veranada or infinity windows.
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Crystal announces restaurant pact
Friday | Aug 23 2024CRYSTAL Cruises has announced an exclusive collaboration with acclaimed restaurateurs, the Alajmo brothers to open a specialty dining venue on its ships.
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Reef Cat refresh
Friday | Aug 23 2024TANGALOOMA Island Resort in Queensland has invested $4.5 million in an upgrade of its 300-seat Reef Cat, boosting capacity by around 30%.
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RCI pumps up Star
Friday | Aug 23 2024ROYAL Caribbean is preparing for the debut of its second Icon-class ship – Star of the Seas – which will sail from Port Canaveral from Aug 2025.
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Made in Norway
Friday | Aug 23 2024HURTIGRUTEN has become one of 22 businesses, and the only travel brand, bestowed with a ‘Made in Norway’ icon as part of a new nationalist project introduced by the Norwegian Government.
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Climate protests
Friday | Aug 23 2024ENVIRONMENTAL activists Extinction Rebellion have issued a threat calling for “an immediate end to the cruise industry” as part of protest efforts this week.
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Porthole 23 Aug 24
Friday | Aug 23 2024AN UNFORTUNATE part of cruising is the ever-present possibility of a passenger falling overboard.
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