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Carnival Luminosa Treats Hospital Staff to Spa Day at Sea #CruiseKindness #MaritimeWellness #SeafarerSupport
Carnival Luminosa Treats Hospital Staff to Spa Day at Sea
Carnival announced that 10 nurses and healthcare workers from Queensland Children’s Hospital were invited aboard the Carnival Luminosa for a spa day
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November 18, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Aurora Expeditions Reveals Antarctica Program for 2027–28 #AntarcticaCruise #ExpeditionTravel #AuroraExpeditions
Aurora Expeditions Reveals Antarctica Program for 2027–28
Aurora Expeditions announces its 2027–28 Antarctica program featuring 34 voyages across its fleet covering the Antarctic Peninsula and Patagonia
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November 18, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Former Costa Magica Reportedly Sold to Tianjin Orient #ShipSale #CruiseNews #MaritimeIndustry
Former Costa Magica Reportedly Sold to Tianjin Orient
The former Costa Magica has reportedly been sold to Tianjin Orient International Cruises, according to information shared on Chinese social media
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November 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Man Rescued After Falling Between Ship and Dock in Nassau #MaritimeSafety #RescueAtSea #PortOperations
Man Rescued After Falling Between Ship and Dock in Nassau
A man was rescued from the water on Sunday after accidentally falling between the cruise ship Norwegian Encore and the dock at Nassau Cruise Port
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November 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Port of Quebec Marks Four Season Cruise Activity in 2025 #QuebecCruise
#YearRoundSailing
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Port of Quebec Marks Four Season Cruise Activity in 2025
The Port of Quebec announced in a press release that it hosted cruise ships across four seasons this year, from January 28 through November 2.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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MSC Launches Major Relief Effort After Jamaica Hurricane #JamaicaRelief #MaritimeAid #HurricaneResponse
MSC Launches Major Relief Effort After Jamaica Hurricane
MSC begin a large scale relief initiative to assist the Jamaican Government’s humanitarian response after Hurricane Melissa struck on October 28.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Royal Caribbean Plans Return to Baltimore in 2027 #RoyalCaribbean #CruiseBaltimore #MaritimeNews
Royal Caribbean Plans Return to Baltimore in 2027
Royal Caribbean International has confirmed that it will resume operations from Baltimore in 2027, according to a recent company press release.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Barcelona to Cut Cruise Arrivals Under New Port Plan #SustainableCruising #BarcelonaPort #CruiseTourism
Barcelona to Cut Cruise Arrivals Under New Port Plan
Barcelona is preparing to scale back the number of cruise passengers arriving at the city starting in 2027 according to a report by Catalan News.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Iranian Forces Detain Product Tanker Talara Near Qeshm #MaritimeSecurity #StraitOfHormuz #TankerDetention
Iranian Forces Detain Product Tanker Talara Near Qeshm
The Talara, a Marshall Islands flagged tanker seized by Iranian forces on Friday has been located in the Khuran Strait, north of Qeshm Island.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Carnival Supports Jamaica’s Recovery After Hurricane Melissa #JamaicaRecovery #CarnivalCares #MaritimeRelief
Carnival Supports Jamaica’s Recovery After Hurricane Melissa
Along with providing donations and relief supplies Carnival Cruises is returning its ships to ports that are already prepared to receive visitors
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November 17, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Leading Light Wind Project Canceled by Developers #OffshoreWind #MaritimeNews #RenewableEnergy
Leading Light Wind Project Canceled by Developers
Law firm representing developers of 2.4GW Leading Light Wind project informs New Jersey Board of Public Utilities the project will not proceed.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Passenger Removed from Anthem of the Seas After Fight #CruiseNews #MaritimeSafety #AnthemoftheSeas
Passenger Removed from Anthem of the Seas After Fight
A 44-year-old cruise passenger was removed from Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas in Port Chalmers following a late-night altercation onboard.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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UK Imposes New Sanctions on Russian LNG Exports #MaritimeSanctions #LNGExports #ShippingNews
UK Imposes New Sanctions on Russian LNG Exports
UK government unveils broad package of maritime sanctions aimed at restricting Russia’s LNG exports, marking another significant hit to Moscow.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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CMA CGM to Acquire 20% Stake in Hamburg Terminal #ShippingNews #PortInvestments #MaritimeIndustry
CMA CGM to Acquire 20% Stake in Hamburg Terminal
CMA CGM Group is to strengthen its European port network through the planned acquisition of a 20% stake in Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Hurtigruten Launches New Sami-Inspired Menu at Sea #SamiCuisine #Hurtigruten #MaritimeDining
Hurtigruten Launches New Sami-Inspired Menu at Sea
Hurtigruten has unveiled a new Sami-inspired menu created by Culinary Ambassador Maret Ravdna Buljo, which is now being served across its fleet.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Hai An Expands Fleet with Order for 7,100 TEU Ships #ContainerShipping #FleetExpansion #MaritimeNews
Hai An Expands Fleet with Order for 7,100 TEU Ships
Vietnam’s Hai An Transport and Stevedoring has intensified its fleet growth strategy by placing an order for its largest containerships so far.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Hapag-Lloyd Advances Fleet Renewal with 22 New Ships #FleetRenewal #SustainableShipping #ContainerShipping
Hapag-Lloyd Advances Fleet Renewal with 22 New Ships
Hapag-Lloyd is pressing forward with a fleet renewal plan that will see the shipping giant invest in as many as 22 new ships under 5,000 teu.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Bodrum Cruise Port Ends Record-Breaking 2025 Season #CruiseIndustry #BodrumPort #MaritimeNews
Bodrum Cruise Port Ends Record-Breaking 2025 Season
Bodrum Cruise Port wraps up its cruise season after welcoming 116 ship calls and 138,149 passengers: a record-breaking number for the destination
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November 14, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Viva Cruises Expands Routes and Launches New Concepts #RiverCruises #VivaCruises #TravelInnovation
Viva Cruises Expands Routes and Launches New Concepts
Viva Cruises continues to broaden its offerings beyond its sailings on the Moselle, Danube and Rhine Rivers, according to the CEO and co-founder.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Carnival Cruise Line Launches Partners in Paradise Program #CruiseIndustry #TravelPartners #CarnivalCruise
Carnival Cruise Line Launches Partners in Paradise Program
Carnival introduces new initiative called Partners in Paradise, designed to give travel advisors an exclusive look at Carnival’s Celebration Key.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Peers Warn Starmer’s EU Deal Weakens UK Negotiating Power #MaritimeNews #UKShipping #BrexitNegotiations
Peers Warn Starmer’s EU Deal Weakens UK Negotiating Power
Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of giving up bargaining leverage in future European Union talks through his new 12-year fishing rights agreement
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November 13, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Icon of the Seas to Homeport in Galveston, Texas in 2027 #CruiseNews #GalvestonPort #IconoftheSeas
Icon of the Seas to Homeport in Galveston, Texas in 2027
Royal Caribbean International announces that its flagship vessel, the Icon of the Seas, will begin sailing from Galveston starting August 2027.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Asiatic Lloyd Orders Two More Boxships in China #ContainerShipping #Shipbuilding #MaritimeNews
Asiatic Lloyd Orders Two More Boxships in China
Asiatic Lloyd has once again turned to its preferred builder, Dalian Shipbuilding in China, commissioning two conventionally fueled boxships.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Cruise Ships Return to Revived Ocho Rios Port, Jamaica #OchoRios #CruiseReturn #JamaicaPort
Cruise Ships Return to Revived Ocho Rios Port, Jamaica
After months of uncertainty and extensive recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, the port of Ocho Rios has officially reopened.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Madeira Nominated Again for Prestigious Cruise Awards #CruiseAwards #MadeiraCruises #MaritimeTourism
Madeira Nominated Again for Prestigious Cruise Awards
Madeira has been recognized on the global stage, announcing that the region has been nominated for two categories in the World Cruise Awards 2025
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November 12, 2025 at 6:13 AM