Royal Caribbean Group has appointed Christopher J. Wiernicki to its Board of Directors, the company said in a statement. Formerly Chairman & CEO of American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Wiernicki spent 14 years holding several senior roles at ABS, including president and chief operating officer, chief technology officer, and president and chief operating officer of...

Elliott Investment Management, which manages funds that together hold a greater than 10% economic interest in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, today sent a presentation and letter to the company’s Board of Directors pushing for big changes at the company. The materials described Norwegian’s “strategic and execution missteps during a time of strong demand in the...

According to a Wall Street Journal Report, activist investment group Elliott Investment Management now has more than a 10 percent stake in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) and may soon be pushing for changes. NCLH parted ways with CEO Harry Sommer last week, with board member John W. Chidsey taking over his role. The company...

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings said it will report 2025 fourth quarter and full year financial results on Thursday February 26, 2026, before the market opens. The company will host a conference call to discuss the results at 9:00 am Eastern Time. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-800-715-9871 (United States), 1-646-307-1963 (International).  

The Disney Wish will become the first Wish-class ship to sail in Europe, according to a press release recently issued by Disney Cruise Line. As part of the company’s 2027 summer schedule, the 2022-built vessel will offer a series of cruises in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe. The ship’s first season in the region will...

The Adora Magic City has sailed from Shanghai on a six-day, five-night Horse Spring Festival-themed voyage to Incheon and Jeju, South Korea. The Adora Mediterranea will depart fully booked from Guangzhou on February 17 for a six-day, five-night Lunar New Year warm winter cruise to Cam Ranh, Hue and Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. “This Spring...

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ former CEO Harry Sommer said late last year he was hoping to be at the helm of the company for the next 10 years. In a CLIA-hosted conversation with CEO Bud Darr published in November 2025, Sommer mentioned that he hoped to be in the top job for a decade and...

Norwegian Cruise Line Holding today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Fincantieri for the design and construction of three new cruise ships. The order includes one ship for each of the company’s brands: Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, with one vessel to be built as a sister...

AIDA Cruises will make its inaugural call to Celebration Key on Nov. 15, 2027, according to the company’s published deployment. After marking the brand’s return to the U.S. East Coast, the AIDAluna will visit Carnival Cruise Line’s private destination as part of a repositioning cruise. Sailing to La Romana in the Dominican Republic, the 14-night...

CFC’s Renaissance served as the filming location for French filmmaker Philippe Lacheau’s movie “Marsupilami,” the company said. For 15 days at the end of September 2024, the film crews were alongside the passengers of the Renaissance to make this film, which was released in France on Feb. 4, 2026. “Filming the Marsupilami movie aboard the...

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises will host dance performances by three choreographers linked to the Olympic and Paralympic Games onboard the Europa 2 in 2026-27, the company said in a statement. Performances by Diego Tortelli and Italian modern dance company Aterballetto will be available to guests at two cruises. The first is aboard a nine-day cruise from Civitavecchia...

P&O Cruises’ Ventura is currently undergoing a drydock at the Damen Shipyard in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The vessel wrapped up its regular operations in Southampton on February 7, 2026, before arriving at the facility one day later. Following the drydock, the Ventura will then welcome guests back on February 27, 2026, to kick off a...

Adventure Canada has showcased its 2026 Arctic expedition program, featuring four voyages that explore the Northwest Passage, Nunavut and Greenland. The program includes expeditions from June through September aboard small, ice-strengthened vessels led by guides, historians, scientists and cultural ambassadors, according to the company. “The Arctic continues to be at the heart of who we...

Phoenix Reisen’s Artania recently sailed from Europe for a 125-night cruise to the Americas and the Caribbean. Having departed from the Italian port of Savona earlier this month, the itinerary started with a series of visits to ports of call in the Atlantic and the Caribbean. The Artania initially visited destinations in Spain and Morocco,...

Cunard has expanded its 2026 ship visit program for travel agent partners, the company said in a press release. Compared to 2025, Cunard said it will double the opportunities for travel agent partners to deepen their knowledge about its fleet in 2026. This means that more than 900 travel agent partners will be invited to...

Okaloosa County officials are planning to sink the SS United States this April, according to a report by Fox10 News. Set to become the world’s largest artificial reef, the former ocean liner will be sunk 22 miles west of Destin-Fort Walton Beach. Acquired by Okaloosa in 2023, the 1952-built vessel is currently being prepared for...

Ambassador Cruise Line has announced that its Irish Mini Break cruise onboard the Ambition will feature a theatrical production called “Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of The Dubliners.” The production telling the story of Ireland’s band The Dubliners will be available to guests on this three-night themed sailing from Portsmouth to Belfast via Dun...

Jamaica’s minister of tourism will lead a conference on tourism resilience in Kenya from Feb. 16-18, bringing together global tourism stakeholders to address interconnected threats facing the industry. Hon Edmund Bartlett, Jamaica’s minister of tourism and founder and co-chair of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre, will keynote the conference hosted by the...

Ponant Exploration has opened bookings for a 62-day voyage circumnavigating Antarctica aboard Le Commandant Charcot at the start of 2028. This will give guests a chance to experience nearly 14,300 miles of icy shores during austral summer, the company said in a statement. Le Commandant Charcot is scheduled to depart Ushuaia, Argentina, on January 11, 2028. “Ponant Explorations was born from a...

Norwegian Cruise Line is changing itineraries planned for the upcoming European season of the Norwegian Pearl. According to statements sent to booked guests, at least two departures set to take place this summer were adjusted in early February. One of the cruises affected is set to sail between the ports of Piraeus in Greece and...

Virgin Voyages said it closed 2025 with its strongest year-over-year performance since launch, reporting what it calls a record momentum with double-digit revenue surge. More specifically, bookings were up almost 20% year-over-year, with gross ticket revenue increasing almost 30%, and ships sailing at full commercial load factors. January 2026 marked the highest booking month in...

Scenic Group announced that Ken Muskat, president for USA and Latin America, will host a Mediterranean voyage aboard the Scenic Eclipse from April 18-26. The eight-night Signature Yacht Cruise departs from Barcelona and visits Menorca, Marseille, Cannes, Calvi on Corsica and towns along the Italian Riviera, according to the company. The voyage features late departures...

The Disney Wonder departed from Sydney earlier this month for Disney Cruise Line’s farewell cruise from Australia. With the company not scheduled to return to the region, the vessel embarked on a repositioning voyage on Feb. 2, 2026. Sailing from Australia to Hawaii, the 15-night cruise features visits to destinations in New Caledonia, Fiji and...

The MSC Splendida recently resumed service after undergoing a scheduled drydock at the Palumbo Malta Shipyard. Spending the winter sailing in the Western Mediterranean, the MSC Cruises vessel arrived at the facility in Valletta on January 10, 2026. The 2009-built ship underwent routine maintenance and class surveys, as well as technical and class work. Public...

The Sapphire Princess is wrapping up its season in South America having now kicked off a trans-Atlantic crossing to Europe on Feb. 11, 2026. Sailing from the port of Buenos Aires, the repositioning voyage will sail to destinations in Brazil, Spain, Morocco and the United Kingdom before arriving in Barcelona. Ports of call set to...

Asia’s Int2Cruises has been appointed as the preferred Indian sales agent by Saudi Arabia’s Aroya Cruises. According to a press release, this will give Indian travelers access to a new cruise region spanning the Red Sea, the Arabian Gulf and select Mediterranean routes. “Our data shows that Indian travellers increasingly prefer shorter 3-5 night cruise...

Tianjin Oriental International Cruise has postponed the maiden voyage of the Vision to March 3, 2026, from a previously planned mid-February departure. According to the company, the delay is related to additional refurbishment and technical preparations at the Qingdao Beihai Heavy Industry Shipyard, where the vessel has been undergoing upgrades since arriving in China late...

The Coral Geographer recently completed a drydock in Singapore, according to an update shared by Coral Expeditions. In a social media post, the Australia-based company said that the ship spent 19 days at a shipyard to undergo its five-year survey. Built at VARD’s Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam, the Coral Geographer was delivered to Coral...