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MSC breathing fire over World Asia
Friday | Dec 5 2025MSC Cruises is marking the 12-month countdown to the debut of its new ship MSC World Asia, unveiling a dozen new details of the upcoming flagship.
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Azamara 2028 World Cruise
Friday | Dec 5 2025AZAMARA Cruises has announced its 2028 World Cruise, which will visit six continents, 40 countries, and almost 100 ports.
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Scenic hits a new low
Friday | Dec 5 2025SCENIC Luxury Cruises & Tours’ Scenic Eclipse II has achieved its first submersible dive in New Caledonia (pictured inset), visiting hidden reefs, a historic shipwreck, and thriving marine life 100 metres below the surface.
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Australian Star’s debut on the horizon
Thursday | Dec 4 2025MURRAY River Paddlesteamers’ five-star overnight riverboat, Australian Star (pictured), is on track to debut this summer, after sailing on the Murray River for the first time last week, Cruise Weekly can exclusively reveal.
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ACA farewells 2025 in style
Thursday | Dec 4 2025LAST night, the Australian Cruise Association (ACA) threw a soiree at the Opera House to farewell the end of 2025 and celebrate the midway point of the 2025/26 cruse season.
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Ponant Group unifies loyalty experience
Wednesday | Dec 3 2025PONANT Explorations Group has unified the loyalty experience across its entire brand portfolio, including the newly acquired Aqua Expeditions (CW 21 Mar).
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Riviera on her way to Oz
Wednesday | Dec 3 2025OCEANIA Cruises is preparing Riviera (pictured) for her inaugural Australia and New Zealand season, with the 1,250-guest ship scheduled to arrive in Sydney on 10 Dec after a 22-day sailing from Singapore.
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Celestyal’s first Jeddah call
Wednesday | Dec 3 2025CELESTYAL has made its first-ever visit to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, with the occasion marked by a traditional plaque exchange ceremony with Cruise Saudi.
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Celestyal hails stellar season in the Med
Tuesday | Dec 2 2025CELESTYAL has hailed its most successful Mediterranean and Adriatic season on record, with passenger numbers increasing by 4% and revenue up 10% on 2024.
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Timaru steals cruise spotlight in NZ
Tuesday | Dec 2 2025TIMARU, a small port in New Zealand’s South Island, is preparing for its busiest season on record, despite the country’s ongoing struggles to attract ships (CW 28 Nov).
