CRUISE WEEKLY NEWS
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A royal welcome to NZ
Monday | Feb 23 2026LAST Friday, on one of Auckland’s busiest days of the 2025/2026 cruise season, two Princess Cruises ships, Discovery Princess and Crown Princess, met in Waitemata Harbour.
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World Cruises fire
Monday | Feb 23 2026A World Cruises Singapore vessel bound for Singapore caught fire on Fri, leaving one crew member dead and four recovering in hospital.
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Windstar winter ’27
Monday | Feb 23 2026WINDSTAR Cruises has unveiled its northern winter 2027-2028 voyages, which are now open for bookings.
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Sinner-ing again
Monday | Feb 23 2026PROFESSIONAL tennis player and former world number one Jannik Sinner will once again takes centre stage aboard Explora Journeys, with a special appearance during Explora III’s exclusive ‘Prelude Journey’ in Jul.
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Goldstein weighs in
Monday | Feb 23 2026A former Royal Caribbean president & chief executive officer has said Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) could be doing “much better”, as he seeks out a spot on the company’s board.
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Balmoral is back
Monday | Feb 23 2026FRED. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Balmoral has returned to the Port of Tyne for a new season of sailings from Newcastle in the United Kingdom.
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Porthole 23 Feb 26
Monday | Feb 23 2026THE United States’ National Margarita Day took place over the weekend, and to celebrate, Princess Cruises set a Guinness World Record for the most margaritas sold in an eight-hour period.
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CW breaking news – Trafalgar joins CLIA ahead of river cruise debut
Monday | Feb 23 2026The tour operator is upping its presence in the cruise sector. Trafalgar, the TTC-owned tour operator,…
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River and ocean collide
Friday | Feb 20 2026THE popular Uniworld Boutique River Cruises and Seabourn Cruise Line combination voyages (CW 19 Aug) are returning next year, the river brand has announced.
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Small ships are going big
Friday | Feb 20 2026DATA has revealed interest in small-ship cruising is booming, with the intimate style of voyaging becoming particularly popular with Australians over the last decade.
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