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Greenland cruise fjord restrictions: ships asked to avoid key fjords
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Greenland cruise fjord restrictions: ships asked to avoid key fjords

  • 23 Aug
Naalakkersuisut, Greenland's government, is asking cruise ships to avoid or limit sailings in selected fjord areas after residents complaine...
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Cruise Ship Health Inspection Scores: How to Check Any Ship
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Cruise Ship Health Inspection Scores: How to Check Any Ship

  • 23 Aug
Every cruise ship calling at US ports gets surprise CDC health inspections scored out of 100, with 86 the pass mark. Here is how the Vessel...
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Do You Tip on a Cruise If Gratuity Is Included? 2026 Rules
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Do You Tip on a Cruise If Gratuity Is Included? 2026 Rules

  • 23 Aug
Once automatic or included gratuities are in place, no extra tipping is required on a cruise. Here are the 2026 daily rates line by line, th...
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Cruise Ship Crew Arrested in Boston: Operation Tidal Wave Nets 11
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Cruise Ship Crew Arrested in Boston: Operation Tidal Wave Nets 11

  • 23 Aug
Federal agents arrested 11 foreign-national crew members aboard two cruise ships in Boston in a CSAM investigation, the third phase of Opera...
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MSC World Europa Middle East Cancelled for Winter 2027-28
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MSC World Europa Middle East Cancelled for Winter 2027-28

  • 22 Aug
MSC Cruises has pulled MSC World Europa from its winter 2027-28 Middle East season for the second time, keeping the 215,863-ton flagship in...
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Do You Need a Passport for a Cruise? Closed-Loop Rules Explained
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Do You Need a Passport for a Cruise? Closed-Loop Rules Explained

  • 22 Aug
US citizens can legally board many round-trip cruises with just a birth certificate and photo ID — but the exceptions are extensive, and eve...
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Explora Journeys Cancels 2027-28 Middle East Cruises
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Explora Journeys Cancels 2027-28 Middle East Cruises

  • 22 Aug
MSC Group's luxury line has scrapped its entire winter 2027-28 Arabian Gulf and Red Sea programme, redeploying Explora I to South America an...
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Disney Cruise Line New Ship Class: Three Mid-Size Ships by 2030
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Disney Cruise Line New Ship Class: Three Mid-Size Ships by 2030

  • 21 Aug
Disney Cruise Line used D23 2026 to reveal a new class of three roughly 100,000-ton, 3,000-guest mid-size ships, delivering between 2029 and...
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