Explora Journeys Cancels 2027-28 Middle East Cruises
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...
Cruise — News & Analysis
Cruise industry news and analysis: new ships and orderbooks, cruise line strategy, itineraries, port development and the passenger economics of the fastest-growing sector in travel.
Virgin Voyages Record Booking Day as 2028 Baltics Sells Out
Virgin Voyages posted the biggest single-day revenue in its history on 13 August after its first Scandinavia and Baltics season sold out wit...
Cruise Gratuities 2026: Six Lines Hike Daily Tips — New Rates
At least six major cruise lines have raised automatic daily gratuities in 2026, led by Celebrity, Carnival, Princess and Holland America. He...
Alaska's Glacier Cruises Face a Shrinking Window as the Ice Retreats
Alaska drew about 1.7 million cruise passengers in 2025, most booked to see tidewater glaciers that new satellite data shows are melting fas...
Cruise Q2 2026 Earnings: Royal Caribbean Raises, Norwegian Cuts as Sector Splits
Royal Caribbean beat Q2 2026 estimates with $4.21 adjusted EPS and raised full-year guidance to $17.73–$17.87, while Norwegian Cruise Line t...
The Megaship Race: Why Cruise Lines Keep Building the World's Biggest Ships
Royal Caribbean's Legend of the Seas has pushed the cruise industry into the 250,000-gross-ton era. Inside the unit economics driving ever-b...
European River Cruise Guide 2027: Costs, Best Rivers and Low-Water Risk
Seven-night European river cruises start near US$2,400 per person for 2027. How the Rhine, Danube, Douro and Seine compare on cost, inclusio...
How Cruise Lines Make Money: Tickets, Onboard Spending and Profit Per Trip
Tickets bring in about two-thirds of cruise revenue and onboard spending a third. What the 2025 filings of Carnival, Royal Caribbean and NCL...
