Welcome to the weekly Cruise News Digest.
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This week, on Cruise Ship Monday, we took a look at Celebrity Cruises’ Edge Class–Celebrity Edge (2018), Celebrity Apex (2021), Celebrity Beyond (2022), Celebrity Ascent (2023), Celebrity Xcel (2025), and one ship planned for 2028, Celebrity Xcite. Which have you been on?
Celebrity River Cruises has revealed a destination discovery program featuring four different experiences intended to connect its guests to the local culture in an unforgettable way. The program included the Storyteller Series, the Skillmaster Series, the Keys to the City Series, and the Celebrity Takeover Series.
Disney Cruise Line released a brand-new video ad during the Academy Awards this year that has everyone talking. The 90-second cinematic ad entitled “Where Magic Meets the Sea,” focuses on the familial relationships and memories created on a Disney Cruise Line cruise.
Royal Caribbean has announced its most exciting Australian summer is coming in 2027 with the debut of the first exclusive cruise destination in the South Pacific–Royal Beach Club Lelepa. When Royal Beach Club Lelepa opens, it will be the cruise line’s fourth Beach Club.
Disney Cruise Line announced the name and design theme of its next Wish class ship. The name, Disney Believe, was chosen to “honor the dreamers and doers who dare to pursue their own happily ever after.”
Virgin Voyages has announced a “Sisters at Sea” meetup to take place on Tuesday, February 16, 2027. All four of the cruise line’s Lady Ships–Scarlet Lady, Valiant Lady, Resilient Lady, and Brilliant Lady–will meet at sea for the very first time. The coordinated Caribbean rendezvous will take place approximately 44 miles north of Cuba and 200 miles south of Nassau, Bahamas.
There you have it–this week’s Cruise News Digest.
This week on The Cruise Show, Tony talked about Fuel Charges and Cruising, as well as an interesting change at Carnival. You can find this and more on the The Cruise Show, where you will want to subscribe to the channel with the notification bell on so you don’t miss anything. You can also catch The Cruise Show wherever you get your podcasts, so you can listen on the go.
On Cruise Talk Weekly, Tommy and Tony talk about possible new fuel surcharges, fake pier runners, and more.
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