Welcome to the weekly Cruise News Digest.
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This Monday we explored Carnival Cruise Line’s Fantasy-class ships–Carnival Elation and Carnival Paradise. Have you sailed on either?
Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Xcel is offering date night all day long. When she launches in November, Celebrity Xcel will offer the cruise line’s first-ever brunch restaurant which will serve a new al fresco Mediterranean menu. The ship will also feature more variety and more entertainment.
Norwegian Aqua is officially sailing from her homeport of Port Canaveral. She will sail a series of 7-day Eastern Caribbean voyages visiting Puerto Plata, St. Thomas, Tortola and the cruise line’s private island, Great Stirrup Cay.
Seabourn announced its 2027 World Cruises this week. Seabourn Quest will sail a 145-night roundtrip “2027 World Cruise: Australia & South Pacific Panorama” from Miami, Florida between January 5 and May 20, 2027. Cruisers will travel nearly 34,000 nautical miles as they visit 67 destinations across 19 countries.
MSC Cruises is looking to make this your family’s best summer yet! The cruise line is expanding its award-winning family entertainment with new activities, game shows, parties, parades and more. The new activities will be available beginning June 2025.
Island hopping this week took us 225 nautical miles from Port Canaveral to Disney Cruise Line’s Castaway Cay. Only Disney Cruise Line ships visit the shipwreck-themed island in the Bahamas where families can choose from various activities and excursions or they can just relax.
There you have it–this week’s Cruise News Digest.
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