Welcome to the weekly Cruise News Digest.
Let’s dive in!
This Monday, we explored the NCL Sun-class, Norwegian Sun (2001) and Norwegian Sky (1999). Which have you been on?
Princess Cruises has collaborated with Handshake Speakeasy to create five exclusive, bespoke cocktails which are debuting across the fleet. Handshake Speakeasy is a bar in Mexico City which has been recognized as the “World’s Best Bar” and “The Best Bar in North America.”
Port Canaveral has surpassed PortMiami as the busiest cruise port in the world. Port Canaveral homeported 16 cruise ships in 2025 bringing in just over 8.6 million cruise passengers, a 13.3% increase over last year’s numbers.
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The Port of Philadelphia is officially opening a new cruise terminal at 4 Atlantic Avenue. The partnership between the port, Norwegian Cruise Line, and Energy Transfer Marketing and Terminals was finalized in November and includes a 7-year berthing agreement in which NCLH has exclusive use of the terminal through March 2023.
With just 12 months to the debut of MSC World Asia, the cruise line brought us 12 highlights from around the ship. MSC World Asia is set to debut on December 4, 2026, sailing a 7-night roundtrip inaugural voyage from Barcelona. She will sail in the Mediterranean at least through Summer 2027.
Holland America Line is celebrating the HALidays with its second annual “Great HALiday Giveaway.” Cruise lovers can enter to win every day through December 16, 2025, with the grand prize being a Grand World Voyage for two.
There you have it–this week’s Cruise News Digest.
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On this week’s episode of Cruise Talk Weekly, Tommy and Tony talked about everything from Black Friday Shopping to cruise fights.
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