Welcome to the weekly Cruise News Digest. Here you can catch up on the past week’s cruise news and all things La Lido Loca.
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Crystal has announced exclusive voyages aboard Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity to commemorate the cruise line’s 35th anniversary. Each vessel will sail two itineraries featuring some of the brand’s most popular partners, performers and comedians as well as an anniversary gala, special events, Crystal Society reunions, and more.
Princess Cruises is bringing country music to the Caribbean. The cruise line is partnering with the Academy of Country Music to feature live performances from some of country music’s brightest emerging stars aboard Regal Princess. The vessel will sail 6 voyages from the Port of Galveston between February 9 and March 17 where the country music acts will perform two 45-minute shows in the Princess Theater and interact with guests during Meet & Greet sessions.
Carnival Cruise Line–the Fun Ships–has released its 2025 Themed Parties by ship. While it is not required, guests who want to coordinate with the theme can pack accordingly. Passengers can check the Carnival Hub app or the Fun Times newsletter once on board for the date, times and locations of each party.
Carnival Cruise Line has also announced four new Carnival Journeys voyages for 2026 and 2027. The voyages will offer an immersive experience for guests throughout Japan, Southeast Asia and Australia including seven brand new ports of call.
Royal Caribbean is looking for brilliant Caribbean-based artists to paint murals throughout the next Icon-class ship, Star of the Seas. Submissions are currently being accepted through February 15, 2025, for the cruise line’s “Artist Discovery Program.” The program will award the winning artists with grants to complete their mural while the ship is under construction at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland.
Ultra-luxury cruise line Seabourn is offering six new itineraries to the Northwest Passage and Canadian Arctic aboard Seabourn Venture for 2026. The eight to 24 day itineraries will sail between August and October 2026. Following her Northwest Passage season, Seabourn Venture will sail south to the Caribbean and South America and offer three voyages between eight to 21 days.
There you have it–this week’s Cruise News Digest.
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