Welcome to the weekly Cruise News Digest.
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This Monday, we explored Royal Caribbean International’s Voyager-class–Voyager of the Seas (1999), Explorer of the Seas (2000), Adventure of the Seas (2001), Navigator of the Seas (2002) and Mariner of the Seas (2003). Which have you been on?
Norwegian Cruise Line has canceled 41 combined cruises aboard Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Prima due to “fleet redeployment.” It now seems that fleet redeployment is the ships switching homeport from November 2026 to March 2027.
Celebrity Cruises has revealed four new venues guests will find aboard Celebrity Xcel when she begins sailing. The new venues include a poolside paradise, an arcade lounge, a new spa area, and a Celebrity Flagship store. Celebrity Xcel will sail from Port Everglades when she debuts in November 2025.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises reported its biggest single booking day in the cruise line’s history when it opened bookings for its newest ultra luxury cruise ship, Seven Seas Prestige. The cruise line also reported record-breaking sales for a top tier product as the ship’s 8,800 square foot Skyview Regent Suite has been booked for 6 of 13 available voyages during the ship’s inaugural season. The suite is available for just $25,000 per night on the ultra-luxury, all inclusive Prestige-Class ship.
Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas is receiving her final touches before her debut in August. Here is a look at some of what makes her iconic.
Demolition has begun on PortMiami’s Terminal G. Once completed, the terminal will be able to accommodate up to 7.000 passengers daily meaning it can handle an Oasis- or Icon-class ship. The design of the terminal will reduce passenger congestion allowing for more efficiency in embarkation and debarkation. It will also feature a 9-level parking garage with bus parking and passenger drop-off area in an effort to improve traffic flow.
There you have it–this week’s Cruise News Digest.
Have you been following along with Tony on his Alaskan cruise? He joined Don from Don’s Family Travels on his group cruise aboard the Royal Princess. Over at the La Lido Loca YouTube Channel, Tony and Don tried to follow cruise rules while in Juneau, and Tony did give a couple cruise news updates. All the latest episodes of The Cruise Show are also available wherever you get your podcasts so you can listen on the go. Subscribe to the channel with the notification bell on so you don’t miss out.
This week Tony shared several Alaska cruise updates and pictures on La Lido Loca’s FaceBook page. Join the community to interact with Tony, the lovely Jenny B, other cruisers, and become part of the La Lido Loca family.