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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Carnival Cruise Line has released more 2026/2027 ship itineraries. This week the cruise line released schedules of Carnival Liberty and Carnival Valor from New Orleans, and Carnival Panorama from Long Beach. Of special interest is Carnival Liberty’s unique 14-night Carnival Journeys bucket-list Panama sailing in late November 2026.
MSC Cruises’ newest flagship, MSC World America, will feature new venues when she debuts from Miami in April 2025. Guests will find the All-Stars Sports Bar in the Promenade district; the cruise line’s first comedy club, The Loft; and The Elixir-Mixology Bar, The Gin Project, Masters of the Sea and Coffee Emporium in the Terraces district. Guests with a sweet tooth will enjoy the enhanced Sweet Temptations or the chocolate lover’s paradise Jean Philippe Chocolat & Café.
Norwegian Cruise Line has released more information about their Prima Plus Class ships. Norwegian Aqua and Norwegian Luna will debut in April 2025 and 2026, respectively, with the cruise line’s first ever Aqua and Luna Game Zone. Guests will also find a redesigned Bull’s Eye Bar and a 12-hole interactive miniature golf game that will be played across two decks–Tee Time. Finally, pickleball enthusiasts will find the Pickleball Court with its own dedicated space separate from The Stadium.
Princess Cruises revealed expanded venues and experiences onboard its second Sphere Class ship debuting in the fall of 2025–Star Princess. Highlights include 68 additional slot machines in a new non-smoking sections of the casino, 32 more seats in O’Malley’s Irish Pub Expansion, 20 more seats in Expanded Love by Britto, and a new sports court for pickleball and basketball in addition to a jogging track, splash pad and shaded seating areas.
Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany delivered Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Treasure six days early! Disney Signature Experiences President Thomas Mazloum and Captain Marco Nogara took delivery of the Triton-Class 144,000-gross ton ship during the official ceremony from Meyer Werft CEO Bernd Eikens and Managing Director Bernard Meyer. Eikens signed the delivery paperwork along with Meyer and Mazloum.
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