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Cruise News Digest–October 6, 2024

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

Let’s dive in!

Virgin Voyages is bringing back its Summer Season Pass for 2025. The Summer Season Pass will give its Sailors a one-of-a-kind experience throughout Europe, the Caribbean or the Mediterranean depending on which Lady they choose to sail. 2025 Summer Season Passes aboard each of the Lady’s range from 24 to 40 nights and start at $14,999 for two Sailors.

Disney Cruise Line is preparing to debut its newest ship, Disney Treasure, just before Christmas 2024. This week the cruise line revealed three new merchandise collections that will be featured during the vessel’s inaugural season–the Adventures Ahoy, Disney Treasure Logo and Disney Treasure Inaugural Collections.

Norwegian Cruise Line is offering MORE! The cruise line has introduced a brand new “More At Sea” program which replaces the cruise line’s current and popular “Free At Sea” package. The new program delivers more–more amenities, more dining options, more entertainment, more destinations, more memories, more.

Carnival Cruise Line will be adding two new ships to its fleet in March 2025–Carnival Adventure and Carnival Encounter. Both ships will sail in Australia doubling its offerings in the region. The ships are from the P&O Australia brand which is being absorbed by Carnival Cruise Line. Carnival Adventure will homeport from Sydney with Carnival Splendor while Carnival Encounter will homeport from Brisbane with Carnival Luminosa. Bookings are now open for the 2026/27 Australia sailings.

Royal Caribbean International’s Star of the Seas was floated out at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland. Thousands of workers as well as executives from the shipyard and the cruise line were on hand for the maritime tradition which included a celebratory shot from a cannon. Star of the Seas will debut on August 31, 2025 from Port Canaveral, Florida.

Cunard announced a partnership with the critically acclaimed Cuban ballet company Acosta Danza. Acosta Danza will perform onboard Queen Victoria for six weeks between May 26 and July 7, 2025. Guests will also be able to take part in workshops and panel discussion with the company’s artists. 

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