Welcome to the weekly Cruise News Digest. Let’s dive in! This week, on Cruise Ship Monday, we took a look at Celebrity Cruises’ Solstice Class–Celebrity Reflection (2012), Celebrity Silhouette (2011),…
Comments closedTag: Explora Journeys
Explora Journeys Celebrates Three Milestones
MSC Group’s luxury ocean brand, Explora Journeys, celebrated three important milestones at Fincantieri’s Sistri Ponente shipyard in Genoa, Italy. During a triple ceremony held on March 3, 2026, representatives from…
Comments closedMSC Group Opens New North American Cruise Division Headquarters
On Monday, January 26, 2026, MSC Group’s Cruise Division inaugurated its new North American Cruise Division headquarters in downtown Miami, Florida. The 130,000-square-foot office occupies the entire seventh floor at…
Comments closedVirgin Voyages–Best Cruise Line for the Money
U.S. News & World Report released their 12th annual Best Cruise Line Rankings recognizing top-performing cruise lines across several categories. Virgin Voyages, Viking Ocean Cruises and Disney Cruise Line took…
Comments closedCruise News Digest–July 20, 2025
Welcome to the weekly Cruise News Digest. Let’s dive in! This Monday, we explored Royal Caribbean International’s Freedom-class–Freedom of the Seas (2006), Liberty of the Seas (2007) and Independence of…
Comments closedExplora Journeys Celebrates Three Milestones
Explora Journeys celebrated three separate milestones on Monday, July 14, 2025–the float out of EXPLORA III, the coin ceremony of EXPLORA IV and the steel cutting of EXPLORA V. The…
Comments closedMSC Cruises Races to the Big Screen
MSC Cruises is hitting the big screen as it takes center stage in the racing drama film, F1 The Movie. The cruise line has partnered with the movie from Apple…
Comments closedCruise News Digest–April 13, 2025
Welcome to the weekly Cruise News Digest with a little different twist this week. Let’s dive in! Mondays have become Cruise Ship Monday, but not this week. This week highlighted…
Comments closedExplora Journeys Announces Loyalty Program
On April 9, 2025, Explora Journeys launched a new loyalty program, Explora Club. The loyalty program offers 5 different levels–Classic, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond. More journeys = more benefits. …
Comments closedCruise News Digest–December 29, 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! MSC Cruises has…
Comments closed




