Orders for river cruise vessels will increase, there will be intense focus on sustainability, and new products appealing to younger customers are on the way.
Oceania Cruises' Allura will debut in summer 2025 with a wide variety of seven- to 34-day voyages, starting in the eastern Mediterranean.
Virgin Voyages is introducing 19 new ports and 27 new itineraries through April 2025, including a UK return and new destinations in the Caribbean and Australia.
Virgin Voyages closed on a $550m capital raise led by Ares Management, and President Nirmal Saverimuttu will succeed Tom McAlpin as CEO as McAlpin moves to chairman.
Baltic states will need to rebrand in order to attract cruise lines, with the removal of St Petersburg from itineraries continuing to hinder a number of cruise ports in the region.
MSC Euribia saved 43 tons of fuel by employing numerous optimization and energy efficiency measures during its world-first net zero greenhouse gas emissions cruise.