Bids are being accepted for the American Queen Voyages vessels until 4 p.m. CT March 25.

Australia’s Cairns-based Coral Expeditions will operate two new itineraries in 2026 — ‘Louisiades, Solomons and Vanuatu’ and ‘Vanuatu, Solomons, New Britain and Bougainville.’

Royal Caribbean Group won the tender to construct and operate Barcelona’s Terminal G, the seventh and last terminal at Adossat Pier. 

Les Roches, the Spanish hospitality management academy, partnered with Silversea Cruises on a postgraduate diploma in cruise line management.

Labadee in Haiti remains off the charts for Royal Caribbean International cruises, now through April 28 departures on three ships.

Windstar Cruises expanded its Pacific Beachcomber partnership to offer two-night stays at posh eco-resort The Brando.

Celebrity Infinity emerged from a modernization with improved facilities for suite guests and new sunset suites located aft with large balconies.

Services were held Tuesday in Auckland for David Bunn, who developed the Australasia cruise market for a host of lines, from Orient to Royal Caribbean and Oceania Cruises, and was known for his humor, optimism and perseverance.

The Caribbean's cruise clout is clear in preliminary 2023 Caribbean Tourism Organization data showing 31.1m cruise visits, an increase of 11.3m, or 56.8%, over 2022.

MSC World America is scheduled to be named April 9, 2025 in evening festivities at MSC Cruises' new PortMiami terminal.