Norwegian Aura will debut a 45-minute Whitney Houston production created with the singer's estate as the centrepiece of its entertainment programme in May 2027.
Lindblad Expeditions has completed its largest acquisition to date, paying approximately $61 million for a 60% stake in White Desert and Echo Charlie.
MSC World Asia has completed its final sea trials off western France ahead of delivery in November and its maiden Mediterranean cruise in December 2026.
Royal Caribbean and Meyer Turku have laid the keel for the cruise line’s unnamed fifth Icon-class ship, which is scheduled to debut in 2028.
Indonesia has deployed the specialist survey vessel KRI Canopus-936 as the search continues for 129 people missing from the capsized ferry Virgo Transport 8.
Celebrity Compass has completed its float-out in the Netherlands, moving Celebrity Cruises closer to launching its first European river cruises in August 2027.
Travelmarvel and Quark Expeditions have agreed a ten-year charter partnership covering a new 99-suite, PC6 ice-class ship scheduled to enter service in 2029.