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Oceania Cruises to Convert Older Ship for Luxury, Long Cruises

Published Apr 22, 2026 4:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Oceania Cruises announced plans to convert one of the line’s oldest cruise ships as the platform for long, luxury...

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Saudi-Owned Cruise Ship Escaped Before Hormuz Closure Resumed

Published Apr 20, 2026 4:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The Aroya, a cruise ship operation launched in coordination with Cruise Saudi, became the last of the cruise ships to tr...

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Cruise Ship Reports “Splash” in Strait as Five Ships Escape Persian Gulf

Published Apr 18, 2026 11:00 AM by The Maritime Executive

  Taking advantage of the relative calm with the current ceasefire and reports that the Strait of Hormuz is open, the firs...

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Executive Interview: Jason Montague, Chief Luxury Officer, NCLH

Published Apr 16, 2026 4:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Welcome back, Jason! It's been five years since you last graced our cover. They were tough times. Covid had just beg...

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The Case for Luxury

Published Apr 15, 2026 8:27 PM by Tony Munoz

  The global cruise industry is having its moment as passenger counts rise and amazing new ships are delivered. There'...

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Cruising Demonstrates Resiliency as Mainstream Vacation Business

Published Apr 14, 2026 9:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

The executives leading the major cruise corporations point to the business demonstrating its resilience as they believe cruising...

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The Joys of Cruising

Published Apr 13, 2026 3:36 PM by Jack O'Connell

  As most of you savvy MarEx readers know, I love to cruise. The food, the accommodations, the service, the amenities. The...

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Estonian Solutions Support Cruise Industry’s Green Transition

Published Apr 13, 2026 9:50 AM by Trade Estonia

  As cruise and other maritime operators face growing pressure to cut emissions, modernize vessels, and upgrade port infra...

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Global Cruise Outlook: New Challenges

Published Apr 10, 2026 9:34 AM by Allan E. Jordan

  After rebounding from the COVID-19 pandemic with "revenge travel" driving strong growth, the cruise industry i...

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Passengers Abandon Cruise Grounded on Island from 2000 Movie “Cast Away"

Published Apr 6, 2026 5:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Passengers aboard the Fiji cruise ship might have thought they were about to relive a scene from the 2000 movie “C...

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