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Cunard ends Australia homeporting from 2026 with Queen Elizabeth to sail year-round N. America Queen Elizabeth will not return to Australia for the 2025/26 season as part of new deployment plans to operate her year-round from North America. Full article

Oceania Cruises revamps 42 itineraries, replacing Israel, Egypt, Jordan Oceania Cruises revamped its 2024 Mediterranean schedule to replace Israel, Egypt and Jordan with other destinations. Full article Cruise line web traffic up 9% YoY and 32% from pre-pandemic Traffic to cruise line websites is up 9% year-over-year and 32% from pre-pandemic levels, with MSC Cruises USA, Virgin Voyages and Norwegian Cruise Line showing the strongest sustained growth, according to Similarweb. Full article NCL's Prima Plus ship Norwegian Aqua to sail from Canaveral, NYC, Miami Norwegian Cruise Line's 2025 ship will be called Norwegian Aqua and debut in April with weeklong cruises from Port Canaveral. Full article HAL's 'fresh fish ambassador' Masaharu Morimoto gets his own restaurant on board Holland America Line is gearing up to open Morimoto By Sea, a new stand-alone restaurant on Nieuw Amsterdam by famed chef Masaharu Morimoto. Full article Lindblad swings to higher than expected Q3 profit, sees Egypt cancellations Lindblad Expeditions Holdings swung to a higher than expected third quarter profit on record revenues and a 9% net yield increase though occupancy was flat at 81%. Full article Costa downsizes N. America office, VP Sales Scott Knutson exits Costa Cruises is reducing its North America office from more than 20 people to a small number reporting to Dario Rustico, GM for Central and South America, based in São Paulo, Brazil. Full article Tags: Seatrade Cruise News