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Caribbean stakeholders gather for FCCA in St. Maarten The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association's 30th annual conference and trade show kicks off in St. Maarten today with the week's schedule featuring a presidential panel, ministers round table, workshops and one-on-one meetings. Full article

Norwegian Aqua, Luna sport expanded games zone, restyled spa Prima-Plus sister ships Norwegian Aqua and Norwegian Luna will offer a Games Zone and a refreshed Mandara Spa. Full article

Swan Hellenic scoops Mark Spillane as Kelly Predmesky moves up Swan Hellenic promoted Kelly Predmesky to director of national accounts in North America, with Mark Spillane taking over her previous position as director of Eastern USA sales. Full article

Gdańsk details ambitions for new wharf and ‘fourth generation’ cruise terminal The Port of Gdansk plans on building a €2.5b wharf in the direction of the waters of Gdańsk Bay within the next decade, suitable for cruise vessels. Full article

US cruise homeports gain on airports' international traffic: BA US cruise homeports are gaining on airports' international traffic, with an impressive ability to handle peak or 'crush loads,' according to a Bermello Ajamil & Partners analysis. Full article

Fincantieri cuts steel for Regent's Seven Seas Prestige Fincantieri's Marghera shipyard cut steel for Regent Seven Seas Cruises' Seven Seas Prestige. Full article

Australia’s Chimu Adventures joins forces with Polar Latitudes US-based Polar Latitudes, which has been operating small ship expeditions to Antarctica since 2010, made a move into the Australian market in a partnership with Chimu Adventures. Full article

More MSC America bars, lounges tailored for US tastes From more bourbon to microbrews, MSC Cruises is tailoring MSC World America for the US market, including a previously announced sports bar and comedy club. Full article

Cooking and 23K bevvies in Gdańsk during Cruise Baltic fam trip Cooking, drink containing flecks of 23 carat gold, and insight into Communist Poland awaited 14 cruise line representatives in Gdansk during Cruise Baltic’s latest familiarisation trip to five Baltic states. Full article

Heritage Line’s Anouvong to return to the Upper Mekong after nine month refurbishment Heritage Line is returning newly enhanced Anouvong to the Upper Mekong River in Laos on January 1, 2025. Originally launched in August 2023, after completing the first season, the ship was taken out of operation for nine months for refurbishment. Full article

TUI River Cruises adding refurbished ship in Europe in 2026 TUI River Cruises is adding a newly refurbished adult-only 190-passenger ship - the highest capacity in the fleet - to sail down the Rhine and Moselle from Amsterdam, Basel and Frankfurt for summer 2026. It will be TUI's first river cruise ship in Europe to include a pool with panoramic views, a sauna, sun loungers, a putting green and a shuffleboard. Full article

Cruise calls to Skagen set to double Cruise calls to Skagen in 2026 will be almost double what they were in 2023 revealed Karen Steenberg, junior cruise manager, Port of Skagen, yesterday. Full article