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World’s Largest Sail Cruise Ship Celebrates Naming and Delivery

Published May 1, 2026 9:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

Orient Express Corinthian, the world’s largest sailing ship, was christened on April 29, in Saint-Nazaire, France, and delivered t...

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Cruise Ship Passenger Dies in Fall Near Catalina Island

Published Apr 28, 2026 11:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Monday, a passenger fell to her death from her balcony aboard the cruise ship Carnival Firenze. The circumstances of the fall a...

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MSC and Celestyal Cruise Ships Transits Suez After Escape from Persian Gulf

Published Apr 27, 2026 2:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

After getting their cruise ships out of the Persian Gulf, two cruise lines elected to send their ships through the Suez Canal to s...

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Search Called off for Cruise Crewmember Who Went Overboard off Cape Cod

Published Apr 26, 2026 10:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard has called off a search for a crewmember who fell overboard from the cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway off the...

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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 cruises. The bra...

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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 transit the...

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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 first of the c...

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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 begun. The cruise...

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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's something fo...

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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 h...

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