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MSC Cruises Opens Bookings for Third Alaska Season

MSC Cruises has opened bookings for its Summer 2028 Alaska season, with MSC Poesia set to return to Seattle for a third consecutive year of sailings to what the line calls the "Last Frontier."

Laura Robertson • 8 Aug 2026 • 2 min read

MSC World Asia Reveals Expanded Luxury Retail Offering

MSC Cruises has revealed the retail line-up for its newest flagship, MSC World Asia, ahead of the ship's maiden Mediterranean season this December, with an expanded collection of luxury boutiques spanning watches, jewellery, fragrance and fashion.

Laura Robertson • 8 Aug 2026 • 3 min read

Regent Seven Seas Launches Floating Pastry Academy

Regent Seven Seas Cruises has launched a new fleetwide training programme for its pastry and baking teams, partnering with online culinary education platform The Butter Book to formalise professional development for chefs across the ultra-luxury line.

Laura Robertson • 7 Aug 2026 • 3 min read

Carnival Names Daniela Gargiulo First Female Staff Captain

Carnival Cruise Line has appointed Daniela Gargiulo as the first female Staff Captain in the company's history, marking the milestone with a ceremony in Sydney as her ship returned from a South Pacific voyage.

Laura Robertson • 7 Aug 2026 • 2 min read

Royal Caribbean Beats Q2 Forecasts, Raises 2026 Outlook

Royal Caribbean Group has reported second-quarter 2026 results ahead of its own guidance, prompting the cruise operator to raise its full-year earnings outlook on the back of strong late-booking demand and lower costs.

Laura Robertson • 7 Aug 2026 • 3 min read

Ajaccio Guide: Napoleon's Port, Markets & Excursions

Ajaccio doesn't have to try very hard to be interesting — it simply is the birthplace of one of history's most consequential figures, and it wears that fact with a kind of easy, unforced pride rather than turning itself into a theme park about it.

Laura Robertson • 7 Aug 2026 • 6 min read