A Stranded Ship, Fresh Fish, Green Power, New Fleet Additions, Hot Deals & More! | CRUISE NEWS

Welcome to the first episode in a new "weekly" video series where we'll be covering news stories focused on the premium, luxury, and ultra-luxury cruising market. Each week we plan to offer a mix of short headlines, longer feature stories, and a "deals desk" segment highlighting exceptional sales and new itinerary announcements.

This week, we bring you stories on Regent Seven Seas, Windstar, Crystal, Oceania, Explora Journeys, Silversea, Holland America Line, Cunard, Disney Cruise Line, Aurora Expeditions, and more. Here are story summaries and start times for the main segments, if you wish to skip ahead to a particular story:

00:40: MSC's EXPLORA JOURNEYS announces plans for a pair of new "green"-friendly ships.
01:57: CRYSTAL ship the Crystal Symphony returns to service.
03:09: CUNARD is rolling out Starlink wifi to its entire fleet.
04:03: WINDSTAR announces James Beard Foundation affiliated guest chefs and itineraries for 2024.
05:29: AURORA EXPEDITIONS' Ocean Explorer freed after being stuck off Greenland coast for 3 days.
09:34: HOLLAND AMERICA launches pioneering global fresh fish program with Chef Masaharu Morimoto.
11:02: REGENT SEVEN SEAS announces inaugural leadership team for the Seven Seas Grandeur.
12:52: DEALS DESK segment highlighting offers and new bookings available from Regent Sevens Seas, Oceania, Disney Cruise Line, and Silversea

We will be posting a new "weekly" cruise news video every Monday, so please subscribe to CALLING ALL PORTS if you haven't already.

Leave a comment below or email us at callingallportscruise [at] gmail [dot] com with any cruise news leads or story suggestions. Thanks for watching!

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DEALS DESK LINKS:

REGENT SEVEN SEAS CRUISES "First Class in Every Way" first-class air (ends October 31, 2023): https://www.rssc.com/specials/2024-first-class-in-every-way

OCEANIA Allura inaugural season: https://www.oceaniacruises.com/ships/allura

DISNEY CRUISE LINE opens cruise bookings for the Disney Treasure: https://dclnews.com/2023/09/05/the-disney-treasure-will-unlock-fun-adventure-and-relaxation-for-families-beginning-in-december-2024/

SILVERSEA Grand Voyages, including 125-day, $95,000/person "pole-to-pole" itinerary that's "the most expensive cruise in 2024" (source: Insider): https://discover.silversea.com/destinations/silversea-grand-voyages/

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