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29 stories Updated October 11, 2026
Photograph · Windstar Cruises
Mykonos US

Windstar's 2027 Chef Sailings, Plated

Windstar's five 2027 James Beard Foundation sailings run July to November, from the Greek isles to East Asia. Food-led clients need a ship and a date now.

Trade Desk · PortMiami US

SpongeBob Sets Sail

The SpongeBob Musical will be the headline show on Hero of the Seas, Royal Caribbean's fourth Icon Class ship, from Miami in August 2027. It is a family-cruise closer.

Trade Desk · Barcelona

MSC World Asia Sets Its Stage

MSC World Asia sails from Barcelona on 4 December with six production shows and 33 musicians. A year-round Western Mediterranean base makes winter Med families an easy sell.

Trade Desk · Port of Montréal

Selling Summer 2028 Cruises Now

Holland America and Royal Caribbean have opened summer 2028 bookings from Montréal and Vancouver, so advisors can lock in Canadian clients' best cabins nearly two years out.

Trade Desk · Argentina

Seabourn's Antarctic Faculty

Seabourn has named the scientists and leaders for 19 Antarctic departures from November. On landing-limited voyages, the team is a real part of what clients are buying.

Trade Desk · The Bahamas

MSC Breaks Ground on Sandy Cay

MSC has started building Sandy Cay, a quieter private island for MSC and Explora guests next to Ocean Cay, but there are no itineraries to sell before 2028.

Trade Desk · South Shetland Islands

Antarctica's Crowded Horizon

Antarctic visitor totals dipped in 2025–26, but landings rose 6 percent and cluster at a few sites, so the scarce product is the small ship with good landings.

Trade Desk · Saint-Nazaire

MSC World Atlantic Floats

MSC's fourth World Class ship is in the water at Saint-Nazaire and on sale now, with alternating 7- and 14-night Caribbean sailings from Port Canaveral from November 2027.

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