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.
Jeff Cameron · Oct 2, 2026Topic
Openings
Photograph · Nils Huenerfuerst / Nobu Hospitality via PR Newswire
Old San Juan
Nobu's First Puerto Rico Hotel
Nobu will open a 50-room hotel in San Juan's old city in 2028, a small urban luxury option in a Puerto Rico pipeline led by beach resorts.
Lauren Smith · Oct 7, 2026 · 3 minLatest
Jeff Cameron · Oct 2, 2026Hotel Watch · Kyoto
Four Openings to Pitch
Four luxury openings with dates confirmed in 2026 reporting, from Kyoto this winter to the Nile and Sardinia next summer, are worth putting in front of planners booking 2027 now.
Lauren Smith · Oct 1, 2026Trade 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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