Cruise lines
Mein Schiff Flow will spend a second winter sailing from Germany
TUI Cruises has opened bookings for Mein Schiff Flow's 2027/28 winter. From November the ship sails five- to seven-day cruises from Hamburg and Kiel to Norway and the Baltic, then longer Hamburg round trips along Europe's west coast, including a 12-night Christmas cruise calling at Lisbon, A Coruña, Bilbao and Le Havre, and a 19-day voyage to the Canary Islands. A Caribbean voyage via Madeira follows in February 2028.
Source: Cruise Industry News ↗ · 22 Oct
Ports
Lisbon named Europe's leading cruise destination for a sixth time
Lisbon won Europe's Leading Cruise Destination at the World Travel Awards Europe, held in Montenegro on 17 October. It is the city's sixth win in the category, after 2009, 2014, 2016, 2020 and 2022. A few days earlier Lisbon was also named Europe's Best Cruise Destination at the 2026 World Cruise Awards.
Source: MedCruise ↗ · 21 Oct
Cruise lines
Royal Caribbean will stay in Europe all year round from 2028
For the first time, Royal Caribbean will sail in Europe all year in 2028-29, with seven ships in the Mediterranean, northern Europe and the Canary Islands. Rhapsody of the Seas will sail all year from Athens (Piraeus), Barcelona and Lisbon, with Canary Islands, Cyprus and Malta routes from November 2028. The programme also brings the line back to Heraklion and Cagliari for the first time in more than a decade. Bookings opened on 15 October.
Source: Travel Weekly (UK) ↗ · 14 Oct