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Princess brings its Sanctuary Collection to five more ships

Princess Cruises is adding the Sanctuary Collection, so far only on Sun Princess and Star Princess, to five Royal Class ships: Royal, Discovery, Enchanted, Regal and Sky Princess. It includes a private pool club, a Sanctuary restaurant, a suite lounge with concierge and the Princess Premier package. Royal Princess goes on sale first, from 22 October, as part of the line's multi-year fleet update.

Source: Porthole Cruise ↗ · 22 Oct

Business

Carnival Corporation renews its refit agreement with Singapore yard Seatrium

Seatrium in Singapore has renewed its preferred-customer agreement with Carnival Corporation, continuing a partnership that started in 2010. The agreement covers maintenance and upgrades for ships from all eight of the group's brands. Royal Princess and Carnival Luminosa are due at the yard in October and Seabourn Encore in November, with more ships planned between 2027 and 2029.

Source: CruiseMapper ↗ · 18 Oct