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AIDA: New Sailings on AIDAprima in Autumn and Winter 2025-26 – Cruise Industry News

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22 hours ago

August 7, 2025

AIDA Cruises announced itineraries onboard the AIDAprima in winter 2025-26 from Hamburg and Kiel, featuring cultural and nature experiences.

These sailings take the place of a previously scheduled Middle East program.

The company said in a press release that the new program offers sailings from Germany that appeal to travelers seeking relaxation, as well as active vacationers.

Popular routes include “Norway’s World Heritage” and the classic metropolitan route from Hamburg, AIDA said in a statement.

The AIDAprima will also offer a number of short sailings from Hamburg and Kiel starting in November 2025.

From late November until just before Christmas, the AIDAprima will set out from Kiel for Advent cruises, featuring a port call in Riga with the light festival Staro Riga.

The AIDAprima will feature Christmas treats and an Advent program onboard.

One-week cruises are also available. Seven- and eight-day holiday cruises are combinable with destinations including Copenhagen, Gothenburg, or Oslo.

Sailing to warmer regions without a flight, the AIDAprima is additionally offering a 23-day cruise roundtrip from Kiel to the Canary Islands. The “Great Winter Break Canary Islands,” features Madeira, Tenerife and Gran Canaria.

Highlights include the Timanfaya National Park in Lanzarote, the Pico del Teide and two days in Lisbon with a visit to Porto.

The company added that in March 2026, special events will be in focus, as the Biathlon World Cup will take place in Oslo, as well as the traditional Holmenkollen Ski Festival.

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1 injured after water slide glass breaks on Royal Caribbean cruise ship – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

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7 hours ago

August 8, 2025

Kevin Boulandier

(WSVN) – A person has been injured on board a Royal Caribbean cruise ship after the glass of a water slide they were riding broke.

The cruise ship said a piece of acrylic glass broke open as an adult was passing through the slide on the Icon of the Seas.

Video shared with 7News shows water coming out of a large gaping hole where the glass used to be.

In a statement, the cruise ship said: “Our team provided medical care to an adult guest when acrylic glass broke off a water slide as the guest passed through the slide. The guest is being treated for his injuries. The water slide is closed for the remainder of the sailing pending an investigation.”

According to the cruise ship, the guest is being treated for their injuries.

It’s unclear where the cruise ship was sailing to and from.

Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

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TUI’s popular cruise ship Mein Schiff 2 to visit Southampton

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7 hours ago

August 8, 2025

Ross Marshall

Launched in 2019, Mein Schiff 2 is one of TUI’s largest and most popular ships in its fleet and regularly carries almost 4,000 passengers and crew to dream holiday destinations around the globe.

Despite first launching more than six years ago and Southampton being the busiest cruise port in the UK, Mein Schiff 2 has never come to the city.

That is set to change next year as the ship will be making multiple callings in Southampton.

The first of which will be on May 12 with further callings in June, July, August and September.

In 2025, the ship has been taking passengers to Germany, Mallorca, France, Italy and Rome as well as many other places.

The ship will join Mein Schiff 3, which regularly docks in the city.

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Cruise Passenger Hurt After Waterslide Breaks on Ship

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7 hours ago

August 8, 2025

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Frank is a seasoned travel journalist with over a decade of experience covering hospitality, cruise, and air travel.

He has traveled extensively by land, sea, and air, collaborating with industry giants like Marriott, Hyatt, Disney, and Carnival Corp. His work has been featured in major international and industry publications across four continents.

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