Lindblad Expeditions is making a serious play at the luxury river cruise market, signing a multi-year charter deal with Transcend Cruises for an initial period until at least 2028.

Unforgettable Croatia has updated its restaurant guide for the 2025 season, with the new edition featuring 55 stand-out dining spots along Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast and nearby destinations.

Celebrity Xcel will enter service earlier than initially planned, Celebrity Cruises has confirmed, with the 3,260-guest vessel to sail a short preview cruise ahead of its maiden voyage in November.

Luxury hotel brand, Waldorf Astoria, is entering the cruising sector. The latest ultra-luxury hospitality brand to do so, joining the likes of The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, Four Seasons, Aman and Orient-Express.

A major overhaul of Oceania Cruises’ onboard entertainment program will roll out across all eight ships in its fleet, with the refresh timed to coincide with the July launch of the cruise line’s newest vessel, Oceania Allura.

Silversea has officially embarked on its most expansive Mediterranean season to date, with Silver Ray’s Lisbon departure on 15 April marking the start of an extraordinary deployment.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises has appointed Anji Montgomerie as Senior Business Development Manager for Queensland and the Northern Territory as the ultra-luxury cruise line enters an “exciting new phase”.

Pearl Expeditions, the venture between the Paspaley family and Australian cruising doyenne, Sarina Bratton AM, has appointed Mick Fogg as General Manager and Head of Sustainability for the operation.

A&K Travel Group expects to take delivery of its new Peruvian Amazon riverboat in July,  LATTE can confirm. Speaking exclusively with LATTE earlier this month in Melbourne, Cristina Levis, CEO of Abercrombie & Kent Travel Group noted that there had been a “little delay” to the A&K Sanctuary vessel due to recent flooding in the Amazon that extended for several weeks.

Ecuador’s Via Natura DMC has confirmed the completion of its highly-anticipated ultra-luxury superyacht, the Hermes Mega Catamaran. Billed as the ‘World’s Largest Commercial Catamaran’, Via Natura showcased the 12 suite Hermes to industry partners in Guayaquil, Ecuador last week.

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection has made several strategic appointments and internal promotions across its global sales team, underscoring the brand’s ongoing investment in commercial growth and its commitment to delivering best-in-class service to travel partners worldwide.