Episode notes
TUI Cruises cancels Arabian Gulf sailings for Mein Schiff 4 and Mein Schiff 5 after airspace closures and a drone strike near Abu Dhabi leave thousands of passengers stranded. Dense fog in Jacksonville delays Carnival Elation boarding by three hours on a routine Bahamas turnaround. And Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings charters the Seven Seas Navigator to become Avora Lumina, a floating residential ship launching a three-year world voyage in 2028.
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