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Disney Fantasy has completed a 10-night Southern Caribbean cruise and returned to its homeport of Port Canaveral after visiting six destinations, including two Disney private islands. This was the ship’s longest itinerary of the year, operating roundtrip from Central Florida and highlighting Disney Cruise Line’s expanded Caribbean reach.

Royal Caribbean has extended its suspension of calls to its private Haitian destination Labadee through June 2027, citing ongoing security and safety concerns in Haiti. The pause, originally in place through late 2026, now pushes Labadee’s earliest possible return to service into mid-2027, with affected itineraries re-routed to alternative Caribbean ports.

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises will add three new ships to its fleet in 2028—S.S. Helen, S.S. Clara and Mekong Mystique—as part of a broader, investment-backed expansion strategy. The vessels will sail the Danube, Rhine and Mekong respectively and are designed to reflect the art, history and culture of their regions, bringing Uniworld’s global fleet to 22 ships once both the 2027 and 2028 additions are delivered. Bookings for Uniworld’s 2028 season, including these new ships, are already open.

Internal data from 247 Travel Partner Desk indicates that specialised travel agents achieved resolution quality rates of up to 90%, compared with 69% for AI-only services. The article Travel agents outperform AI during Europe’s heatwave disruptions first appeared in TravelDailyNews International .

Loveholidays' head of strategy discusses dynamic packaging growth and AI usage in this interview at Phocuswright Europe 2026.

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