Cruise News LIVE 🚢 New Itineraries, Rising Fees & Is Aussie Cruising in Trouble?

Welcome back to Deb & Matt Chat LIVE 🚢 This week we’re breaking down some of the biggest cruise industry updates — from new itineraries and ship changes to rising costs and what’s really happening in the Australian cruise market. 🗞️ This week’s cruise news: 🇯🇵 Princess Cruises expands Japan & Asia season A huge new deployment with ships homeporting in Tokyo and dozens of itineraries across Asia 🇫🇯 Fiji Princess to be retired after grounding Following a recent incident, the ship will be removed from service and replaced with a new vessel 💸 MSC raises gratuities Passengers will see higher daily service charges, with more increases expected across the industry ⛽ Fuel surcharge concerns return Cruise executives warn rising fuel costs could impact pricing and future cruise fares 🇦🇺 CLIA report: Record demand BUT warning signs Australians are cruising in record numbers — but the industry warns Australia is losing ships and competitiveness 🌏 StarCruises boosts Asian itineraries New flexible itineraries and extended port stays across Asia for 2026 💬 Join us LIVE as we break it all down! 👉 Are cruise prices about to rise again? 👉 Is Australia losing its place as a cruise destination? 👉 Would you cruise Asia over the South Pacific? 👍 Like & Subscribe for weekly cruise news 📺 Deb & Matt Chat — Life, Cruise & Travel Key topics this week include: Cruise news 2026, Cruise price increases, Cruise gratuities increase, Princess Japan cruise season 2027 and 2028 , Fiji Princess Retirement, Cruise Industry in Australia, clia report australia cruise, cruise fuel surcharge and More Asian cruises 2026, cruise updates live