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Fort Lauderdale – November 06, 2026 -- Princess Cruises is offering up to 50% off cruise fares, up to $400 in instant savings and free fares for third and fourth guests in its annual "Blue Friday" sale, running November 6 through December 7, 2026.

What the Blue Friday sale includes

The free third and fourth guest fares apply to select voyages, and taxes and fees apply. Some restrictions apply, and standard terms and conditions cover all bookings. The sale spans voyages to Alaska, Northern Europe, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. The booking window is longer than a single Black Friday weekend, so travelers have more time to compare itineraries and staterooms.

Marie Lee, Princess Cruises Chief Marketing Officer, framed the promotion around gifting experiences instead of things. She named Alaska, Europe and Japan as destinations for first-timers, alongside return trips to familiar ports.

Fort Lauderdale – October 31, 2026 -- Royal Princess has left a two-week Singapore drydock with an Irish pub, 20 new cabins, a premium all-inclusive Sanctuary Collection and a redesigned casino, ahead of a summer season sailing from Sydney.

Sanctuary Collection arrives on the 3,595-guest ship

The October 16-30 refit brings the all-inclusive Sanctuary Collection to Royal Princess, part of a rollout to five Royal-Class ships. It includes access to the Sanctuary Club, elevated amenities and personalized service. Newly built ocean-view staterooms can now be booked in the collection, alongside suites, mini-suites, deluxe balcony and balcony staterooms.

The Sanctuary Restaurant, open only to Sanctuary Collection guests, now operates on deck 6 next to the Concerto Dining Room. The Sanctuary Club joins the collection on April 22, 2027. Until then, adult guests 16 and older can preview it. The space was formerly the Retreat Pool and The Sanctuary.

Fort Lauderdale – October 22, 2026 -- Braid 1.9.5, a free local AI workspace for macOS, Windows and Linux, now works with vLLM, LM Studio and other OpenAI-compatible local inference servers in addition to Ollama.

Users choose how their models run

Developer Intersignal says the update lets people pick their own inference setup while staying inside Braid for conversations, sharing selected context between approved computers, and preparing publications. A clearer "Chat with Local AI" entry point helps new users get started on a single computer, and additional rigs can be connected as their needs grow. Streaming responses now display readable Markdown and code formatting.

"Bring your models. Braid brings the workspace," said David Seaman, founder of Intersignal.

Fort Lauderdale – October 15, 2026 -- Adults shopping for autoflower cannabis seeds online now have an updated 2026 buyer's guide from Homegrown Cannabis Co. It covers genetics, seed selection, supplier transparency and what to review before choosing a seed company.

Autoflowers flower by age, not by light

Photoperiod cannabis plants begin flowering when the light cycle changes. Autoflower plants carry ruderalis genetics, so they flower based on age instead. According to the guide, most varieties finish in about seven to 11 weeks from seed and stay compact. That makes them a practical fit for small spaces and beginner growers.

Five details the guide says a good listing should include

The company says buyers comparing seed listings should look for:

Seattle – October 15, 2026 -- Holland America Line is offering up to 50% off cruise fares on select 2026 holiday sailings, which include Thanksgiving dinner, Brunch with Santa and a Christmas Eve Feast of the Seven Fishes at sea. The celebrations run across Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year's voyages.

Ships get decorated, and New Year's Eve ends with a champagne toast

Whether a ship is in the Caribbean, Antarctica or Australia, the line promises seasonal décor, ceremonial tree lightings and special programming. Entertainment includes carol singing, holiday movies, crew performances and family activities. A New Year's Eve celebration welcomes 2027 with parties across the ships and a champagne toast.

Shipboard culinary teams also build gingerbread villages. Each ship gets its own design, and the teams spend hours planning, baking and assembling the pieces.

Fort Lauderdale – October 15, 2026 -- Cruise travelers who want a resort day ashore can choose from more than 100 resort partners across 30+ cruise ports through Resort for a Day, which just won a 2026 Travel Weekly Gold Magellan Award.

The company took gold in the Tour Operators – Overall | Service category. Its entry, titled "Service Built on Trust, Transparency and Reliability," focused on making resort day passes easier to book for cruise passengers planning their time ashore.

Magellan judges reviewed service across the travel industry

Travel Weekly presents the Magellan Awards annually to recognize design, marketing and services in travel. A panel of experienced travel professionals judges the entries against standards set by Travel Weekly and that panel.

Fort Lauderdale – October 13, 2026 -- Princess Cruises has put its 2028–2029 Americas season on sale, with more than 250 departures ranging from four-day West Coast getaways to a new 64-day Circle South America voyage. An Early Booking Bonus is available through February 16, 2027.

The Amazon returns and a 64-day loop debuts

Princess will cruise the Amazon River for the first time since 2014, with scenic cruising and a call to Santarém, Brazil. Coral Princess debuts the 64-day Circle South America itinerary, which combines Antarctica, the Amazon and a transit through the historic Panama Canal locks.

Fort Lauderdale – October 12, 2026 -- Buying crypto with cash just got cheaper for Americans near one of 400-plus new machines: Lowest Fee Bitcoin ATMs has launched with a flat 5% fee on every purchase, compared with the 12% to 15% typical at Bitcoin ATMs and 20% or more at some of the largest national operators.

The machines sit in convenience stores, gas stations and shopping centers in Florida, California, Arizona, Texas and other states. They sell Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and the dollar-pegged stablecoins Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC) for cash.

The fee and rate appear on screen before you confirm

Customers see the fee and exchange rate before confirming a purchase. Funds go directly to the customer's own digital wallet, and the company never holds them. Quincy Mathis, the company's Operations Manager, said the cost at many ATMs is often buried in the exchange rate rather than shown as a fee.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – October 07, 2026 -- Atlas Ocean Voyages has announced its 2028/29 Antarctica season, adding 25 yacht-style expeditions that sail from October 2028 through March 2029.

Drake Fly & Sail departures double from two to four trips

The company's popular Drake Fly & Sail program, which pairs a sea crossing of the Drake Passage with a private charter flight for the return leg, expands from two departures in 2027/28 to four nine-night voyages in the new season. Atlas also continues its seven-night Drake Express trips, which fly guests across the Drake Passage in both directions for six full days exploring the Antarctic Peninsula, alongside nine-night Antarctic Discovery voyages that make the classic roundtrip sea crossing.

Celebration, Fla. – October 07, 2026 -- Disney Cruise Line will launch its newest ship, the Disney Believe, on December 18, 2027, sailing from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. General bookings open October 19, 2026.

The ship will offer four- and five-night sailings to the Caribbean and The Bahamas, with stops at Disney Castaway Cay and Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point. It is the fourth vessel in the Wish class, joining the Disney Wish, Disney Treasure and Disney Destiny, as the fleet grows to 13 ships by late 2030.