Mike Faust is an avid world traveler, often found traversing city streets in Asia and Europe rather than his home city of Boca Raton. Mike has touched down in 39 countries, set sail on 35 cruises, and flown over 400,000 lifetime miles.
Waiting for prices to come down before booking Royal Caribbean’s much-ballyhooed Allure of the Seas? You could be waiting for some time. A year after its debut, the 225,282-ton vessel and its slightly older sister, Oasis of the Seas — the world’s largest cruise ships — continue to command significant price premiums versus most other […]
The Muppets will board Disney Cruise Line when the new Disney Fantasy cruise ship debuts in March. The Jim Henson creations, now owned by Walt Disney Co., will be featured in an interactive game called “The Case of the Stolen Show” on the Fantasy. The background story will involve the characters’ props being missing — including Kermit’s banjo, Animal’s drum […]
Hello! It’s Jordan again. For this weeks Destination Talk, I thought I would discuss St Thomas. I have to admit, St Thomas wasn’t my favourite port of call when I went on Oasis of the Seas in January 2010, but it is very unique. I loved the relaxed vibe and tranquility of the Island. This […]
Two Americans vacationing this week on a Celebrity Cruises ship were left behind in St. Kitts after they allegedly were caught with marijuana in their cabin, a local news outlet on the island reports. The St. Kitts Observer says William Donovan and Shari Hoffman of Los Angeles were not allowed back on board the Celebrity Eclipse on Wednesday […]
The Cruise Like A Norwegian song is now available on our Cruise Ship Sounds page, you can listen to it by clicking HERE. I hope you enjoy it! -Mikey
Should every cabin on a cruise ship come with an iPad? At least one major line is giving the idea a try. Royal Caribbean this week announced it would have an iPad in every cabin of the 1,804-passenger Splendour of the Seas by mid-February in what it’s billing as an industry first, and it’ll add […]
From April 2012, P&O Cruises will replace its traditional method of tipping — passengers distributing envelopes to crewmembers at the end of the cruise — with fixed-rate tipping, automatically added to passenger bills at the rate of £3.10 per person, per day. According to P&O’s Managing Director Carol Marlow, the policy is aimed at reducing “awkwardness and […]
Costa Cruises has placed a new order with San Giorgio del Porto shipyard in Genoa for major restyling operations on the ship Costa Romantica (53,000 gross tonnage and 1,697 total Guests), presently operating for the Costa fleet. Costa Cruises is investing a total of around 90 million euros for this work. San Giorgio del Porto […]
Low water levels on sections of Europe’s Rhine and Danube Rivers caused by a late-season drought are threatening to turn upcoming Christmas markets cruises into bus tours. On the precipice of the Christmas markets season, which begins in earnest next week, river lines from Avalon Waterways to Viking have already reported impacts to itineraries. For example, on two recent sailings, Avalon […]
Welcome to Destinations Talk! My name’s Jordan and I’m the new Co-Blogger on Mikey’s site! I have just been on a cruise onboard Grandeur of the Seas in October and so I thought what better way to start this topic, than choosing my favourite port of call from the cruise, Gibraltar! Information and History… Gibraltar […]
Heavenly Father, on Thanksgiving Day We bow our hearts to You and pray. We give You thanks for all You’ve done Especially for the gift of Jesus, Your Son. For beauty in nature, Your glory we see For joy and health, friends and family, For daily provision, Your mercy and care These are the blessings You […]
First it was Carnival, then it was Holland America — now Princess Cruises has announced it is cutting trips to Bermuda. For the last three years the Caribbean Princess has been a regular caller to the island, bringing in more than 3,000 passengers a time. But next year the Caribbean Princess will make one solitary […]