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.
Months after cruise lines first began boycotting Mazatlan, we’ve been wondering: What’s going on these days in the Mexican Riviera port? Mazatlan was once a popular port of call on Mexican Riviera cruise itineraries. But in the wake of widely publicized crime events earlier this year — including a visitor shot in the leg and […]
Norwegian Cruise Line is the latest of four lines to cancel parasailing trips in St. Thomas, following an accident that killed one passenger and left another critically injured. Norwegian has decided to suspend all such excursions Caribbean-wide. Carnival Cruise Lines has also canceled its parasailing excursions in St. Thomas, and Celebrity Cruises has canceled its similar trips in the Caribbean indefinitely. Royal […]
Bermuda has lost another cruise ship. A few weeks after officials learned Carnival would be trimming its calls to one in 2012, Holland America has announced that Veendam won’t be returning for the 2013 summer season. “We will continue to call in Hamilton occasionally on other itineraries,” said the line in a statement. “The 2012 season will mark three years of Bermuda cruising roundtrip […]
Mikey and I are having #TalkTravel tonight at 7:35. Please come! It starts in 10 minutes and the topic is cruising activities
Carnival Cruise Lines is the latest of three lines to cancel parasailing trips in St. Thomas, following an accident that killed one passenger and left another critically injured. Celebrity Cruises, meanwhile, has canceled all parasailing trips in the Caribbean indefinitely. Royal Caribbean, Celebrity’s sister line, has followed suit. A 60-year-old passenger sailing on Celebrity Eclipse, who the Virgin Island Daily News identified as […]
A trip to the Panama Canal offers travelers a unique unforgettable experience that cannot be repeated anywhere in the world. What better way to experience the ‘Big Ditch’ than in the comfort and luxury of a stunning cruise ship? Cruisers have the option to transit the Canal eastbound or westbound, any time of year, on […]
Celebrity Cruises has canceled all parasailing trips in the Caribbean — indefinitely — following an accident in St. Thomas that left one passenger dead and another critically injured. Royal Caribbean, Celebrity’s sister line, has followed suit. A 60-year-old passenger sailing on Celebrity Eclipse, who the Virgin Island Daily News identified as Bernice Kraftcheck, 60, died as a […]
A news source in the U.S. Virgin Islands reports that two passengers from the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship were involved in a serious para sailing accident on Tuesday in St. Thomas. The incident occurred late Tuesday afternoon while the passengers were on an excursion. One of the passengers died, and the other was seriously injured and remains hospitalized. There are comments […]
It was a Galveston tourist official’s dream-come-true Sunday afternoon. With the gigantic Carnival Magic cruise ship in the background, Maroon 5 rocked a crowd of several thousand along Pier 21 to celebrate the new boat’s arrival in Texas on a picture-perfect day. The stage was so close to the water that pleasure boats with excited spectators hovered […]
A maitre d’ on Carnival Magic was assaulted yesterday evening by one of the ship’s dining room waiters. In a statement provided to Cruise Critic, Carnival said that “another employee witnessed the assault and held the dining room waiter until shipboard security arrived. The maitre d’ is recovering and is expected to be back at […]
Hello everybody! It’s Jennifer and I am sorry I could not blog yesterday because I was a little sick. Today’s blog will be about the new movie Jack and Jill with a few scenes including Allure of the Seas. I have not actually seen the movie but I heard it was pretty funny! As I […]
Now I do have many more favorites, but these are my all time favorite! Have a great Thursday everyone! -Mikey