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.
Only days after a viral video surfaced of the MSC Magnifica getting creative with her horns, Cunard has released a video of the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria wishing the Queen Mary 2 a happy birthday on their horns. The birthday wishes were exchanged earlier this week in Southampton, England, where the three Cunard shipsĀ convened […]
It would seem that MSC Cruises is giving Disney and Princess a run for their money when it comes to entertaining crowds with their ship horns. A YouTube video showing MSC Cruise’s MSC Magnifica playing the White Stripes “Seven Nation Army” on her horns has gone viral across the internet over the past few days. […]
Last week,Ā as Royal Caribbean announced plans to construct a fourth Oasis Class ship,Ā STX FranceĀ and Royal CaribbeanĀ celebrated the third Oasis Class ship’s keel laying ceremony. The ceremony, which marks a major milestone in the ship’s construction, was kicked off with the laying ofĀ a 1,000-ton block measuring 32-ft by 154-ft into the dry dock at Saint-Nazaire Shipyard. […]
Up until this past week, Royal Caribbean’s new all inclusive beverage packages were only offered aboard ships that were sailing on cruises four nights or longer. This restriction kept guests sailing on Royal Caribbean’s shorter voyages, most notably sailings to the Bahamas, from purchasing one of the drink packages. Now, Royal Caribbean has reversed this […]
Beginning in April 2015, Costa Cruises will begin offering sailings aboard the Coste Serena from Shanghai, China. The new sailings, which are accompanied by sailings aboard the Costa Victoria and Atlantica, will effectively increase Costa’s presence in the Asian market by 74%. The new sailings, which are expected to be available for booking in the […]
Today, at the keel laying of Royal Caribbean’s third Oasis Class ship in Saint-Nazaire,Ā France, the lineĀ announced a deal has been struck with STX France for the construction of a fourth Oasis Class ship. The fourth Oasis Class ship, which would follow a relatively similar design as her predecessors, is expected to be completed sometime in […]
Over the past few months, Royal Caribbean has taken significant steps to increase its presence in the Asia/Pacific cruise market with the deployment of new and larger ships to ports throughout China, Singapore, and Australia. Royal Caribbean is now set to again increase their presenceĀ in the Australian market with the seasonal deployment of Legend of […]
The ongoing salvage operation of the Costa Concordia was delayed today as one of the 19 pontoons attached to the ship’s side collapsed.Ā No injuries were reported due to the collapse. The pontoon, which had been welded to the Concordia’s side earlier this month, would assist in raising the ship out of the water with the […]
Windstar Cruises has officially launched their first non-sail ship following a christening ceremony yesterday in Barcelona. The new Star Pride, formerly the Seabourn Pride, underwent a major and complete renovation earlier this month in preparation for its transfer to the Windstar fleet. The entire ship has been completely redecorated and reconfigured to reflect Windstar’s premium, […]
Norwegian’s Norwegian Breakaway, which is celebrating its first birthday this week, experienced a minor delay this morning following a maintenance issue with one of the ship’s propulsion units. The ship, which began to experience the propulsion issues after entering New York Harbor, had contacted the United States Coast Guard for tug assistance early this morning. […]
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Celebrity’s Celebrity Equinox, which is currently undergoing drydock renovations in Cadiz, Spain, is set to debut two new dining and drink venues for the Celebrity fleet. The two new spaces, known as Gastrobar and Slush, will offer guests two new and unique spaces to enjoy specially crafted beers, drinks, and upscale bar food. Gastrobar, which […]