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.
We’ve all heard the usual anti-cruise rhetoric claiming you will gain hundreds of pounds while on a cruise. Well, nowadays, this statement couldn’t be further from the truth. In today’s world, where soy products and supplements have become all the rage, cruise lines have taken significant steps to ensure healthy dining choices and fitness centers […]
Seasickness, otherwise known as motion sickness, can end the enjoyment of your cruise quicker than you might think. For some cruisers, even the slightest motion of the ship can bring on the undesirable symptoms of seasickness. Malaise, nausea, vomit, and headaches are never positively associated with a cruise, but can be the symptoms of seasickness. Luckily, […]
This past week, the industry’s premier global event, Cruise Shipping Miami, took place in Miami, Florida. Throughout the week, industry executives, special speakers, and industry specialists hosted panels, seminars, and workshops. During their downtime, the industry’s leaders and Onboard came together to show how happy the cruise industry is. Showing their best moves, some of […]
Today, Princess Cruises announced their Europe and Alaska deployments for the 2015 cruise season. The new year will see a number of Princess ships sailing in new markets and the addition of larger ships to rapidly growing regions. Europe will see the most changes between the two markets, offering Princess guests eight different ships throughout […]
Today, in preparation for Princess Cruise’s Diamond Princess’ second sailing season in Japan, the ship began a three week drydock at the Sembawang shipyard in Singapore. During the extensive $30 million drydock, the Diamond Princess will receive a number of new amenities designed for the Japanese market as well as a refresh to many of the […]
Today, in coordination with the Norwegian Escape’s homeport announcement, Norwegian Cruise Line has announced a number of deployments for the 2015/16 winter cruise season. The new deployments will see new ships in a number of regions and the return of Norwegian to South America. Caribbean, Bahamas, & Florida Norwegian Escape – Norwegian Escape will offer […]
Beginning in December 2014, Costa Cruises will deploy two ships, the Costa Mediterranea and the Costa Luminosa, to sail the Caribbean from Miami, Florida. The decision to base two ships in Miami will mark the first time since 2009 Costa has based two ships at a North American port at the same time. The Costa […]
Windstar Cruises has announced additional details on the line’s new class of motor yachts, the first of which is scheduled to debut on April 17, 2014. The line’s first new motor yacht, the Star Pride, is scheduled to be christened by Mrs. Nancy Anschutz, wife of Mr. Phillip Anschutz, owner of Xanterra Parks & Resorts, on […]
Today, Norwegian Cruise Line announced the Norwegian Escape will homeport year round in Miami, Florida when she debuts on November 14, 2015. While based in Miami, the ship will offer weekly seven night eastern Caribbean itineraries. The basing of the Norwegian Escape in Miami, Florida was originally reported by Cruise Currents in December 2013. Beginning […]
Earlier this week, I announced on Cruise Current’s social media accounts that I would be reporting from the 30th Cruise Shipping Miami industry convention in Miami, Florida. Unfortunately, following a long day of traveling on Monday, I was unable to make my connecting flight to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International. At the time, I was flying from […]
This past Sunday, the Tunisian government prevented a number of Israeli citizens from disembarking Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Jade while docked in Port of La Goulette, Tunis. Many of the Norwegian Jade’s passengers and many throughout the cruise industry expressed anger and disbelief at the unexplainable actions of the Tunisian government. Today, Norwegian Cruise Line, in […]
During this past week of the Queen Mary 2’s World Cruise, Captain Kevin Oprey took a short moment to enjoy the view from a rather interesting spot rather than the navigational bridge. [slideshow_deploy id=’16033′] According to Cunard, the Queen Mary 2 briefly dropped anchor off of the Bali Coast to stage the photographs of Captain Oprey. […]