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.
(7:37 pm) Reports surfacing across multiple cruise websites and social networks reporting the drowning of one young boy and a near drowning of another aboard the Norwegian Breakaway have been confirmed by Norwegian Cruise Line late Monday night. Reports of the drowning events began to surface Monday afternoon on multiple cruise forums and social media […]
3:00 pm Update: The Caribbean Princess departed the Port of Houston approximately at 1:30 pm. The Carnival Magic has begun its entrance into the Port of Galveston. The Carnival Magic will begin embarking guests at 5:30 pm and will sail from the port at approximately 8:30 pm. Earlier: Heavy fog along the Texas coast has […]
For cruisers who are avid fans of Dancing with the Stars or have a secret crush on Joey Fatone, Sabrina Bryan, or Derek Hough, a Dancing with the Stars At Sea theme cruise aboard Holland America Line may be the perfect sailing for you. Dancing with the Stars The main attraction of the Dancing with […]
This Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos will face off in New Jersey in Super Bowl XLVIII. While many Americans prepare for this yearly ritual, some cruise lines have already begun tailgating for their home town team. Some of the most popular cruise lines, Holland America Line, Seabourn, and Windstar Cruises, are based […]
Earlier this evening, Carnival Cruise Lines reported that the Carnival Triumph experienced an eight minute power failure while sailing between Cozumel, Mexico and Galveston, Texas. According to Carnival, the Carnival Triumph experienced the short power failure after an electrical breaker suffered a failure. As designed, the ship’s emergency power systems immediately kicked in as the […]
Last night, the Caribbean Princess returned to the Port of Houston, cutting short her current sailing by one day. The ship wasn’t due back in the port until Saturday, the 1st, but returned early to avoid heavy fog, which will most likely shut the port down tomorrow morning. Passengers were disembarked this past evening and […]
Carnival Cruise Lines has announced that the line will resume year round sailings from Baltimore beginning in March 2015. The line has decided to base the Carnival Pride in Baltimore through 2015 after a short season sailing from Tampa this winter. Upon the Pride’s return to the port, Carnival will begin offering various seven night […]
A number of Cruise Critic members have reported a fire and evacuation aboard P&O’s Azura. The reports were posted on the Critic Critic message boards earlier this week and have so far been unnoticed with the exception of a news report by Cruise Critic. Reports from board members cite two different alleged incidents, both occurring earlier […]
As the Norwegian Getaway sailed into New York Harbor earlier today from a short preview sailing, the ship was welcomed by an unusual powder white substance unbeknownst to many other cruise ships. Unfortunately for the tropical themed Norwegian Getaway, she was quickly cloaked in a blanket of snow, forcing many guests to remain inside and […]
During the January 12th Dancing with the Stars At Sea Championship Sailing, the stars and celebrities from the hit television show graced the Nieuw Amsterdam’s stage for a special performance at sea. Donning costumes from the show, Joey Fatone, Sabrina Bryan, Carson Kressley, Tristan MacManamus, and many others had the showroom jumping with moves and […]
Norovirus has become an infectious topic lately throughout the news and media. Many news outlets have led their viewers to believe that the norovirus is a dangerous virus only found aboard cruise ships. This misconception couldn’t be further from the truth. To help break down the half truths and to share some helpful information, Cruise […]
Royal Caribbean International’s Chairman, Richard Fain, today announced the line would not opt to build a new ship for either Royal Caribbean nor Celebrity Cruises for 2017. Prior to the announcement, Royal Caribbean International had the option to build a fourth Quantum Class ship or a sixth Solstice Class ship with a delivery date of […]