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.
MSC Cruises has announced the MSC Orchestra will become the first ship in their fleet to go “down under.” The MSC Orchestra will make the line’s inaugural call in Australia during a special 33 night Indian Ocean sailing in 2015. Departing on February 21, 2015 from Dubai, the ship will call in India, Thailand, Malaysia, […]
Earlier this week, passengers from the Carnival Triumph’s February 2013 sailing that lost power after suffering a small engine room fire filed a lawsuit against Carnival, claiming the cruise line knew of the dangers that lie ahead. The lawsuit claims that the Carnival Triumph should have never set sail from Galveston in February, as the […]
Along with a new discovery of human remains near the Costa Concordia this morning, new developments have emerged in the trials of a number of Costa Concordia crew and the future plans of the submerged ship. The first major development is in the trial of the Costa Concordia’s former captain, Francesco Schettino. First Officer of the […]
Additional human remains have been discovered by divers searching for the two remaining bodies of Russel Rebello and Maria Grazia Trecarichi near the wreck of the Costa Concordia. While Italian officials are neither confirming nor denying the remains belong to Rebello nor Trecarichi, officials have ordered for the remains to be tested for a DNA match. […]
The Celebrity Constellation has been delayed from departing Key West today, due to an issue with one of the ship’s engines. Due to the engine issue and the maintenance required to rectify the situation, the ship has been forced to postpone it’s departure from Key West until 1o pm today. This delay in departure has […]
Earlier last week, a security officer from Holland America Line’s Nieuw Amsterdam saved a passenger who had fallen off of the pier in Grand Turk. A 70 year old guest returning to the Nieuw Amsterdam reportedly fell off of the pier and began to struggle in the water. Upon seeing this incident, Nieuw Amsterdam security […]
American Cruise Lines has announced the order of four new riverboats, scheduled to debut between 2015 and 2017. The first two riverboats are already under construction, with the first riverboat debuting in spring of 2015. The two new riverboats will carry between 150 and 200 guests and will cruise the Mississippi River system and the Columbia […]
Norwegian Announces Summer 2015 Itineraries Yesterday, Norwegian Cruise Line announced their itineraries and deployment for the 2015 summer cruise season. The lineup for 2015 is very similar to 2014, offering guests four ships in Europe, three in Alaska, two in Bermuda, and one in the Caribbean, Bahamas, and Hawaii. The deployments in each region will […]
Earlier yesterday, multiple sources began to report that Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas had apparently sailed from Nassau, Bahamas with one less lifeboat. Today, sources are reporting on a similar incident that occurred on Royal Caribbean’s Legend of the Seas only a few weeks ago. According to our sources, these incidents aboard the Allure […]
Carnival Cruise Lines has announced that they have partnered up with Dr. Seuss Enterprises to bring the world of Seuss to sea. The new Seuss At Sea program will offer guests a variety of youth, family, dining and entertainment experiences centered around the world of Seuss. Guests will have the opportunity to dine with the Cat […]
The MSC Divina is one of MSC’s newest ships, debuting in 2012. The MSC Divina is a member of the line’s Fantasia Class ships and has been specially tailored towards the North American market as she begins her year round season in the Caribbean. As one of the larger ship’s in the industry, she has […]
Costa’s Costa Luminosa made her maiden turnaround in PortMiami this past weekend, marking the first of many 10 night sailings being offered to the Caribbean this season by Costa. During Costa Luminosa’s Caribbean season, guests will call at Nassau or Freeport, Grand Turk or Princess Cays, Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman, Roatan, and Cozumel, Mexico. These ports […]