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.
Ship Background The Celebrity Solstice was the first of Celebrity Cruise’ Solstice Class ships. She debuted in 2008 with a completely new design, layout, and size compared to her older fleet mates. She was built in Papenburg, Germany by Meyer Werft. The Celebrity Solstice can accommodate up to 2,850 guests, has a GRT of 122,000, […]
Due to increasing tension in the Middle East, especially along the eastern Mediterranean shores, Holland America Line has cancelled the Israeli city calls for the Noordam’s current voyage. Holland America Line cites a potential war/attack breaking out between Syria and Israel if planned US military strikes on Syria are given the go ahead. Holland America […]
Carnival Funnel For the full history behind Carnival’s funnel, skip ahead to 23:28 in my recent interview I conducted with Joe Farcus, the designer of the Carnival funnel. Costa Funnel Costa’s funnel features the colors gold and blue, each with a unique symbolism behind their colors. Costa Cruises was founded in 1854, originally operating cargo ships around the […]
Local new stations in Mobile are reporting on a possible return of one cruise line to the now vacant Alabama Cruise Terminal in Mobile, Alabama. The cruise terminal has been without a cruise ship since Carnival Cruise Line’s pulled the then named, Elation, from the city in October 2011. No cruise ship has sailed either […]
Royal Caribbean has announced that beginning in 2014, they will deploy a second ship to the Port of Tampa. Along with the Brilliance of the Seas, the Vision of the Seas will begin sailing from Tampa in the fall of 2014. Vision of the Seas is scheduled to sail weekly, 7 night western Caribbean cruises from the port. She […]
Windstar Cruises will be investing an additional $3 million to renovate staterooms aboard the Wind Star and Wind Spirit, the line’s oldest yachts. The new renovated staterooms will introduce a new stateroom layout and new furniture to each stateroom. Each stateroom will have it’s current desk and vanity set-up replaced with a new sofa in […]
Cunard Line Cunard is offering guests special fares on select 12 night Mediterranean sailings aboard the line’s youngest ship, Queen Elizabeth. Guests can sail from less than $95 per day – plus receive free gratuities – when they book and make a deposit during Cunard’s Mediterranean Spotlight Sale beginning today through 3 September 2013. The special rate is being […]
MSC Cruises has announced that Gianni Onorato will serve as the new CEO of MSC Cruises beginning next week. Onorato has almost 30 years of experience in the cruise industry, most recently serving as Costa Cruise’s President for the past 9 years. He graduated from the Istituto Orientale of Naples with a degree in Foreign Languages and […]
Beginning in the winter of 2014, Royal Caribbean will once again sail to South America. Royal Caribbean’s Splendour of the Seas will sail roundtrip from Sao Paulo (Santos), Brazil on a variety of three to eight night South American cruises, calling in Buzios, Ilha Grande, and Ilhabela. Seven night Argentina and Uruguay cruises will call in Punta […]
Nowadays, many of the major cruise lines offer various beverage programs for their guests. Below is a rundown of the major cruise lines and their various beverages packages and programs. Carnival Cruise Lines Cheer’s – Offers guests 15 drinks a day including beers, wines, non-alcoholic cocktails, and soft drinks. Price: $49.95 per day. Bottomless Bubbles […]
Beginning next year, Holland America Line will offer guests a new itinerary sailing through the Baltic Sea. The new 12 night itinerary will sail roundtrip from Copenhagen aboard the ms Eurodam. During her sailing, the Eurodam will offer 3 ports with overnight calls. These overnight calls will be spent in Copenhagen, St. Petersburg, and Stockholm. […]
Well, I know many of you have been waiting for this for a while now, but here it is – the list of (computer generated, randomly selected) winners from the Cruise Currents 2nd Birthday Raffle. The raffle had a great turnout this year and even helped push our social media networks over major milestones. Thank […]