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.
Princess Cruises has announced that the Sapphire Princess will begin offering cruises to Asia from China in 2014. The Sapphire Princess will begin the line’s first season of Asia cruises in May 2014, where she will offer guests itineraries throughout the Asia region. 4 itineraries will be offered, each ranging 3 and 7 nights, departing roundtrip […]
While sailing the Zuiderdam this past June, I had the opportunity to sit down for a one on one interview with Boban Zivkovic, Zuiderdam’s Hotel Director. During the interview, I had the chance to discuss Boban’s position, the crew aboard, and the tasks that need to be accomplished for moving a ship into a different […]
Celebrity Cruises has been forced to cancel four additional sailings aboard the Celebrity Millennium in order to make necessary repairs to the ship’s propulsion system. Celebrity has cancelled the Millennium’s August 23rd, 30th, September 6th, and 13th sailings. All guests who were booked on one of the cancelled sailings will receive a full refund and […]
Celebrity Millennium Update (Updated on 8/20 at 5:00pm) Original article: Click Here Statement from Celebrity Cruises: Our engineers, along with expert consultants from the motor’s manufacturer, and our Marine Operations team in Miami, have continued working around the clock to resolve the mechanical issue onboard Celebrity Millennium. Together, they have been doing everything they can to […]
The Celebrity Millennium is currently experiencing a mechanical problem with one of its propulsion units. In a statement sent to Cruise Currents by Celebrity Cruises, the mechanical problem and its expected impact is further explained: “Due to a mechanical problem in one of Celebrity Millennium’s two propulsion units, the ship returned to Ketchikan last night. The ship […]
The Costa Concordia is currently entering the final weeks of resting along the coast of Giglio. Later next month, the Costa Concordia will be raised from her final resting place. According to a report from CBS, final preparations for the ship’s raising will be completed this week. In order to raise the Costa Concordia, the […]
Prinsendam In Drydock, Greek Cruise Shortened A 14 night cruise through the Greek Isles aboard Holland America Line’s ms Prinsendam has been shortened to allow for necessary repairs to one of the ship’s stabilizers. The sailing, which is scheduled to depart on October 14th, will now sail a shortened itinerary. The Prinsendam will remain in […]
Earlier this week, Disney Cruise Line, Cunard, and P&O announced that smoking (including the use of e-cigarettes) will no longer be permitted on the ship’s private balconies. All three cruise lines cite customer feedback, recent guest surveys, and safety reasons as the motivation for the policy change. All three cruise lines previously allowed guests to smoke […]
Norwegian Cruise Line has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Belizean government to develop a new port of call in southern Belize. The new 75 acre port will be called Harvest Caye and will be developed for a pricetag of $50 million. Harvest Caye is made up of two adjoining islands, Stann Creek and Toledo […]
Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Breeze is not only Carnival’s latest ship, but one that marks a new direction for the cruise line. With a new design, new amenities, and a new overall feel – the Carnival Breeze is setting the course for the cruise line’s future. The Carnival Breeze entered service with Carnival in 2012 […]
2 scrapyard workers have been killed while attempting to right the Pacific Princess, which is currently listing at a scrapyard in Aliaga, Turkey. While under tow to the scrapyard, the former Love Boat took on water during a rough storm off the coast of Italy. The ship took on a considerable amount of water in […]
Today, Royal Caribbean welcomed its 50 millionth guest in their 45 year company history. The momentous occasion kicks off a year-long celebration honoring the cruise line’s guests, business partners, employees and crew. “For more than 45 years, Royal Caribbean’s guiding principle has been to deliver the WOW to our guests, providing them with experiences, services and […]