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.
On Sunday, Fred Olsen’s Boudicca returned to the port of Greenock, Scotland with around 170 passengers on board who had contracted Norovirus. When the ship arrived in Greenock, the ship was greeted by ambulances waiting to take sick passengers to local hospitals and a crew 348 crew, ready to clean the ship. Passengers told reporters […]
It’s no surprise that the Embark team is into lists. The biggest list that we have in our office is our product roadmap – where we list our features and to-do’s on a Google doc. All features are noted with a simple explanation, a link to its detailed specs and target date to release. The […]
Earlier today, the MSC Divinawas delivered to MSC Cruises at STX Shipyards, Saint-Nazaire, France yard. The MSC Divina is now MSC Cruises newest and largest ship with a total tonnage of 139,400, a length of 1,092 feet, and the ability to accommodate 3,959 passengers . The flags of STX Shipyards were lowered today, while MSC Cruises raised their […]
Hi Everybody! It’s Jennifer, and I wanted to give you a really interesting blog that I hope you enjoy! This blog will be about a man named Mario Salcedo who has been on a total of 640 cruises. Out of the 640 cruises that he’s been on, April 30th, 2012 he went on his 500th […]
Earlier today, a couple who was sailing on board the SeabournSojourn was disembarked after the wife refused to attend the mandatory muster drill. The couple was traveling on 3 back to back cruises on board the Seabourn Sojourn and only the woman’s husband showed up for the mandatory muster drill, while the wife claimed she wasn’t feeling […]
The following is the official press release I received from Carnival Cruises… Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Caribbean’s newest destination, the $65 million Amber Cove Cruise Center, were held yesterday in the Dominican Republic at the project site on the Bay of Maimon located near Puerto Plata in the country’s North […]
Remember when the Star Princess ignored a small fishing boat’s distress call, resulting in 2 deaths? Well, now the remaining survivor, Adrian Vasquez, is suing Princess Cruises. Vasquez, who was aboard the boat 50 Cents when the Star Princess passed by them, filed the negligence suit in a court in Miami, Fl last week claiming that… “had clear […]
It is now being reported that there is an apparent norovirus outbreak on board Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Freedom. 5:10pm (5/14): Earlier today there were rumors of a death of a passenger as a result of the Norovirus outbreak. There was in fact a death on board the Carnival Freedom, but it was unrelated to […]
MIAMI – May 10, 2012 – The first piece of steel was cut at MEYER WERFT in Papenburg, Germany on Friday, May 4, for the construction of Norwegian Getaway, the second of two new Freestyle Cruising® ships for Norwegian Cruise Line, set for delivery in spring 2014. Norwegian Cruise Line and MEYER WERFT executives watched as the first plate of […]
Earlier this week, Costa Cruises hinted at a possible order for a second “Super Costa” ship along with the originally planed ship which would launch a new class of ships for Costa Cruises. This ship would be the second ship in the new “Super Costa” class, if she is ordered. She will weigh around 132,500 tons and […]
Ep. 47 Cruise News and Ship Tours This week I joined Kaleigh and James on Cruize Cast to discuss some cruise news and my recent trip to Cruise3Sixty. I had a lot of fun talking about my ship tours and experiences at Cruise3Sixty so please check it out! To check out more of Cruize Cast, […]
Here is the official press release we received today from Norwegian Cruise Line… MIAMI – May 8, 2012 – Norwegian Cruise Line executives and officials from MEYER WERFT took part in the Keel Laying Ceremony of Norwegian Breakaway at the ship yard in Papenburg, Germany on Friday, May 4. During the official ceremony, the first of 73 blocks […]