Oasis of the Seas & Allure of the Seas (Royal Caribbean) Editor Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ When Oasis of the Seas debuted in 2009, she carried some of the most innovative and groundbreaking amenities to be seen on a cruise ship. Many of the new amenities were primarily geared towards families, kids, and teenagers. These innovative amenities were carried over […]
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Oasis of the Seas & Allure of the Seas (Royal Caribbean) Editor Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ When Oasis of the Seas debuted in 2009, she carried some of the most innovative and groundbreaking amenities to be seen on a cruise ship. Many of the new amenities were primarily geared towards families, kids, and teenagers. These innovative […]
#1 “Your Time” Dining Originally pioneered by Norwegian Cruise Line as “Freestyle Cruising,” choosing your dining time, table mates, and restaurant have become an important aspect of cruising for many guests. Almost every cruise line offers some variation of this concept, giving guests the freedom to plan their cruise down to the minute. Not only […]
To help celebrate Thanksgiving, we here at Cruise Currents have pardoned a turkey, Tom. We have decided to send him on his first cruise through the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Alaska. Help Tom complete his cruise by becoming his personal navigator!
The morning began bright and early as we sailed towards our next port of call, Great Stirrup Cay. For those of you who may not know, Great Stirrup Cay is Norwegian Cruise Line’s private island, but we were able to borrow it for our sailing. Soon, we had lowered our anchors and the island’s tender, […]
We slowly arrived on the Space Coast early in the morning. As we began to dock, the Disney Dream and Carnival Sensation came into view, both docked on a turnaround day. Today would be a busy day, there was no time to disembark and tour the area. My morning began with a small breakfast from […]
Embarkation began at Terminal F at PortMiami in South Florida. Embarkation was relatively quick and smooth sailing. Within only a few minutes, we had checked in and we had embarked onboard the “newly Americanized” MSC Divina. Once onboard the MSC Divina, we settled into our balcony stateroom on deck 9. My first impression of the […]
Watch the MSC Divina arrive at Port Miami for the first time on Tuesday, November 19th. Cruise Currents’ Editor, Mike Faust, has been invited by MSC Cruises to cover the inaugural events and sailing of the MSC Divina. On Tuesday, Mike will be present at PortMiami to welcome the MSC Divina to her new home […]
As the cruise industry has grown, it seems the ships have grown with the increase of cruisers. Today, we have surpassed major milestones in shipbuilding and cruise lines continue to strive and raise the benchmark in onboard choices and ship options. To help keep track of the industry’s largest ships, here is the current listing […]
1 Night Press Sailing Ship: Vision of the Seas Embarkation: November 10th, Miami Disembarkation: November 11th, Miami Itinerary: Day 1: Miami, FL Day 2: Miami, FL Mike will be sailing aboard Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas for a one night preview sailing following Vision’s recent renovation in Cadiz, Spain. Mike will have the opportunity […]
The Juliet Balcony Found only onboard Holland America Line’s ms Eurodam, the category VT stateroom offers guests an arch shaped balcony, perfect for viewing beautiful ocean panoramas. The balcony is similar to the balcony found in the balcony scene in Romeo & Juliet.
Commercials are meant to convey a message and sell a product. For the travel industry, specifically the cruise industry, it can be tough. Cruise lines aren’t selling a single product, they are selling a vacation experience. Throughout the last year or so, a few of the cruise lines have launched commercials that I believe capture […]