Carnival Cruise Line’s is set to become Galveston’s largest cruise line following the announcement of Carnival Freedom’s deployment to the Texan port beginning in February 2015. The Carnival Freedom, which will be joined by fleet mates Carnival Magic and Carnival Triumph, will begin sailing from Galveston in February 2015. The ship will offer year round, seven night sailings to […]
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced the line’s largest ship, the Norwegian Epic, will sail two sailings from the port of Southampton during the fall of 2015. The two sailings will include one six and one seven night Iberian Peninsula itinerary. The six night itinerary will depart Barcelona, Spain on September 20, 2015 and arrive in Southampton […]
Next December, Princess Cruises will reach its 50th anniversary, five decades after the inaugural sailing aboard the Patricia Princess set sail to Mexico. To celebrate the momentous occasion, Princess Cruises has planned an exclusive, one-time anniversary sailing to Mexico. The anniversary sailing, which will set sail on December 3, 2015, will be celebrated aboard the […]
Holland America Line’s poolside Terrace Grill will undergo a major update this year as the line transforms the space into a gourmet bistro-style grill. The new grill, which will be rebranded as “Dive-In at the Terrace Grill,” will receive a complete makeover of its space on the Lido deck as well as the menu. The new menu will […]
Over the weekend, Carnival Cruise Line’s newly transformed Carnival Sunshine set sail on her inaugural sailing from Port Canaveral, her new year round homeport. As the Carnival Sunshine departed Port Canaveral towards the Caribbean, the ship and her guests were greeted by a large crowd along the channel at Jetty Park. The crowd cheered and […]
Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Miracle is reportedly suffering minor propulsion issues, which has forced the ship to sail at a reduced speed until the issue can be fully evaluated and repaired in drydock. Carnival has stated the line will not drydock the Carnival Miracle until its previously scheduled drydock in early 2015 in order to […]
Carnival Cruise Line’s, whose current children’s program, Camp Carnival, has consistently ranked as one of the top programs at sea for children, will soon undergo a major revamp and renaming. The newly named Camp Ocean will debut aboard the Carnival Freedom this May as a new, marine themed child only club, offering an array of […]
Following the announcement of Quantum of the Seas deployment to Shanghai, Royal Caribbean has announced a number of redeployments throughout the world to accommodate the moving ships. Initially, Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas will take over the scheduled summer sailings to Bermuda, the Caribbean, and Canada and New England from Bayonne during the summer of […]
Today, Royal Caribbean has shown a major sign of confidence in the growing Asian cruise market. Beginning in May 2015, Royal Caribbean’s soon to be newest ship, the Quantum of the Seas, will relocate to Shanghai (Baoshan), China for year round sailings throughout Asia. The Quantum of the Seas will be the largest and newest cruise […]
New Orlean’s newest and largest based ship, the Carnival Dream, set sail on her inaugural sailing from the port yesterday afternoon. The inaugural sailing will call on Costa Maya, Roatan, and Cozumel, before returning to the Big Easy to kick off her new season of weekly Caribbean and Bahamas sailings from the port. The Carnival […]
AIDA Cruise’s soon to be newest ship, the AIDAprima, will now be delivered six months later than originally scheduled. The new prototype ship, AIDAprima, is currently under construction at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries located in Nagasaki, Japan. The yard recently confirmed the extended delay, citing required, additional construction time for the delay. The AIDAprima is a brand […]
Costa Cruises has announced plans to celebrate the 2014 FIFA World Cup throughout their fleet with a number of exciting soccer themed activities and television broadcasts of the matches. Costa Cruises is currently planning to broadcast the matches across their 12 ship fleet, broadcasting each match either on the ship’s poolside movie screen, the main […]