This Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos will face off in New Jersey in Super Bowl XLVIII. While many Americans prepare for this yearly ritual, some cruise lines have already begun tailgating for their home town team. Some of the most popular cruise lines, Holland America Line, Seabourn, and Windstar Cruises, are based […]
Earlier this evening, Carnival Cruise Lines reported that the Carnival Triumph experienced an eight minute power failure while sailing between Cozumel, Mexico and Galveston, Texas. According to Carnival, the Carnival Triumph experienced the short power failure after an electrical breaker suffered a failure. As designed, the ship’s emergency power systems immediately kicked in as the […]
Last night, the Caribbean Princess returned to the Port of Houston, cutting short her current sailing by one day. The ship wasn’t due back in the port until Saturday, the 1st, but returned early to avoid heavy fog, which will most likely shut the port down tomorrow morning. Passengers were disembarked this past evening and […]
Carnival Cruise Lines has announced that the line will resume year round sailings from Baltimore beginning in March 2015. The line has decided to base the Carnival Pride in Baltimore through 2015 after a short season sailing from Tampa this winter. Upon the Pride’s return to the port, Carnival will begin offering various seven night […]
A number of Cruise Critic members have reported a fire and evacuation aboard P&O’s Azura. The reports were posted on the Critic Critic message boards earlier this week and have so far been unnoticed with the exception of a news report by Cruise Critic. Reports from board members cite two different alleged incidents, both occurring earlier […]
Royal Caribbean International’s Chairman, Richard Fain, today announced the line would not opt to build a new ship for either Royal Caribbean nor Celebrity Cruises for 2017. Prior to the announcement, Royal Caribbean International had the option to build a fourth Quantum Class ship or a sixth Solstice Class ship with a delivery date of […]
On Sunday, the Carnival Imagination set sail on her inaugural sailing to the Mexican Riviera, launching its new deployment schedule from Long Beach. The Carnival Imagination set sail from Long Beach yesterday, calling in Ensenada and Catalina Island later this week. The Carnival Imagination’s new deployment will have the ship sailing three days cruises to […]
(1/28) Royal Caribbean has announced all guests currently sailing aboard Explorer of the Seas will receive a 50% refund and a 50% future cruise credit. Guests who were infected by the virus and were confined to their staterooms will receive a future cruise credit equal to the number of days they spent in their stateroom. Guests […]
After a 10 night trans Atlantic crossing, the Norwegian Getaway has finally arrived in New York City. Early this morning the new Norwegian Getaway passed underneath the Verrazano Narrow’s Bridge, sailed past Lady Liberty, and made her way into the berth at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. While docked in New York City, the Norwegian Getaway […]
According to a report from Cruise Critic, Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas will delay her next departure for extensive cleaning after reports of norovirus affecting a number of passengers and crew. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention reports that roughly 9% of guests, or 281 guests, and 1%, or 22 crew members, are […]
Today, Arnold Donald, the recently appointed CEO of Carnival Corporation, hosted a number of the travel industry’s leading media outlets including Travel Weekly, The Miami Herald, Cruise Critic, and Cruise Currents among others. The call began with Donald outlining the past year’s successes, challenges, and organizational changes. Donald first touched on Carnival’s continuing perception recovery […]
On Wednesday, the South Carolina Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by a number of environmental and local groups seeking to block cruise operations in the city of Charleston, South Carolina. The lawsuit, which has been moving its way through local courts until these past few months, claims the cruise industry in Charleston has become […]