Carnival has announced the first ever music concert series at sea, which will take place throughout the Carnival fleet during 2014. Carnival has booked 49 performances with top rated bands and musicians, such as Daughtry, Jennifer Hudson, Lady Antebellum, and many others. The performances will kick off in April and take place while Carnival’s ships […]
Seabourn, the world’s leading ultra-luxury cruise line, has announced the formal signing of a contract for construction of a new all-suite vessel, continuing the fleet modernization that the company began in 2009 with the launch of Seabourn Odyssey. This award winning new class of ship, which includes the Seabourn Sojourn (2010) and Seabourn Quest (2011), has won acclaim from luxury […]
Earlier this week, a national morning show covered an overboard incident that occurred on a Carnival ship in 2012 that has now led to a lawsuit against Carnival Cruise Lines. According to the show’s report, Sarah Kirby sailed on Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Destiny during a 5 night Caribbean sailing in October 2012. One night of […]
Earlier this week, Costa’s Costa Deliziosa, which is currently sailing a 100 day around the world cruise, rescued 8 sailors from a sinking yacht in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The Costa Deliziosa, which was sailing towards Antigua at the time, received a call from the Portugal Coast Guard requesting their assistance in aiding […]
This past week, P&O Cruises debuted a new British themed livery for its fleet of ships. The new livery features an enlarged, modified British flag on the ship’s hull and bow, accompanied by a blue funnel with the line’s gold rising sun logo. The ship’s modified flag design will be the longest version of the […]
Earlier this week, an armed robbery took place on the Caribbean island of Roatan, Honduras. The victims, who have published an account of the events on Facebook, were cruising onboard the Carnival Conquest at the time of their call in Roatan. The attack comes only weeks after the United States State Department issued a travel […]
A press conference was held today in Rome, detailing the removal operations plan for the Costa Concordia. The press conference was led by officials from the removal project’s team, Costa Cruises, and Italian government officials. Officials announced today that the Costa Concordia would be removed by June of this year. The preparations to refloat the […]
Today during a ceremony in Bremerhaven, Norwegian Cruise Line took delivery of the 145,655 gross ton cruise ship Norwegian Getaway from Meyer Werft after a building period of only 15 months. The ship, the second of two Breakaway Class ships, is being delivered just nine months after the launch of sister-ship Norwegian Breakaway. Following delivery […]
Holland America Line has announced the 15 guests who will be competing in the Dancing with the Stars At Sea Champions Cruise aboard Nieuw Amsterdam on January 12th. Each of the 15 guests will represent one of Holland America Line’s ships in the competition. The 15 selected finalists scored the highest in the competitions from […]
Penn National Gaming, one of North America’s largest casino operators, and Carnival Cruise Lines, the world’s most popular cruise line, and a brand of Carnival Corporation, announced today that they have formed an alliance to offer an array of cruise benefits to players’ club members at 18 Penn National-operated casinos in the United States. Beginning in […]
This May, Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 will celebrate 10 years of sailing with two commemorative crossings between Southampton and New York City and a day of special celebrations in Southampton. The celebrations will kick off on May 9, 2014 when all three Cunard ships will arrive in Southampton together. The Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth […]
The Carnival Paradise was delayed a number of hours after the Port of Tampa experienced heavy morning fog. The Port of Tampa closed itself to traffic early this morning, forcing the ship to remain at anchor off of the Florida coast. The port reopened around 11:15 am and the Carnival Paradise has begun making it’s […]