Early this morning, the Royal Princess slowly entered the jetty’s of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Royal Princess was arriving from her transAtlantic sailing after completing her inaugural season in the Mediterranean. The Royal Princess will now begin sailing 7 night eastern Caribbean cruises from her new homeport, Port Everglades for the next […]
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AIDA To Base Ship In Tampa In 2014
AIDA Cruises, a Germany based cruise line, has announced that they will begin home porting cruise ships in Tampa beginning in December 2014. The cruise line known for its faces painted on their ship’s bows will be entering the North American market beginning next year. Beginning in December 2014, AIDA will base the AIDAvita in […]
Costa Cruise’s Costa Victoria is set to return to service on November 11th, following a $18 million renovation currently taking place in Singapore. During her refurbishment, the ship will receive new balconies, terraces and windows. In addition, new restaurants have been added including a terrace buffet and a pizza and noodle bar. Complementing the new […]
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Hurricane Raymond Disrupts Cruise
Hurricane Raymond, a category 3 hurricane off the coast of western Mexico, has forced one ship to delay departure from a port of call and skip another. Holland America Line’s Westerdam has opted to remain in Puerto Vallarta from today through 1 pm on Wednesday (10/23). Due to this “sheltering in place,” the Westerdam will […]
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that the cheerleaders for the Miami Dolphins will christen the new Norwegian Getaway in 2014. The Christening Ceremony will take place on February 7, 2014 on board Norwegian Getaway, the largest ship to homeport year-round in Miami. The line also announced a partnership with the Miami Dolphins that designates Norwegian Cruise […]
Due to continuing civil unrest in Egypt, Holland America Line has decided to cancel their entire eastern Mediterranean cruise season aboard ms Noordam. The Noordam will instead be redeployed to the western Mediterranean for the spring and summer 2014 cruise season. The Noordam was originally scheduled to sail a variety of eastern Mediterranean cruise from […]
Princess Cruise’s newest ship, Regal Princess, is currently ahead of her construction schedule and will now debut 13 days earlier than originally planned. Due to this new launch date, Princess Cruises has added two new seven night Mediterranean cruises to her schedule for late May. The first cruise will depart on May 20th sailing from […]
The Disney Magic’s return to service has been delayed, which has prompted the cruise line to cancel the ship’s next sailing. The Disney Magic recently departed Cadiz, Spain, where the majority of a major renovation took place onboard the Disney Magic. As the Magic sailed for Miami, renovations were scheduled to continue to take place. […]
According to multiple passengers sailing aboard Princess Cruise’s Sun Princess, the ship experienced technical issues prior to sailing from Sydney. The technical issues and the repairs that had to be made ended up delaying the departure of the Sun Princess by 10 hours. Passengers aboard the Sun Princess reported that they received a letter from […]
A board message from a member of Cruise Critic is reporting that a young boy was found unconscious in one of the Carnival Victory’s pools. The message goes on to report that the ship’s DJ, DJ Alex, first spotted the young boy. Another passenger quickly dove into the pool, brought the boy out onto the […]
Earlier this weekend, the Norwegian Jewel began sailing a new schedule of western Caribbean cruises out of New Orleans, Louisiana. The Norwegian Jewel will be sailing 7 night western Caribbean cruises, departing each weekend, calling in Cozumel, Belize City, Roatan, Cozumel, and spending two days at sea. The arrival of the Norwegian Jewel in New […]
Taking a cue from other major cruise lines, Holland America has introduced their very own all inclusive beverage package. The new Signature Beverage Package will allows guests to order 15 drinks a day for a price of $44.95 per person per day. The beverage package allows guests to choose from a variety of wine, beer, spirits, both […]