Today, Pearl Seas Cruises, sister line to American Cruise Lines, announced their intention to explore various itinerary offerings for the island nation of Cuba. The announcement by Pearl Seas comes weeks after the United States announced a new normalization policy with the communist nation. Pearl Seas hopes to begin sailing to Cuba in the near […]
The scheduled introduction of dynamic dining on Royal Caribbean‘s Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas has been postponed until later in the year. The alternative-dining concept had been scheduled to debut on Oasis in March. Guests on the two ships will continue to enjoy an expansive menu of dinner options in early […]
[tps_header] On the first of the year, the Regal Princess made landfall in Pasadena, California for the 2015 Rose Parade. A custom float, designed by Phoenix Decorating, featured a replica of Princess’ flagship, the Regal Princess, carrying the theme “50 Years of Inspiring Travel.” Alongside the ship, the Princess float featured famous world landmarks, such as […]
Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest travel and leisure company, has announced new cruise ship orders for two of its brands with Fincantieri S.p.A., the world’s largest cruise ship building company. The new cruise ships will be constructed by Fincantieri for Carnival Cruise Line and Holland America Line, two of Carnival Corporation’s nine brands. Carnival Cruise […]
MSC Cruises will position four of its largest ships in Spanish territory in 2015. Two will be based in Barcelona, one in Valencia and another in Palma de Mallorca, which will lead to an increase of 66% in its Spanish bid, according to the general director of the company in the country, Emiliano González. “There […]
Carnival Corporation has announced an order of two new cruise ships for two of their brands, Carnival Cruise Lines and Holland America Line. The new ship orders, announced this morning, are to be delivered to Carnival and Holland America Line in March and November of 2018 respectively. Both ships will be constructed at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard, […]
Today, Carnival Corporation announced Christine Duffy as Carnival Cruise Line’s new President, effective February 1st. Christine Duffy currently serves as the CEO of CLIA, the cruise industry’s regulatory agency and will report to Arnold Donald in her new position. “Christine is one of the most respected and dynamic leaders in the travel industry,” said Donald. […]
Paul Gauguin Cruises, has announced its 2015 line-up of special guests who are experts in the culinary arts, wine, photography, fine art, history, music, astronomy, and the “wonders of the deep”. *Gary Eberle is the founder of Eberle Winery, named “Winery of the Year” by the Sommelier Challenge in 2011, will offer a lecture, Q&A […]
Virgin Group, the Branson family-owned branded investment group, has formed a new cruise line business, Virgin Cruises. Tom McAlpin will join Virgin Cruises as CEO and will head the management team. Most recently, Tom has been President and CEO of The World, Residences at Sea. Tom also served as President of Disney Cruise Line having […]
Today, Celebrity Cruises announced a deal with STX France for the construction of two new ships, launching a new class of ship for the luxury line. The new class of ship, codenamed EDGE, will initially feature two 117,000 GRT ships, both accommodating approximately 2,900 guests. The new design is smaller than the line’s newest Solstice Class ships, […]
Earlier this evening, guests aboard Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Magic reported the ship experienced a brief power failure while at sea. According to reports, the Disney Magic reportedly lost power just north of Cuba while sailing towards Cozumel, Mexico. The ship was reportedly without power for about 2-3 minutes, according to Pete Werner, a guest currently […]
Today, Royal Caribbean announced their oldest ship, Majesty of the Seas, will cease sailing for the line after April 2016. Majesty of the Seas currently sails for Royal Caribbean from PortMiami, offering a variety of short sailings to the Bahamas. The ship catered to a variety of cruisers, but served mainly as a ship for […]