Over the past few days, locals from the island of Haiti have staged protests at Royal Caribbean’s private Caribbean destination, Labadee. The protests, in reaction to recent local elections, have disrupted the schedule of at least two Royal Caribbean ships so far, Freedom of the Seas and Navigator of the Seas. The protests, which have […]
Norwegian Cruise Line has scheduled 16 calls at the new Banana Coast port, located nearĀ Trujillo, Honduras. The 16 calls, which are scheduled between October 2014 and April 2015, will be scheduled on western Caribbean sailings aboard the Norwegian Jewel. The Norwegian Jewel is scheduled to sail from Houston, Texas to the western Caribbean on a […]
Costa Cruises has acquired the former Grand Mistral of the Iberocruceros fleet. The newly acquired ship will be renamed Costa neoRomantica and will enter service with Costa in late November. According to Costa, the Grand Mistral was recently renovated in 2005 and receivedĀ new suites and cabins in 2007. The new Costa neoRivieria will feature three […]
Beginning next year, Holland America Line will offer guests a new itinerary sailing through the Baltic Sea. The new 12 night itinerary will sail roundtrip from Copenhagen aboard the ms Eurodam. During her sailing, the Eurodam will offer 3 ports with overnight calls. These overnight calls will be spent in Copenhagen, St. Petersburg, and Stockholm. […]
Almost three weeks have passed since Grand Turk has had a cruise ship visit, and it’s all thanks to a nasty outbreak of norovirus in the cruise center. As stated in an earlier article of mine, “A recent surge in norovirus-likeĀ illnessesĀ have been reported on cruise ships that have recently called in the island nation of […]