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 […]
Following a horrific terrorist attack in Istanbul, MSC Cruises has opted to cancel all future planned visits to Turkey indefinitely. The decision comes just over a week after a member of Daesh detonated an explosive device in Istanbul’s historic Sultanahmet Square. The attack killed 10 and injured several locals and tourists. “The decision will impact MSC Magnificaâs […]
Storm Information Hurricane Arthur formed early on Tuesday, July 1st, just southeast of Port Canaveral. Arthur strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane during the morning hours of July 3rd. At the current moment, Arthur is expected to continue on a northern track, posing a risk to cruise operations in the northeast over the upcoming weekend. Category: Hurricane […]
Not all that glitters is gold – how appropriate for the season of the golden sun and glittering Caribbean water. Summer is one of the busiest and most popular seasons for cruising. School is out of session, work has become more relaxed, and temperatures in the Caribbean are reaching high into the sky. Naturally, in […]
Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Miracle is reportedly suffering minor propulsion issues, which has forced the ship to sail at a reduced speed until the issue can be fully evaluated and repaired in drydock. Carnival has stated the line will not drydock the Carnival Miracle until its previously scheduled drydock in early 2015 in order to […]
P&O has announced that the Arcadia’s upcoming 2 night sailing departing on December 15th has been cancelled. The line has stated that the cancellation stems from delays in her renovation currently taking place in Germany. P&O explains the current situation in a post left on their Facebook page: “Unfortunately due to strong storms in Northern […]
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 […]
Earlier today, Carnival introduced their latest booking program, known as the Great Vacation Guarantee. The new booking program provides guests with the option to cancel their cruise early should they be dissatisfied with their cruise for any reason. Guests booking with the new option will have the opportunity to cancel the remainder of their voyage within the first 24 […]
Celebrity Cruises has been forced to cancel four additional sailings aboard the Celebrity Millennium in order to make necessary repairs to the ship’s propulsion system. Celebrity has cancelled the Millennium’s August 23rd, 30th, September 6th, and 13th sailings. All guests who were booked on one of the cancelled sailings will receive a full refund and […]
As a result of continuing political unrest in Egypt, MSC Cruises has cancelled MSC Armoniaâs 2013-2014 winter sailing season in the Red Sea. MSC states that “safety and security is MSC Cruisesâ number one priority and the MSC fleet only sails to the safest destinations.” MSC has decided to replace the Armonia’s Red Sea season by repositioning […]
[divider] Storm Information (Click on maps to zoom) [one_third] [/one_third] [one_third][/one_third] [one_third_last][/one_third_last] [divider] Itinerary Changes As of 7:00 pm, July 27th, there is 1 reported itinerary change. [box type=”warning” align=”aligncenter” ]Tracking for Dorian has now ended due to the storms dissipation.[/box] [divider] Carnival Freedom July 27th departure Day Original Itinerary Revised Itinerary Sat Fort Lauderdale Fort […]
The Galapagos National Park has reinstated Celebrity Xpedition’s operating license beginning with the June 30th sailing. This time frame for the return of operations will cancel one more sailing, the June 23rd sailing. Here is the official statement from Celebrity on the situation: “Celebrity Xpeditionâs license that is necessary to enter the Galapagos National Park […]