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Introducing Dave, Our Live Blogger From Allure of the Seas

Hey everybody, so starting tomorrow my cousin, Dave, will be sailing on board Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas. Dave has agreed to live blog his entire cruise in a similar way to my live blogging of my cruise on the Mariner of the Seas. Now, here’s Dave… Good Evening! My name is David Faust and I […]

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Tropical Storm Ernesto – Cruise Itinerary Impacts – Updates

Storm Information – Updated 8/8 at 9:40pm Hurricane Ernesto is now a tropical storm with 50mph winds and moving west at about 7mph.  Tropical Storm Ernesto is now a weak storm and is expected to bring a lot of rain to Mexico. This is the final update on this storm. Cruise Itinerary Changes/Cancellations – Updated […]

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3 Carnival Passengers Disappear in Ocho Rios

(7/27/12 – 3:43pm) It is now being reported that 3 passengers from the Carnival Freedom have disappeared in the port city of Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Jamaican authorities have confirmed that 3 guests from the Carnival Freedom disappeared on Wednesday after disembarking from the ship. The local police are currently investigating the disappearance, but at this […]

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Cruize Cast – Ep. 56 A First Mediterranean Cruise Experience featuring Mikey Faust

This week, Mikey Faust of Mikey’s Cruise Blog tells us all about his first Mediterranean cruise aboard the Mariner of the Seas.  He highlights the cities of Barcelona and Rome and compares and contrasts Europe to a Caribbean cruise.  Cruise news features stories of a shore excursion accident and a new law which might affect […]

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Cruise Sponsored Tour Bus Crashes in St. Martin

Earlier last week, a tour bus carrying 36 passengers from Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas plunged off the side of a road into a ditch on the Caribbean island of St. Martin after a traffic accident. The passengers on board the bus were just leaving Loterie Farm, a treetop ropes course and zipline adventure, when the bus driver made an evasive […]

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Mariner of the Seas – Day 1 – Embarkation (Video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdS-ZHtzRR0

Just a quick update after embarking in Rome.

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#MikeyOnMariner – Day 3 – Ajaccio, France

Good evening everyone! It is currently 10:30pm here on board Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas and we are currently sailing at 20 knots en route to Barcelona, Spain. We will be docking at 9:00am tomorrow morning. Anyway, enough about tomorrow, that’s for tomorrows blog. Today we were in the beautiful island city of Ajaccio, […]

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The Cruise Ship Capital of the World: Miami

So with the Miami Heat winning the NBA championship last night, I thought maybe we should talk about Miami, well not exactly Miami, but the Port of Miami. As we all know, the Port of Miami is the “Cruise Ship Capital of the World” with over 4 million passengers passing through the port each year, […]

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Allure of the Seas Intercepts 2 Cuban Rafts At Sea

On Saturday, Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas diverted from their its route to intercept 2 rafts containing Cuban refugees. The 2 rafts were picked up at different times on Saturday after being spotted from the bridge of the ship. When the refugees were brought aboard they were given food, water, and a medical examination. A passenger on board was even quoted saying,  “I […]

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MSC Divina To Be Christened Tonight…Live

Later tonight, in Marseille, France the MSC Divina will be christened by her “diva” godmother, Sophia Loren. The MSC Divina will be christened live on their website, HERE at 12:00pm EST. When she is christened tonight she will be the largest and 12th ship to join the MSC Cruises fleet. The Divina is described by […]

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Carnival Breaks Ground on New Dominican Republic Cruise Center

 The following is the official press release I received from Carnival Cruises…                 Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Caribbean’s newest destination, the $65 million Amber Cove Cruise Center, were held yesterday in the Dominican Republic at the project site on the Bay of Maimon located near Puerto Plata in the country’s North […]

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Norovirus Outbreak on Carnival Freedom

It is now being reported that there is an apparent norovirus outbreak on board Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Freedom. 5:10pm (5/14): Earlier today there were rumors of a death of a passenger as a result of the Norovirus outbreak. There was in fact a death on board the Carnival Freedom, but it was unrelated to […]