Over the weekend, Carnival Cruise Line’s newly transformed Carnival Sunshine set sail on her inaugural sailing from Port Canaveral, her new year round homeport. As the Carnival Sunshine departed Port Canaveral towards the Caribbean, the ship and her guests were greeted by a large crowd along the channel at Jetty Park. The crowd cheered and […]
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 […]
Carnival Cruise Line’s, whose current children’s program, Camp Carnival, has consistently ranked as one of the top programs at sea for children, will soon undergo a major revamp and renaming. The newly named Camp Ocean will debut aboard the Carnival Freedom this May as a new, marine themed child only club, offering an array of […]
New Orlean’s newest and largest based ship, the Carnival Dream, set sail on her inaugural sailing from the port yesterday afternoon. The inaugural sailing will call on Costa Maya, Roatan, and Cozumel, before returning to the Big Easy to kick off her new season of weekly Caribbean and Bahamas sailings from the port. The Carnival […]
Following a major oil spill within the Galveston Bay last evening, both Carnival’s Carnival Magic and Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas are currently unable to return to their berths in Galveston, Texas. Princess’ Caribbean Princess is currently docked in Houston, Texas and is unable to depart due to the closure of the Galveston Channel. […]
Approximately two weeks ago, a video surfaced on YouTube showing a man jumping from the promenade deck of Carnival’s Carnival Conquest as the ship slowly sailed alongside Grand Turk. The video, which can be viewed above, shows an unnamed passenger standing on the exterior promenade aboard the Carnival Conquest. The video was reportedly taken as […]
Earlier this evening, Carnival Cruise Lines reported that the Carnival Triumph experienced an eight minute power failure while sailing between Cozumel, Mexico and Galveston, Texas. According to Carnival, the Carnival Triumph experienced the short power failure after an electrical breaker suffered a failure. As designed, the ship’s emergency power systems immediately kicked in as the […]
Earlier this week, an armed robbery took place on the Caribbean island of Roatan, Honduras. The victims, who have published an account of the events on Facebook, were cruising onboard the Carnival Conquest at the time of their call in Roatan. The attack comes only weeks after the United States State Department issued a travel […]
Oasis of the Seas & Allure of the Seas (Royal Caribbean) Editor Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ When Oasis of the Seas debuted in 2009, she carried some of the most innovative and groundbreaking amenities to be seen on a cruise ship. Many of the new amenities were primarily geared towards families, kids, and teenagers. These innovative amenities were carried over […]
Oasis of the Seas & Allure of the Seas (Royal Caribbean) Editor Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ When Oasis of the Seas debuted in 2009, she carried some of the most innovative and groundbreaking amenities to be seen on a cruise ship. Many of the new amenities were primarily geared towards families, kids, and teenagers. These innovative […]
#1 “Your Time” Dining Originally pioneered by Norwegian Cruise Line as “Freestyle Cruising,” choosing your dining time, table mates, and restaurant have become an important aspect of cruising for many guests. Almost every cruise line offers some variation of this concept, giving guests the freedom to plan their cruise down to the minute. Not only […]
Commercials are meant to convey a message and sell a product. For the travel industry, specifically the cruise industry, it can be tough. Cruise lines aren’t selling a single product, they are selling a vacation experience. Throughout the last year or so, a few of the cruise lines have launched commercials that I believe capture […]