Shon Ford, also known as CruiseMan3000, joins Kaleigh and James this week to share his love for Norwegian Cruise Line. He gives them details from his most recent cruise aboard the Norwegian Star, along with tons of port touring advice for Bermuda. Cruise news features stories of higher quality Internet on Royal Caribbean and a […]
Earlier today, a couple who was sailing on board the SeabournSojourn was disembarked after the wife refused to attend the mandatory muster drill. The couple was traveling on 3 back to back cruises on board the Seabourn Sojourn and only the woman’s husband showed up for the mandatory muster drill, while the wife claimed she wasn’t feeling […]
Earlier this week, Costa Cruises hinted at a possible order for a second “Super Costa” ship along with the originally planed ship which would launch a new class of ships for Costa Cruises. This ship would be the second ship in the new “Super Costa” class, if she is ordered. She will weigh around 132,500 tons and […]
Today Costa Cruises announced new safety features for their fleet of ships which include real-time ship tracking for all of their ships and limiting the powers of the captain’s of their ships. These new safety features come in response to the January 13th capsizing of the Costa Concordia which capsized off the coast of Giligo, […]
Costa Cruise Lines announced today that the task of removing and towing away the Costa Concordia will go to both Florida based Titan Salvage and Italy-based firm Micoperi. Costa has announced that both firms will work together to remove the Costa Concordia by re-floating her, and then towing her in one piece to the nearby port of Civitavecchia, […]
Can you believe it?! After almost 3 months since the Costa Concordia struck rocks just off the island of Giligo, she will be refloated and towed to Genoa, Italy. Costa announced this plan the other day, but they have not yet revealed which salvaging company will be in charge of removing the Concordia from its […]
It is now being reported that Royal Caribbean is cancelling current cruises on all ships that are currently offering Caribbean itineraries. Royal Caribbean will send the Oasis Class ships to the Mexican Riviera and the remaining ships all to the Mediterranean. This redeployment comes after US Federal Marshals seized the Carnival Triumph after a lawsuit was filed against […]
5:35pm: Carnival Cruise Lines and the US Federal Marshals have reached an agreement to allow the sailing of the Carnival Triumph today. The Carnival Triumph should set sail soon. No details of the agreement have been made pubic. We will update if any new details emerge. 4:35pm: 2 pictures have been posted on Facebook by a passenger on board ( @simstravel ) showing 2 signs posted by […]
It has been a little bit over 2 months now since the Costa Concordia ran aground off the coast of Giligo, Italy, and today divers discovered 3 more bodies inside an area of the hull that according to officials was earlier, “too hard to reach.” This new discovery now brings the official death toll to […]
The Italian Coast Guard has recently reported that the commemorative bell that was located on the Costa Concordia’s bow has gone missing. Apparently it went missing just days ago, and even the mayor of Giligo (the island where the ship capsized) thinks that it was stolen by diver thieves. Italian prosecutors have now opened a case to find the missing […]
Today Micky Arison, CEO of Carnival Corporation, revealed that the Costa Allegra, which suffered a fire in the Indian Ocean last month, will not be returning to service with Costa Cruises. Micky Arison said that the Allegra will either be sold or scrapped in the next few months. It’s about time. The Costa Allegra which […]
Today, Royal Caribbean International announced the order of a second ship for their new class of ships, Project Sunshine. The first of the ships for Project Sunshine will be delivered in the fall of 2014, while the second will be delivered in spring of 2015. Both ships will be built at Meyer Werft Shipyards in […]