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Weekly Roundup: Celebrity Renovations & Carnival’s New Cozumel Pier

Two Celebrity Ships To Undergo Major Renovation Two of Celebrity’s Millennium Class ships, Celebrity Infinity and Celebrity Summit, are set to undergo major refreshes during October 2015 and March 2016, respectively. The newest addition will include the Rooftop Terrace, featuring a garden atmosphere, oversized movie screen, and unique culinary experiences. In addition, both ships will undergo significant renovations […]

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Cruise Sunsets That Will Make You Wish You Were At Sea

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CruiseJournal: Nieuw Amsterdam – Day 5 – Cozumel

Morning: I decided to sleep in a bit the morning of our call in Cozumel. We wouldn’t be docking until 10 am, so we still had a few hours before we would even be allowed to disembark. After waking up around 9:30, it was time for breakfast. I quickly got ready and climbed the 6 […]

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Norwegian Jewel Begins Sailing From New Orleans

Earlier this weekend, the Norwegian Jewel began sailing a new schedule of western Caribbean cruises out of New Orleans, Louisiana. The Norwegian Jewel will be sailing 7 night western Caribbean cruises, departing each weekend, calling in Cozumel, Belize City, Roatan, Cozumel, and spending two days at sea. The arrival of the Norwegian Jewel in New […]

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Cruise Passenger Drowns in Cozumel

It is being reported by a number of new sources that a cruise passenger has drowned on a snorkeling excursion in Cozumel, Mexico. The incident allegedly took place earlier this week. According to a statement from Carnival Cruises, whom the passenger was cruising on, the incident took place on an independent snorkeling excursion. The statement reads, “On […]

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Dance Party Between Two Norwegian Ships (Video)

Norwegians like to have fun, and recently in Cozumel, Norwegian proved it! While the Norwegian Dawn and Sun were docked in Cozumel, the crew from both ships decided to make debarkation a bit more fun. Check out this video… Video courtesy of Brent Morales.

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Norwegian Announces 2014/2015 Caribbean, Bahamas & Florida Itineraries

For the ultimate in sun and fun, Norwegian Cruise Line today announced its deployment for the fall and winter 2014/2015 season with eight contemporary ships sailing to the Caribbean and Bahamas & Florida from five homeports: Miami, New York, Tampa, Houston and New Orleans.  Norwegian Getaway, Norwegian Epic and Norwegian Pearl will set sail from Miami.  […]

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Costa Begins Winter 2012/2013 Sailings From Miami

Costa Cruises is bringing back a taste of Italy to the tropics this winter with the Costa Mediterranea as she sets sail to the Caribbean at 9:00pm tonight. From November to February 2013, the 86,000-ton, 2,144-guest Costa Mediterranea will sail two 10-day round-trip Caribbean itineraries from Miami with calls at Nassau, Bahamas; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; Grand […]

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Disney Cruise Line Offers New 2013 Galveston Itineraries

CELEBRATION, Fla. (Sept. 5, 2012) – In early 2013, Disney Cruise Line will offer a variety of new itineraries departing from Galveston, Texas,  providing even more cruise options for guests. In addition to six-night Western Caribbean sailings, new choices include four-night Caribbean getaway cruises and eight-night itineraries that take guests to Walt Disney World Resort […]

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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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Allure of the Seas – Engine Room Fire

4/21/12 – 8:25am Update: The engine room fire on board Allure of the Seas was small and was extinguished very quickly by the ships’ fire suppression system, according to a Royal Caribbean spokesperson. There were no injuries either to passengers or crew and the ship continued on its route to Fort Lauderdale. Allure of the Seas is expected to be back in Fort […]

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Passenger Goes Overboard From Allure of the Seas

The AP is reporting that a British cruise ship passenger went overboard.from the Allure of the Seas, which is the world’s largest cruise ship cruise ship. Royal Caribbean states that another passenger allegedly saw the British passenger, age 30, go over the railing from his stateroom on the Allure.  The cruise line then apparently verified the overboard by viewing images from closed circuit […]