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Royal Caribbean To Sell Splendour of the Seas

Earlier today, Royal Caribbean International announced the sale of Splendour of the Seas to another Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. brand, TUI Cruises. Per the agreement signed between the two lines, Splendour of the Seas will depart the Royal Caribbean fleet in April 2016, where she will begin sailing for TUI Cruises under the Thomson Cruises brand. […]

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Safety At Sea: 5 Tips To Cruise By

[tps_header]Cruises are incredibly safe, but that doesn’t mean everything will go right all the time. Luckily, there are a few ways to ensure your cruise vacation is a safe as humanely possible. Follow these tips and you are pretty much guaranteed safe cruising for the rest of your cruising career.[/tps_header]

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From The Sea: Finding The Beauty Of Sailing

I step out onto my balcony in the middle of the night. Holland America Line’s ms Nieuw Amsterdam quietly plies through the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea. The weather is warm and there isn’t a cloud in the sky. Looking over the railing of the balcony, the only thing I can see is the […]

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4 Simple Cruise Ship Stateroom Hacks

[tps_header]Cruise ship staterooms aren’t your typical hotel room. They can be small, tight, and a little inconvenient for anything more than sleeping. In the hope of making more out of a stateroom experience, we’ve compiled a number of “hacks” to help elevate your stateroom experience.[/tps_header]

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5 Awkward Moments That Occur During A Cruise

Cruising isn’t always smooth seas. We’re all humans and naturally we’re awkward. So, board us onto a cruise ship with limited space to spread our awkwardness and eventually we have some interesting run ins with our fellow guests. Click next to discover our list of cruise ship awkwardness.

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Running At Sea: An Odd Way To Stay Shipshape

Yes, I actually exercised on my last cruise. Now that we’ve gotten that bombshell out of the way, we can move onto talking about one of the strangest sensations at sea: running. Personally, I prefer to run on a dedicated track or trail rather than a treadmill. For me, there’s something about physically traveling a specific […]

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Health Care Worker Who Handled Sample Of First US Ebola Patient Quarantined Aboard Carnival Ship

A unidentified female health care worker, who may have come in contact with samples from the first US Ebola patient, is currently being quarantined aboard Carnival’s Carnival Magic. It has been reported that the health care worker aboard the Carnival Magic may have handled samples from Thomas Eric Duncan, the first patient in the US […]

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Ship Overview: Norwegian Epic

The Norwegian Epic, Norwegian’s largest ship to date, is truly (and literally) in a class of her own. Carrying just over 4,000 guests, offering 15 unique dining experiences, multiple entertainment venues, an expansive casino, a rejuvenating spa, a rock climbing wall, an outdoor nightclub, and 3 massive waterslides – this ship is truly Epic. Dining […]

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5 Bad Behaviors At Sea

[tps_header]Cruising is simply awesome. Yet, occasionally, some cruisers find the need to make it less awesome for the rest of us. We’ve uncovered 5 bad behaviors that frequently occur at sea and can sour a cruise for even the happiest of cruisers. We’re not here to judge, we’re here to bring awareness to some of […]

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Norwegian Places Order For Two Additional “Breakaway Plus” Ships

Today, Norwegian Cruise Line announced the order of two additional “Breakaway Plus” ships with Meyer Werft, scheduled for delivery in 2018 and 2019 respectively. The two new ships build on the current order of two previously ordered Breakaway Plus ships, the Norwegian Escape and Norwegian Bliss, slated for delivery in 2015 and 2017. The new […]

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Tsunami Warning Issued For North Pacific, Cruise Ships Not At Risk

Yesterday, following an 8.0 magnitude earthquake near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, the National Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami alert for a wide stretch of Alaska’s coastal areas. The earthquake and tsunami warning came during the height of Alaska’s cruise season, placing a number of cruise ships sailing in Alaska near the warning areas. At the issue time of the […]

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Carnival Corporation Expected To Place Two Ship Order By August

Robin Farley, a well respected Wall Street analyst for UBS Investment Research, recently predicted a two ship expansion for Carnival Corporation by 2017. In her letter to a group of cruise industry investors, Farley predicts Carnival Corporation will place an order for two new ships by the end of August with an expected delivery sometime […]