For the next 48 hours, you have FREE access to download the the Ship Mate Cruise App (Thursday 11/1 and Friday 11/2) using this link: If you’re not yet familiar with Ship Mate, features of the app include: Cruise countdown clock Roll Call Deck plans & cruise ship info Cruise port info (history, maps, locations, weather) Excursion info Cruise […]
Earlier this week as Hurricane Sandy tore through the Caribbean and East Coast, the Carnival Conquest was being transformed into the Carnival Conquest 2.0. Check out the Conquest before and after her transformation in the videos below… You can read the full article on the Conquest’s transformation here. [divider] Photos: Mikey Faust Videos: Carnival Cruise Lines
Hopefully you haven’t had the misfortune of cruising through a hurricane, but I thought it would be interesting to see what it is like to experience that kind of storm while on a cruise ship. So, I searched around YouTube to bring you my favorite videos from various cruisers who cruised through Hurricane Sandy this past week. Enjoy! 1) […]
A cruise ship holiday can be one of the most luxurious, relaxing and enjoyable breaks a holidaymaker can take. Your time at sea will undoubtedly leave you with many great memories to treasure, but on occasion there could be complications which require you to make a complaint. However, some cruise passengers lodge complaints that are completely ludicrous […]
Carnival Corporation today announced it has reached an agreement for the construction of two new cruise ships – a 99,000-ton ship for Holland America Line and a 135,000-ton vessel for Carnival Cruise Lines. A memorandum of agreement has been signed with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the construction of a 2,660-passenger ship for Holland America Line […]
Earlier today, Royal Caribbean confirmed that the rumors of a new Oasis class ship are true. Richard Fain announced today that Royal Caribbean is currently engaged in negotiations for the possible construction of a third Oasis class ship. Fain said that the ship, when ordered, would be delivered sometime between mid and late 2016. “The […]
Jason from PopularCruising.com joins Kaleigh and James to predict the future of the cruise industry. They guess which items are more likely to happen from a list of either/or options. Some are fun, some are serious; all are entertaining. Kaleigh and James have no cruise news to report this week because they are traveling. Connect with […]
In celebration of the World’s Largest Cruise Sale, going on now until October 27th, as part of CLIA’s National Cruise Vacation Week, Windstar Cruises is offering two-for-one cruise fares on select voyages in both Europe and the Caribbean. As part of the offer, guests who want to explore Europe will also receive two free hotel […]
Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that the line’s newest ship, Norwegian Getaway, is now open for sale to the public. Starting February 1, 2014, the ship sails seven-day Eastern Caribbean cruises year-round from PortMiami. Norwegian Getaway will be the largest ship to home port year-round in Miami, carrying 4,000 guests, and will embody a unique Miami […]
CruiseCompare is a cruise travel website based in England. CruiseCompare does not directly sell cruise holidays but does publish prices and deals online from numerous cruise brands and travel operators. Consumers can search by cruise brand, destination, month, year and total cost making the search function accurate and easy to use. Founded by Digital Marketing […]
Yesterday morning in Sydney Harbor (which would be our last night) the 85,900 ton Carnival Spirit arrived to kick off her year round cruises from Sydney to the South Pacific, Australia, and New Zealand. This is the first time in Carnival’s 40 year history that they have based a ship in Australia. Australia’s cruise market has […]
MSC Cruises has been recognized with two prominent awards: the 2012 Magellan Awards from Travel Weekly, a leading travel industry publication, in the Large Cruise Ship and Advertising/Marketing Campaign categories. MSC Cruises has received eight Magellan Awards since 2009. The brand new MSC Divina was selected as the 2012 Gold Magellan Award winner in the Cruise Ship/Large Cruise Ship (over […]