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 […]
Windstar Cruises announced today that Wind Surf, the company’s flagship sailing yacht, will feature a new dining experience once the yacht’s dry dock is completed on December 1st. Formerly known as Degrees, the venue will be transformed into a contemporary dining room with a French twist, and will be renamed Stella Bistro. The name, derived from […]
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, the Carnival Breeze will be displaying a 50 foot tall inflatable turkey on her top deck while docked in Miami, Florida for the first time on Wednesday, November 21st. The 1,250 pound inflatable turkey will be sporting a huge straw hat and Hawaiian shirt, facing the McArthur Causeway for all drivers […]
Princess Cruises will launch new service from the Port of Houston beginning in 2013 when it starts sailing from the state-of-the-art Bayport Cruise Terminal. Princess Cruises and the Port of Houston Authority confirmed an agreement Nov. 15 for the line to make passenger cruise calls during the 2013-2014 cruise season at the port’s cruise facility. […]
Tracy Wilson Mourning, whose lifelong ambition to help others inspired her to establish the Honey Shine mentoring program for young girls a decade ago, has been selected to serve as godmother of Carnival Cruise Lines’ newest ship, Carnival Breeze. A noted motivational speaker and author, Mourning will preside over the traditional naming ceremony on board […]
Carnival Cruise Lines today unveiled additional details of the $155 million makeover that will transform Carnival Destiny into Carnival Sunshine during a 49-day dry dock in Italy. The ship will re-enter service in April 2013 with all of the dining, bar and entertainment elements of the line’s groundbreaking Fun Ship 2.0 product enhancement program, along […]
Windstar Cruises announced today the latest plans for the $18 million fleet-wide renovation project to be completed in December of this year. Wind Surf, the company’s flagship, will enter into dry dock on November 12th at Lisnave, a Portuguese shipyard. Wind Spirit’s public spaces will be refurbished shortly after, starting on November 25th. Wind Star, the sister yacht to Wind Spirit, […]
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It is now being reported by passengers onboard P&O Cruise’s Ventura, that the ship has been seriously damaged from rough weather in the Bay of Biscay. It is reported that a large crack, about 2 inches wide, has appeared on one of the upper exterior decks. Passengers from the ship are reporting that the crack runs the entire horizontal length […]
Windstar Cruises is offering a two-for-one cruise fare, plus bonus savings of up to $1,000 per stateroom on select tropical itineraries. Guests can sail through the Caribbean islands, cruise the Panama Canal, or just enjoy the casual elegance on board any of Windstar’s three sailing ships starting at $1,299 per person, based on double occupancy […]
Due to the recent fatal attacks and protests at American embassies and military bases throughout the past week in the Middle East, many cruise lines have begun to alter their itineraries in the southern Meditarranean. Updated at 2:30pm on 9/15/12 [divider] Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth: The Queen Elizabth will now visit Rhodes, Greece on September 16th instead of its original call in Alexandria, […]
[xyz-ihs snippet=”001″] We have recently learned through multiple news agencies that a South African dancer from the Costa Favolosa has gone missing at sea. Costa earlier today confirmed earlier today that the crew member did commit suicide by jumping off the ship into the Aegean Sea. It is not yet (or may never be known) why she has committed […]