Thinking of taking one of Silversea‘s 52 Mediterranean cruises this year? Kristian Anderson, Silversea’s senior vice president and general manager for the Americas, notes that shore excursions and WiFi will now be included in the cruise fare. Guests will have a choice of included Silver Shore Select excursions offered in every port of call. Whether […]
MSC Cruises will position four of its largest ships in Spanish territory in 2015. Two will be based in Barcelona, one in Valencia and another in Palma de Mallorca, which will lead to an increase of 66% in its Spanish bid, according to the general director of the company in the country, Emiliano González. “There […]
[xyz-ihs snippet=”001″] AD — Earlier yesterday in Venice, Italy, the Carnival Breeze briefly encountered a scary situation. Carnival Cruise Lines says, that yesterday, at approximately 6:20 pm Italian time (12:20 pm eastern US time) during embarkation in Venice, Italy, the Carnival Breeze became disengaged from the dock following wind gusts of up to 70 miles per hour. […]
So here it is, my overall review for my recent 7 night western Mediterranean cruise on board Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas. Onboard Activities On Mariner of the Seas, you are never going to run out things to do. Due to the ship’s size, Royal Caribbean was able to pack in many more amenities onboard Mariner […]
While on board the Mariner of the Seas this past week, I had the chance to sit down with the Guest Service Manager, Chris Laidlaw. We were able to talk about his position on board and what some of the challenges can be for the crew while sailing in the Mediterranean. Along with the audio, […]
This week, Mikey Faust of Mikey’s Cruise Blog tells us all about his first Mediterranean cruise aboard the Mariner of the Seas. He highlights the cities of Barcelona and Rome and compares and contrasts Europe to a Caribbean cruise. Cruise news features stories of a shore excursion accident and a new law which might affect […]
Good evening everyone! It has been a great day here on board the beautiful Mariner of the Seas. We are currently sailing away from Sardinia into a day at sea. Today was another great day. I visited one of Sardinia’s beautiful beaches today, but instead of telling you about a boring beach, I would like […]
Ahoy everyone or should I say hola after spending the day in Barcelona? It is currently 10:30pm here on board the beautiful Mariner of the Seas as we sail away from Barcelona, Spain and towards the beautiful resort island of Palma de Majorca. Currently as we are sailing the Costa Magica is sailing […]
Kaleigh and James continue their Mediterranean cruise port itinerary series with the city of Florence, tourable from the Livorno or La Spezia cruise ports. They review attractions and discuss what a sample day in Florence might look like with suggestions, tips, route info and possible costs. Their cruise news features stories of new ship features […]