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Carnival Sunshine Completes Renovation, Sails On Maiden Voyage

Earlier this weekend, the Carnival Sunshine departed from the Fincantieri dry dock facility in Trieste, Italy and arrived in Venice, Italy to begin her summer Mediterranean sailings. The Carnival Sunshine welcomed aboard her first guests on Sunday and is currently sailing on a 12 night inaugural Mediterranean cruise. Cruisers aboard the Carnival Sunshine this week will enjoy […]

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Oasis of the Seas Will Sail The Mediterranean In 2014

According to recent reports, Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas, one of the world’s largest cruise ships, will soon be making her way over to the Mediterranean and northern Europe for an exclusive and short sailing season. On September 1, 2014 the Oasis of the Seas will set sail from Port Everglades on a 12 […]

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MSC Offers Free Balcony Upgrades On Caribbean, Med, and Europe Cruises

MSC Cruises is kicking off the 2013 “Wave Season” with complimentary balcony upgrades across the MSC fleet, featuring an exciting array of itineraries and destinations. For as low as $82/day per person (including dining and entertainment), MSC guests will relish in the best vistas available of the Mediterranean, Northern Europe and the Caribbean from the lavish […]

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Norwegian Launches Europe Bonus Days Sales Event

Norwegian Cruise Line is launching a Europe Bonus Days sales event offering incredible savings on Norwegian’s award-winning vacations in Europe. Guests who book a Europe cruise now through tomorrow, January 8, will receive $100 per stateroom to spend on board, plus Wave season offers including free upgrades, e-coupons worth up to $300 in on board […]

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Windstar Cruises Celebrates the Holidays with 12 Days of Savings

Windstar Cruises is counting down the holidays with the year’s most spectacular deals. From now until December 21st, guests can save up to 70% on 12 select voyages, in addition to the daily deal of the day bonus. Today’s offer spotlightsClassic Italy and the Dalmatian Coast, a seven-day cruise from Rome to Venice that stops at some […]

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New Details of Carnival Sunshine Transformation Announced

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 […]

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Carnival Breeze Breaks Mooring Lines

[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.   […]

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An Interview with Mariner of the Sea’s Guest Service Manager, Chris Laidlaw

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, […]

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#MikeyOnMariner – Day 6 – Sardinia & An Interview with Mirko Taraba

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 […]