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Weekly Roundup: Celebrity Renovations & Carnival’s New Cozumel Pier

Two Celebrity Ships To Undergo Major Renovation Two of Celebrity’s Millennium Class ships, Celebrity Infinity and Celebrity Summit, are set to undergo major refreshes during October 2015 and March 2016, respectively. The newest addition will include the Rooftop Terrace, featuring a garden atmosphere, oversized movie screen, and unique culinary experiences. In addition, both ships will undergo significant renovations […]

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Carnival Confirms Return To Mobile, Alabama

After weeks of speculation and rumors, Carnival Cruise Line today confirmed their return to the Port of Mobile, Alabama in November 2016. Beginning in the fall of 2016, Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Fantasy will begin sailing four and five night sailings to Mexico over an entire year. Each four night sailing will offer a port […]

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Princess Announces Deatils Of Exclusive 50th Anniversary Sailing

Next December, Princess Cruises will reach its 50th anniversary, five decades after the inaugural sailing aboard the Patricia Princess set sail to Mexico. To celebrate the momentous occasion, Princess Cruises has planned an exclusive, one-time anniversary sailing to Mexico. The anniversary sailing, which will set sail on December 3, 2015, will be celebrated aboard the […]

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MSC Announces 9th Annual Baseball Greats Cruises

Baseball fans can celebrate the sport of baseball with a unique opportunity to meet and mingle on a complimentary basis with all-time legends, representing leading teams on select 2013-2014 Caribbean sailings of MSC Divina. While sailing the Caribbean, guests interact with former Major League Baseball stars in a variety of clinics and scheduled events. Free autograph sessions are one of […]

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Cruise Passenger Drowns in Cozumel

It is being reported by a number of new sources that a cruise passenger has drowned on a snorkeling excursion in Cozumel, Mexico. The incident allegedly took place earlier this week. According to a statement from Carnival Cruises, whom the passenger was cruising on, the incident took place on an independent snorkeling excursion. The statement reads, “On […]

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Carnival Triumph Suffers Fire; Disables Propulsion System

Updates on the Carnival Triumph situation can be found below. To view an update, please click the + sign on the right side of the boxes below. The most recent update is already open. [divider] February 14, 2013 Updates [toggle title=”10:40 pm Update” state=”open” ]The Carnival Triumph has docked in Mobile at the Alabama Cruise […]

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Carnival Splendor’s January 13th Departure Delayed Due To Propulsion Repairs

As I reported earlier this week, the Carnival Splendor recently suffered damage to its propulsion system after sailing through a group of underwater fishing nets. The damage incurred prompted for the need to make repairs in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. According to Carnival these repairs have taken longer than expected and have delayed the arrival of the Carnival Splendor in […]

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Disney Wonder Hosts First-Call Ceremony in Costa Maya

Disney Cruise Line Captain Thord Haugen and his shipboard officers recently hosted local port officials and community leaders aboard the 2,700-passenger Disney Wonder for a plaque exchange ceremony in celebration of the inaugural call on Costa Maya, in accordance with maritime tradition. Although other Disney ships have visited Costa Maya previously, it is a port […]

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Norwegian Announces 2014/2015 Caribbean, Bahamas & Florida Itineraries

For the ultimate in sun and fun, Norwegian Cruise Line today announced its deployment for the fall and winter 2014/2015 season with eight contemporary ships sailing to the Caribbean and Bahamas & Florida from five homeports: Miami, New York, Tampa, Houston and New Orleans.  Norwegian Getaway, Norwegian Epic and Norwegian Pearl will set sail from Miami.  […]

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Cruising on the Carnival Inspiration with Embark

Hi All! It’s Allan from Embark (@EmbarkAt).  I’ll be checking in over the next few days as I head out on a three-night cruise aboard the Carnival Inspiration.  It departs out of Long Beach, CA on Friday afternoon, docking in Ensenada, Mexico on Saturday, a relaxing day at sea on Sunday and then back to […]

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22 Carnival Passengers Robbed At Gunpoint

On Thursday, February 23rd, 22 passengers from the Carnival Splendor were returning from an excursion in Puerto Vallarta, when they were robbed at gun point by masked muggers. They were returning from a Carnival sponsored excursion to El Nogalito. As there tour bus was leaving El Nogaito, 2 masked muggers stopped the bus and robbed the […]

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Passenger Goes Overboard From Allure of the Seas

The AP is reporting that a British cruise ship passenger went overboard.from the Allure of the Seas, which is the world’s largest cruise ship cruise ship. Royal Caribbean states that another passenger allegedly saw the British passenger, age 30, go over the railing from his stateroom on the Allure.  The cruise line then apparently verified the overboard by viewing images from closed circuit […]