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Cunard to Feature High-Profile Speakers on Select 2013 Winter Voyages

Renowned for its award-winning Cunard Insights on board enrichment programme, Cunard Line has just announced a new roster of celebrated speakers to complement select 2013 winter voyages aboard its luxury fleet – flagship Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth. Delving into a variety of compelling and relevant topics, Cunard Insights introduces guests to accomplished experts and visionaries who reflect the Line’s legacy of adventure […]

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Norwegian Cruise Line to Return to Houston in 2013

Norwegian Cruise Line and the Port of Houston Authority announced today that they have reached an agreement for Norwegian to sail seasonally from Houston for three years, totaling 75 calls, with an option to extend for up to two years. Beginning in the fall of 2014, Norwegian will bring the 2,374-passenger Norwegian Jewel to Houston […]

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CruizeCast Episode 68: Greek Isles/Italy Trip Reflections and Cruise News

This week Kaleigh and James recap their recent vacation with surprises, disappointments, and favorite moments.  Cruise news features tons of new ship announcements, a review of the new Celebrity Reflection, and a policy change from Royal Caribbean. Connect with CruizeCast.   

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Special Offer From Ship Mate App: Free Downloads For 48 Hours

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 […]

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MSC Cruises Receives Prestigious Travel Industry Awards

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 […]

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Oasis of the Seas Overview & Photos

This past Saturday, I spent a few hours touring the world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas. Since Oasis’ arrival in 2009, she’s been the talk of the industry. From her zip line to her double rock climbing walls, Oasis of the Seas is the most innovative cruise ship sailing the seven […]

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Is this Project Sunshine?

Obviously with secrets and mysteries come a lot of speculation and rumors. Royal Caribbean’s new builds, Project Sunshine, are not exempt from this statement. Since the order of the two ships, which are slated for delivery in 2014 and 2015, many cruisers, myself included, have begun to speculate and spread rumors about these mysterious ships. These […]

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Sapphire Princess – Alaska – Cruise Review

This review comes from David Brooks of Brooks Cruise Services. — We set out on our second cruise to Alaska (as a family, my wife is on her third) on a Thursday at dinner time in Houston. That is not the ideal time to head to the airport because leave too early to ensure traffic […]

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Mariner of the Seas Review

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 […]

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Mariner of the Seas – Day 1 – Embarkation (Video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdS-ZHtzRR0

Just a quick update after embarking in Rome.

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Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review

Hey everyone it’s Jordan. On the 2nd June I cruised on board Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas around the Norwegian Fjords and I have been on another cruise since then, P&O’s Oceana, before finally getting round to posting my review here on Mikey’s Cruise Blog. So be expecting another post shortly reviewing my time on […]

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Carnival Liberty Overview & Video Tour

On my final day of Cruise3Sixty, I had the opportunity to take a tour on board Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Liberty. I have cruised on two of Carnival Liberty’s sisters before, the Carnival Freedom and the Carnival Valor, and I honestly love the Conquest Class vessels. The design of the ship is different kinds of flowers and other plants, […]