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Carnival Magic To Undergo Multi-Million Dollar Renovation

Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Magic will undergo a multi-million dollar renovation this month, adding a number of fan favorite dining and drink venues from the Carnival fleet. New additions will include the always popular Guy’s Burger Joint, serving up handcrafted burgers and fries, designed by Guy Fieri; Red Frog Rum Bar, a poolside bar offering rum based […]

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6 Cities That Should Be Cruise Ship Home Ports

When I find myself looking through cruise itineraries, most ships depart from the typical ports: Miami, Port Everglades, Port Canaveral, or New York City/Bayonne. Occasionally, I find a few itineraries departing from smaller or more “local” ports throughout the country, yet, I’m still surprised to see some major cities or metro areas are without a […]

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Carnival Sunshine Sets Sail On Inaugural Sailing From Port Canaveral

Over the weekend, Carnival Cruise Line’s newly transformed Carnival Sunshine set sail on her inaugural sailing from Port Canaveral, her new year round homeport. As the Carnival Sunshine departed Port Canaveral towards the Caribbean, the ship and her guests were greeted by a large crowd along the channel at Jetty Park. The crowd cheered and […]

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Port Canaveral Begins Construction On New Terminal

Today, Port Canaveral began construction on a new, multi million dollar cruise terminal located on the south side of the port. The new terminal, named Terminal 1, will be the port’s first terminal to be located on the south side of Port Canaveral and will allow guests and crew to walk to nearby dining and entertainment […]

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NewsBrief: MSC Ships Make Maiden Calls In The Americas

MSC Poesia Makes Maiden Call In Buenos Aires Earlier this week, the MSC Poesia made her maiden call in Buenos Aires, Argentina, marking the beginning of her South American cruise season. The inaugural call was celebrated with local officials, MSC Cruises Executive Director for Brazil and Argentina, Roberto Fusaro and supermodel Valeria Mazza, special “godmother” for the upcoming South […]

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Sailing Previews: Vision of the Seas & MSC Divina

1 Night Press Sailing Ship: Vision of the Seas Embarkation: November 10th, Miami Disembarkation: November 11th, Miami Itinerary: Day 1: Miami, FL Day 2: Miami, FL Mike will be sailing aboard Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas for a one night preview sailing following Vision’s recent renovation in Cadiz, Spain. Mike will have the opportunity […]

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Tropical Wave Dorian – Cruise Itinerary Watch

[divider] Storm Information (Click on maps to zoom) [one_third] [/one_third] [one_third][/one_third] [one_third_last][/one_third_last] [divider] Itinerary Changes As of 7:00 pm, July 27th, there is 1 reported itinerary change.  [box type=”warning” align=”aligncenter” ]Tracking for Dorian has now ended due to the storms dissipation.[/box] [divider] Carnival Freedom July 27th departure Day Original Itinerary Revised Itinerary Sat Fort Lauderdale Fort […]

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Carnival Announces New Deployments For Port Canaveral & New Orleans

Carnival Cruise Lines today announced new ship deployments taking effect in 2014 in several key markets resulting in exciting new product offerings from Port Canaveral, Fla., and New Orleans.  Carnival will now feature the widest selection of seagoing vacation choices in these markets aboard some of the most innovative ships in cruising. Carnival Sunshine, which […]

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Explorer Of The Seas To Sail Short Season From Florida

Earlier this week, Royal Caribbean announced that the New Jersey based Explorer of the Seas will move south to Port Canaveral for a short winter cruise season. The Explorer of the Seas is scheduled to begin sailing  four and five day Caribbean and Bahamas cruises departing out of Port Canaveral from November 2014 through January 2015. The ports […]

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Port Canaveral Preparing For Third Royal Caribbean Ship

Recently, Port Canaveral announced that Royal Caribbean is planning to base a third cruise ship out of Port Canaveral. The speculated third ship would join Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas and Enchantment of the Seas in sailings from the Space Coast. Port Canaveral’s interim Chief Executive Officer John Walsh commented saying, “An announcement from Royal Caribbean is […]

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Carnival Ecstasy Experiences Minor Power Outage

It is now being reported that the Carnival Ecstasy has suffered a minor power disruption on her way back to Port Canaveral. These reports came from guests currently sailing on the ship, some suggesting that the ship experienced an engine fire. While reports of a fire are unconfirmed, Carnival has confirmed that the ship experienced […]

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Disney Fantasy Returns To Port For Medical Emergency

According to reports from maritime radio and the Disney Cruise Line Blog, the Disney Fantasy has returned to Port Canaveral to perform a medical evacuation of a guest. These reports claim that a guest onboard has suffered a cardiac event, which will require immediate medical attention. The Disney Fantasy was about an hour and a […]