So with the Miami Heat winning the NBA championship last night, I thought maybe we should talk about Miami, well not exactly Miami, but the Port of Miami. As we all know, the Port of Miami is the “Cruise Ship Capital of the World” with over 4 million passengers passing through the port each year, […]
This week Kaleigh and James scour old Cruise Travel magazines to find out what has remained the same in cruising since 1980, and what has changed. Price, staterooms and ship size are all discussed, but you might be surprised by what they found. This week’s cruise news features Carnival’s new loyalty program with details on the new […]
Good afternoon everybody, this is your captain speaking to you from the bridge. It is currently 1400 hours and we are currently sailing at a steady speed of 19 knots with wind coming from the south at 4 mph. Don’t you wish you were hearing that right now? I know I sure am! Anyway, since the […]
So I was searching You Tube yesterday for videos of the Mariner of the Seas for my upcoming cruise and somehow I came across a comedy skit by NCL, Fountains. Now if you have cruised NCL before than you know exactly what this is and it is probably the most creative and funniest skit I […]
On Saturday, Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas diverted from their its route to intercept 2 rafts containing Cuban refugees. The 2 rafts were picked up at different times on Saturday after being spotted from the bridge of the ship. When the refugees were brought aboard they were given food, water, and a medical examination. A passenger on board was even quoted saying, “I […]
Earlier this week, Carnival Cruise Line’s new loyalty program was leaked onto the message boards of Cruise Critic. The new program, VIFP (Very Important Fun Person,) is set to be officially unveiled on June 11th and it is dramatically different from the previous loyalty program. The new program counts credits as “number of nights cruised” versus the old “number […]
Finally, it’s time to announce my cruise for this summer. Are you ready? Well here we go… On July 12th I will be jetting off to Rome, Italy to join the Mariner of the Seas on July 14th on a 7 night Western Mediterranean cruise. After departing Civitavecchia we will sail to Genoa, Italy; Ajaccio, Corsica; Barcelona, Spain; Palma De Mallorca, […]
Yesterday, Royal Caribbean International announced that they will be deploying the Mariner of the Sea to China in June of 2013. The Mariner of the Seas will sail a variety of itineraries from Beijing ranging between 3 and 12 nights from China and Singapore to Southeast Asia, Japan and Korea throughout the rest of the […]
4/21/12 – 8:25am Update: The engine room fire on board Allure of the Seas was small and was extinguished very quickly by the ships’ fire suppression system, according to a Royal Caribbean spokesperson. There were no injuries either to passengers or crew and the ship continued on its route to Fort Lauderdale. Allure of the Seas is expected to be back in Fort […]
Wondering which stateroom you should choose to stay in for your next cruise? Well thanks to some fellow cruise bloggers and myself, we have compiled a quick guide on the 4 basic types of staterooms found on most cruise ships. Interior Staterooms (written by Cruize Cast) Interior staterooms are well-known to be the cheapest cabins available […]
It is now being reported that Royal Caribbean is cancelling current cruises on all ships that are currently offering Caribbean itineraries. Royal Caribbean will send the Oasis Class ships to the Mexican Riviera and the remaining ships all to the Mediterranean. This redeployment comes after US Federal Marshals seized the Carnival Triumph after a lawsuit was filed against […]
Sunday, April 1st: The Azamara Quest has safely docked in Sandakan. We will no longer be updating this story, thanks for following along. 12:00pm: Official statement from Azamara has been released… Engineers onboard Azamara Quest have been able to restore propulsion to the ship. Azamara Quest is currently sailing directly to Sandakan (Sabah), Malaysia at […]