Royal Caribbean is sending Adventure of the Seas to Southampton nest summer along with its slightly larger sister, Independence of the Seas. Adventure of the Seas will run a series of seven, 12, 13, 14 and 16-night cruises from May 24, 2013. On board features include an in-line skating track, an ice skating rink, rock […]
Hi all, I’d like to take this time to introduce myself. My name is Allan, and I’m a new guest blogger at Mikey’s Cruise Blog. I’ve been cruising since the early 1990’s on Royal Caribbean’s Viking Seranade (now called the Island Escape under Island Cruises), and I’m glad I have a home here to share […]
Today, Royal Caribbean International announced the order of a second ship for their new class of ships, Project Sunshine. The first of the ships for Project Sunshine will be delivered in the fall of 2014, while the second will be delivered in spring of 2015. Both ships will be built at Meyer Werft Shipyards in […]
It is now being reported that a crew member has died to a currently unknown illness (suspected to be Norovirus or pneumonia) on board the MSC Armonia. The crew member who has died was a waitress on board and was 30 years old. She was admitted into a local hospital on Wednesday with symptoms of pneumonia. 5 other […]
Starting today, all members of the various cruise organizations (Cruise Lines International Association, European Cruise Council, and the Passenger Shipping Association) will be required to hold their muster drill before the ship sets sail. This new rule comes after the fatal tragedy of the Costa Concordia, where many passengers on board had not attended the muster drill yet, as […]
Hey everybody! To celebrate my co-blogger’s birthday, I wanted to share my favorite post of his, so enjoy! Happy birthday Jordan! Hey blog readers, it’s Mikey and I just wanted to give you a quick background on Jordan and RCI Fans! Jordan Bailey, a fellow teen cruiser, has built an incredible and amazing website with tons of […]
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 […]
On January 29th a 26 year old man fell to his death from a upper deck of the Carnival Fantasy’s lobby. At the time, the ship was docked in Nassau, Bahamas and the death was investigated by local Bahamian authorities. He was declared dead on the spot and his official cause of death has been […]