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It’s All About The Little Things: Unique Features Of Princess Cruises

Cruising, as a whole, is an enriching, refreshing experience. Most of the time, the majority of our cruise experience revolves around the main aspects of a sailing: the cruise line, the ship, the ports, the excursions, the crew. While these aspects are the main force behind the cruise experience, sometimes it’s the little things that […]

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Saving Lives At Sea: CPR Training Aboard Ruby Princess

This past week, Princess Cruises hosted the second annual Cruising For A Cause aboard the Ruby Princess. This year’s sailing was in partnership with the American Heart Association, actively promoting heart health throughout the week in the western Caribbean. One of the most prominent and popular activities hosted throughout the week was the Hands Only […]

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Discovering Princess: Favorite Features From Ruby So Far

Sailing aboard Princess Cruise’s Ruby Princess, I am discovering a number of interesting features, designs, and amenities that have really stood out to me since embarking on Monday. While these features may seem miniscule to the overall Princess experience, they have really impressed me thus far and have made my sailing with Princess much more […]

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Sailing Preview: Cruising For A Cause Aboard Ruby Princess

Mike Faust, Editor of Cruise Currents, will be sailing aboard Princess Cruise’s Ruby Princess for the 2nd annual Cruising For A Cause, benefiting the American Heart Association. The sailing will embark in Fort Lauderdale on February 10th and will feature a number of health experts, authors, and celebrities to discuss healthy living and heart care. […]

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Grand Turk Remains Closed Due To Norovirus

Almost three weeks have passed since Grand Turk has had a cruise ship visit, and it’s all thanks to a nasty outbreak of norovirus in the cruise center. As stated in an earlier article of mine, “A recent surge in norovirus-like illnesses have been reported on cruise ships that have recently called in the island nation of […]

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Cruise Ships Passing Cruise Ships (Video)

I put together a little video that shows some cruise ships I encountered while on my recent Meditarranean cruise on board Mariner of the Seas. Enjoy!   -Mikey

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Live from Mariner of the Seas – Day 1

Ahoy! I want to apologize for not posting a blog yesterday, but I was running around Rome all day yesterday. Anyway, here we go. Let’s start with Thursday/Friday. Thursday & Friday – July  12 & 13th On Thursday morning I flew from Cleveland to Newark on a very quick 1 hour flight. Once I arrived […]

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Ruby Princess Hit With Norovirus….Again

Yesterday, the Ruby Princess of Princess Cruise Line returned to Port Everglades, Flordia with a few passengers who had been infected with Norovirus. Princess Cruise Line has yet to release the actual number of people who were infected, but based on passenger accounts they are thinking around 20 passengers were infected during the 7 night voyage. This […]

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2nd Set of Infections on Crown Princess, Coming Home Early