Costa Cruises has acquired the former Grand Mistral of the Iberocruceros fleet. The newly acquired ship will be renamed Costa neoRomantica and will enter service with Costa in late November. According to Costa, the Grand Mistral was recently renovated in 2005 and received new suites and cabins in 2007. The new Costa neoRivieria will feature three […]
A problem with one of the Celebrity Millennium’s two propulsion motors caused the ship to show up in its disembarkation port, Seward, hours after her scheduled arrival time. The problem became apparent on the final day of a northbound Vancouver to Seward sailing. According to Celebrity, the problem with the propulsion system will need to […]
Windstar Cruises, a leader in yacht style cruising, was named one of the Top Small-Ship Cruise Lines in the prestigious Travel + Leisure 2013 World’s Best Awards readers’ survey. The line was ranked #3 with a score of 90.96 beating out five other small-ship lines. This is the third time Windstar has been named a […]
Earlier last week, Celebrity Cruise’s explorer ship, Celebrity Xpedition, had its license revoked for an apparent violation of a lobster transport rule set forth by the Galapagos National Park. Due to this revoking of the Celebrity Xpedition’s license, Celebrity Cruises was forced to cancel the June 2nd sailing of the Xpedition. Now, a second sailing […]
Celebrity Cruises has been forced to cancel the June 2nd sailing of the Celebrity Xpedition after a dispute over lobsters resulted in the cruise line losing it’s license to to enter the Galapagos National Park. The official statement from Celebrity Cruises reads: “The Galapagos National Park has cited Celebrity Xpedition for transportation and storage of frozen […]
Updates on the Carnival Triumph situation can be found below. To view an update, please click the + sign on the right side of the boxes below. The most recent update is already open. [divider] February 14, 2013 Updates [toggle title=”10:40 pm Update” state=”open” ]The Carnival Triumph has docked in Mobile at the Alabama Cruise […]
Disney Cruise Line is returning to The Last Frontier this summer with the beautiful Disney Wonder. Disney’s cruises will feature a wide variety of fun and exciting Port Adventures during its 2013 Alaska sailings. Check out this fun time lapse video which shows some of the breathtaking vistas and exciting excursions that await Disney cruisers […]
Windstar Cruises is celebrating Halloween with a wicked good deal on 31 select voyages. Going on now, guests who book a cruise before Friday, November 2nd can sail on board one of Windstar’s sailing yachts for as low as $1,031. It’s the perfect time to sail through the moonlit islands of the Caribbean, experience the Old World […]
Windstar Cruises is offering a two-for-one cruise fare, plus bonus savings of up to $1,000 per stateroom on select tropical itineraries. Guests can sail through the Caribbean islands, cruise the Panama Canal, or just enjoy the casual elegance on board any of Windstar’s three sailing ships starting at $1,299 per person, based on double occupancy […]
Earlier this morning around 3:00am, Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment of the Seas rescued Nathan C. Owen about 200 miles northwest of Bermuda. Nathan C. Owen was sailing board his 46 foot racing yacht, Seabiscuit in the 2012 Newport Bermuda Race. Once Owen was brought aboard Enchantment, he was given food, water, and medical attention. The ship is currently sailing towards […]