AIDA Cruise’s soon to be newest ship, the AIDAprima, will now be delivered six months later than originally scheduled. The new prototype ship, AIDAprima, is currently under construction at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries located in Nagasaki, Japan. The yard recently confirmed the extended delay, citing required, additional construction time for the delay. The AIDAprima is a brand […]
Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas will replace the Adventure of the Seas in Southampton during the summer of 2015. The Adventure of the Seas has been chosen to remain in San Juan through the 2015 summer season, offering weekly seven night sailings through the southern Caribbean. The ship switch, which will take place in […]
For the months of May and October 2015, Carnival’s Carnival Splendor will sail six unique sailings from Norfolk, Virginia. The sailings will include a variety of two to seven night sailings throughout the Bahamas and Bermuda. The first sailing, a two night cruise to nowhere will depart May 16, 2015. Three, five-day Bahamas cruises calling […]
Princess Cruise’s newest ship, the Royal Princess, will begin sailing from Southampton in May 2015. Announced today by Princess Cruises, the new ship will sail from Southampton to ports throughout the Baltic Sea and on “around the UK sailings.” Full itineraries, sail dates, and prices will be announced in the coming months. The Royal Princess, […]
It’s an affliction suffered by cruisers everywhere. It can quiver even the stiffest upper lip. It can throw your world into a tailspin. It’s Post Cruise Depression. While not recognized by any legitimate medical authority as a real affliction, almost every cruiser can vouch for its sometimes devastating effects. A cruiser can usually self diagnosis […]
In a letter sent to guests scheduled to sail on Carnival Splendor’s sailings between November 1, 2014 and April 26, 2015, Carnival has announced the Carnival Splendor will reposition to Miami, Florida in 2014. The letter sent to guests apologizes for the change in plans, cancelling cruises between November and April 2015 onboard the Carnival […]
Pearl Seas Cruises, which is scheduled to launch next June, has announced their first sailings to the Caribbean with their ship, Pearl Mist. During 2015, Pearl Mist will offer a variety of 7, 10, and 11 night sailings to the Bahamas, U.S., British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos, St. Martin, Martinique and more. The […]
Carnival has announced that they will be launching new dining concepts for their ship’s main dining rooms beginning on the week of December 8th. The new dining concepts, named American TABLE and American FEAST, will offer guests unique dining experiences throughout their sailings. During the development of the new dinner concepts, the cruise line’s management […]
According to Cruise Passenger, Royal Caribbean has decided to move Rhapsody of the Seas to Europe in 2014. The ship was originally scheduled to sail the summer of 2015 in Alaska, departing weekly from Seattle. The change in itinerary for Rhapsody of the Seas will force Royal Caribbean to cancel two repositioning cruises in April […]
Celebrity Cruises has been forced to cancel four additional sailings aboard the Celebrity Millennium in order to make necessary repairs to the ship’s propulsion system. Celebrity has cancelled the Millennium’s August 23rd, 30th, September 6th, and 13th sailings. All guests who were booked on one of the cancelled sailings will receive a full refund and […]
As a result of continuing political unrest in Egypt, MSC Cruises has cancelled MSC Armonia’s 2013-2014 winter sailing season in the Red Sea. MSC states that “safety and security is MSC Cruises’ number one priority and the MSC fleet only sails to the safest destinations.” MSC has decided to replace the Armonia’s Red Sea season by repositioning […]
Recent river flooding throughout Europe has caused many river cruise lines to cancel upcoming sailings. As the week has progressed, more river cruise line sailings have been cancelled. Weather reports state that there is no sign of the flooding to subside in the next week. These cancelled sailings include cruises aboard Viking Cruises, Avalon, Uniworld, […]