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Hurricane Leslie – Cruise Itinerary Impacts – Updates

THIS IS THE FINAL CRUISE UPDATE ON HURRICANE LESLIE. Latest Itinerary Changes – Updated 9/6 at 3:30pm Hurricane Leslie has currently impacted 0 itineraries. Itinerary changes will be posted as soon as possible. Sometimes we may be delayed in posting, so please always check with your cruise line for changes. [divider]  Norwegian Cruise Line issued the following statement today (9/6)… At Norwegian Cruise […]

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Carnival Breeze Breaks Mooring Lines

[xyz-ihs snippet=”001″] AD — Earlier yesterday in Venice, Italy, the Carnival Breeze briefly encountered a scary situation. Carnival Cruise Lines says, that yesterday, at approximately 6:20 pm Italian time (12:20 pm eastern US time) during embarkation in Venice, Italy, the Carnival Breeze became disengaged from the dock following wind gusts of up to 70 miles per hour.   […]

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Tropical Storm Isaac – Cruise Itinerary Impacts – Updates

Cruise Itinerary Changes/Cancellations – Updated 8/26 at 4:00pm Tropical Storm Isaac has currently impacted 12 itineraries. PLEASE SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE TO SEE ALL ITINERARY CHANGES FROM CARNIVAL, NORWEGIAN, AND ROYAL CARIBBEAN. Itinerary changes will be posted as soon as possible. Sometimes we may be delayed in posting, so please always check with your cruise […]

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Norwegian Gem Overview & Photo Tour

So as many of you already know, thanks to the generosity of Norwegian Cruise Line, I spent last Saturday touring and eating lunch onboard the beautiful Norwegian Gem in New York City. This tour was my first experience with Norwegian Cruise Line and “Freestyle Cruising” and honestly, I loved it! Firstly, the atmosphere as you’re embarking is so […]

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Celebrity Reflection Ready For Live Float Out On Sunday

On Sunday, August 12th Meyer Werft Shipyards in Papenburg, Germany will float out Celebrity’s newest ship, the Celebrity Reflection. Even cooler, the entire float out will be broadcast live on this German news website at 7:30am. The last of Celebrity’s innovative Solstice Class ships will be floated out of her covered shipyard at 7:30 am on Sunday. She will be floated […]

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Is this Project Sunshine?

Obviously with secrets and mysteries come a lot of speculation and rumors. Royal Caribbean’s new builds, Project Sunshine, are not exempt from this statement. Since the order of the two ships, which are slated for delivery in 2014 and 2015, many cruisers, myself included, have begun to speculate and spread rumors about these mysterious ships. These […]

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Dave on Allure of the Seas – Day 2 – Nassau

Originally written on August 6th. Day 2: Nassau, Bahamas Today, I got to experience my first port of call onboard the Allure of the Seas: Nassau, Bahamas. It was really beautiful to wake up to a view of a clear blue ocean and Atlantis sitting on a fresh green body of land. Before I got off […]

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Sapphire Princess – Alaska – Cruise Review

This review comes from David Brooks of Brooks Cruise Services. — We set out on our second cruise to Alaska (as a family, my wife is on her third) on a Thursday at dinner time in Houston. That is not the ideal time to head to the airport because leave too early to ensure traffic […]

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Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review

Hey everyone it’s Jordan. On the 2nd June I cruised on board Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas around the Norwegian Fjords and I have been on another cruise since then, P&O’s Oceana, before finally getting round to posting my review here on Mikey’s Cruise Blog. So be expecting another post shortly reviewing my time on […]

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Fred Olsen’s Boudicca Hit By Norovirus

On Sunday, Fred Olsen’s Boudicca returned to the port of Greenock, Scotland with around 170 passengers on board who had contracted Norovirus. When the ship arrived in Greenock, the ship was greeted by ambulances waiting to take sick passengers to local hospitals and a crew 348 crew, ready to clean the ship. Passengers told reporters […]

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Costa Expected To Order 2nd “Super Costa” Ship

Earlier this week, Costa Cruises hinted at a possible order for a second “Super Costa” ship along with the originally planed ship which would launch a new class of ships for Costa Cruises. This ship would be the second ship in the new “Super Costa” class, if she is ordered. She will weigh around 132,500 tons and […]

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Costa Launches New Safety Measures on Ships & Captains

Today Costa Cruises announced new safety features for their fleet of ships which include real-time ship tracking for all of their ships and limiting the powers of the captain’s of their ships. These new safety features come in response to the January 13th capsizing of the Costa Concordia which capsized off the coast of Giligo, […]