On my final day of Cruise3Sixty, I had the opportunity to take a tour on board Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Liberty. I have cruised on two of Carnival Liberty’s sisters before, the Carnival Freedom and the Carnival Valor, and I honestly love the Conquest Class vessels. The design of the ship is different kinds of flowers and other plants, […]
Today at Cruise3Sixty I had the opportunity to tour Holland America Line’s beautiful ms. Maasdam. I have never sailed on Holland America, but after today I hope I will someday have the chance too! First off, the crew is phenomenal. Everybody on board was so friendly and very helpful. The dining room staff was very attentive and friendly. As soon […]
Earlier today a fire completely destroyed the luxury cruise yacht, Safari Spirit while docked in Seattle. The ship was being prepared for a season of Alaska cruises, so there were no passengers on board, but an engineer and the ships owner, Dan Blanchard, were on board but were able to escape by crawling down a mooring […]
1:00 am Update: It is now confirmed that the Norwegian Star did not collide with the USS Intrepid, but instead with the dock near the moored USS Intrepid. The Norwegian Star briskly scraped along the dock and sustained only minor damage. It is now being reported that Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Star has collided with the US […]
Earlier this month, a Memorandum of Agreement was signed by Fincantieri Shipyards and Viking Ocean Cruises to construct two luxury ocean-going vessels, in laymen’s terms…two luxury cruise ships. The two ships will both weigh 45,000 tons and carry 998 guests in 499 cabins. No actual construction agreement has been signed yet, but it is expected to […]
Yesterday, a passenger on board Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Spirit was rescued after he jumped off of the ship into the Pacific Ocean. The Carnival Spirit was on its 4th day of a 15 night Hawaiian cruise when someone on board witnessed the man jump from the ship. An alarm was immediately sounded, and the emergency operation went underway. The ship […]
The Costa Allegra has now safely docked in the Seychelles. Here is a quick recap of the past few days… (2/29/12) 1:35pm: New statement from Costa regarding passengers… Costa Cruises reports that members of the Care Team have already reached the Costa Allegra and met with passengers on board to check their state of health […]
A local news station in Palm Beach Florida reports that a fire broke out yesterday on a Palm Beach-based cruise ship in the Bahamas. WPBF Channel 25 reports that the fire occurred Bahamas Celebration cruise ship. The cruise ship operates between Palm Beach and Freeport, Bahamas. According to Wikipedia, the cruise ship is available for cruises to be purchased directly from Celebration […]
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 information on Royal Caribbean International, from cruise advice to actually booking a cruise with them, they have it all! […]
Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone! I apologize for not writing a blog today, but I have been really tired lately and I have been swamped with school work, so I thought I would share with you one of my older and one of my favorite blog posts, New Ships & Hopes, which can be found HERE. Thanks […]
THURSDAY’S TOP TEN: CRUISE SHIP FUNNELS 1) Carnival’s Conquest Class 2) Royal Caribbean’s Radiance Class 3) Norwegian’s Gem Class 4) Carnival’s Dream Class 5) Royal Caribbean’s Freedom Class 6) Holland America 7) Celebrity’s Solstice Class 8) Costa Cruises 9) Disney Cruise Line 10) Princess Cruises
HURRICANE IRENE HAS NOW STRENGTHENED TO A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE. AT THIS TIME THERE ARE NO NEW CRUISE ITINERARY UPDATES, PLEASE GO HERE FOR THE COMPLETE LIST OF ITINERARY CHANGES. WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE, PLEASE STAY TUNED. -Mikey