The Governor of Puerto Rico recently announced plans to extend one of the main pier’s located in Old San Juan to accommodate newer, larger cruise ships. Currently, the piers located in Old San Juan are unable to handle ships with passenger numbers around 6,000 and up. Pier 3 will be expanded by 182 feet, allowing […]
The Juliet Balcony Found only onboard Holland America Line’s ms Eurodam, the category VT stateroom offers guests an arch shaped balcony, perfect for viewing beautiful ocean panoramas. The balcony is similar to the balcony found in the balcony scene in Romeo & Juliet.
Holland America Line’s Nieuw Amsterdam received a 100% score on its health inspection at Port Everglades yesterday. The Nieuw Amsterdam arrived from Europe yesterday and was randomly selected to undergo a health inspection by the USPH upon arrival at Port Everglades. A perfect score can only be achieved by earning perfect marks on a comprehensive safety and […]
Costa Cruise’s Costa Victoria is set to return to service on November 11th, following a $18 million renovation currently taking place in Singapore. During her refurbishment, the ship will receive new balconies, terraces and windows. In addition, new restaurants have been added including a terrace buffet and a pizza and noodle bar. Complementing the new […]
Hurricane Raymond, a category 3 hurricane off the coast of western Mexico, has forced one ship to delay departure from a port of call and skip another. Holland America Line’s Westerdam has opted to remain in Puerto Vallarta from today through 1 pm on Wednesday (10/23). Due to this “sheltering in place,” the Westerdam will […]
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that the cheerleaders for the Miami Dolphins will christen the new Norwegian Getaway in 2014. The Christening Ceremony will take place on February 7, 2014 on board Norwegian Getaway, the largest ship to homeport year-round in Miami. The line also announced a partnership with the Miami Dolphins that designates Norwegian Cruise […]
Earlier this month, I had the pleasure and privilege to sit down with Joe Farcus at his studio in Miami, Florida. During my time at his studio, I had the chance to ask Joe a few questions about his career, the history of ship design, and the future of design. Joe even shared some very […]
Following the success of Seabourn’s Odyssey class ships and the departure of the Seabourn Pride, Seabourn has announced that the line will be ordering a fourth Odyssey class ship. Seabourn has signed a letter of intent with Italy based Fincantieri to build the new unnamed ship. The new Seabourn ship will debut in 2016 and […]
Princess Cruise’s newest ship, Regal Princess, is currently ahead of her construction schedule and will now debut 13 days earlier than originally planned. Due to this new launch date, Princess Cruises has added two new seven night Mediterranean cruises to her schedule for late May. The first cruise will depart on May 20th sailing from […]
According to multiple passengers sailing aboard Princess Cruise’s Sun Princess, the ship experienced technical issues prior to sailing from Sydney. The technical issues and the repairs that had to be made ended up delaying the departure of the Sun Princess by 10 hours. Passengers aboard the Sun Princess reported that they received a letter from […]
Norwegian Breakaway Makes Inaugural Call At Great Stirrup Cay Earlier today, Norwegian’s newest ship, the Norwegian Breakaway, made her inaugural call to Norwegian’s private island, Half Moon Cay. The Norwegian Breakaway will call at Great Stirrup Cay on a weekly basis on her 7 night Bahamas & Florida itinerary from New York City through May […]
A board message from a member of Cruise Critic is reporting that a young boy was found unconscious in one of the Carnival Victory’s pools. The message goes on to report that the ship’s DJ, DJ Alex, first spotted the young boy. Another passenger quickly dove into the pool, brought the boy out onto the […]