Nowadays, balconies make up the largest percentage of staterooms aboard the majority of cruise ships. Regardless, there are still cruisers who haven’t upgraded from interior or ocean views to the glorious balcony. For those still on the edge (don’t fall of the ship) here are my reasons why you should choose a balcony stateroom for your next cruise. #3 […]
Earlier today, Norwegian Cruise Line’s CEO Kevin Sheehan announced that Norwegian Cruise Linenintends to excersize its option to build a second Breakaway Plus cruise ship. Breakaway Plus II, as it is being temporarily named, is expected to enter service sometime in 2017. The Breakaway Plus II would be a sister to the already ordered Breakaway […]
Earlier today, Carnival’s Carnival Freedom scored a 100% on a health inspection administered by the United States Public Health department. The Carnival Freedom passed each of the 42 specific areas of inspection that make up the USPH’s overall random inspection. The USPH chooses to inspect cruise ships that call in US ports at random, in order to […]
A big step against public smoking has been taken by a small-ship cruise line. Crystal Cruises announced yesterday that beginning in 2014, smoking will be banned from all bars, restaurants, staterooms, and all other public areas. The only exceptions – the Connoisseur Club and a few areas on exterior decks. Here is the word from Crystal via their […]
Today marks the 140th anniversary of Holland America Line’s first sailing, making Holland America Line the oldest cruise line sailing. Holland America Line was founded in 1873 under the name, Netherlands-America Steamship Company. Holland’s first ship was the Rotterdam, which sailed its 15-day maiden voyage from the Netherlands to New York City on October 15, 1872. Originally, Holland […]
On April 12th, the Carnival Conquest and Disney Wonder were contacted by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) in regards to aiding the USCG in refugee pick up near Key West. Both operations took place somewhere between 40-45 miles from Key West earlier yesterday. Once the Carnival Conquest arrived on the scene, they were able to rescue […]
Rumors have recently been surfacing across Disney forums about the future of Disney Cruise Line. Posters coming off Disney ships recently circulated reports from crew of a big announcement coming in the next few weeks. Some posters have claimed that crew members confirmed that Disney would be announcing the construction of two new ships, or in some cases, […]
Carnival Corporation has announced that Grand Turk will reopen for cruise ships starting next week. The first ship to call at Grand Turk for the reopening will be the Carnival Freedom on April 8th. Grand Turk has been closed for almost five weeks after a surge of Norovirus cases were reported onboard ships only after visiting Grand […]
Harry Cotterill is the President and Managing Director of Dream Designs Colchester, a firm that specializes in the art of drawing cruise ships, river boats, as well as cargo ships. Recently, Dream Designs Colchester presented it’s 50th drawing aboard a cruise ship. Harry Cotterill has been the artist behind all of the firm’s drawings, but he has […]
It seems as if Royal Caribbean is finally ready to reveal the Quantum of the Seas to the world. Earlier last week, Royal Caribbean quietly announced a special event in New York City on April 16th where they are expected to release the design of the Quantum and Anthem of the Seas. Royal Caribbean has […]
Earlier this week, MSC Cruises welcomed the MSC Preziosa as the 12th ship in the MSC fleet. Preziosa was welcomed into the fleet by her godmother, as well as many other MSC ship’s godmother, film legend Sophia Loren. With the addition of the Preziosa to the fleet, MSC’s Fantasia class of ships has finally been […]
Yesterday, Viking River Cruises set a world record with the christening of 10 new Viking Longships. The first-of-its-kind simultaneous christening ceremony in Amsterdam debuted the ships – Viking Aegir, Viking Atla, Viking Bragi, Viking Embla, Viking Forseti, Viking Jarl, Viking Rinda, Viking Skadi, Viking Tor and Viking Var – and was certified by a Guinness World Records adjudicator as […]