CruiseCompare is a cruise travel website based in England. CruiseCompare does not directly sell cruise holidays but does publish prices and deals online from numerous cruise brands and travel operators. Consumers can search by cruise brand, destination, month, year and total cost making the search function accurate and easy to use. Founded by Digital Marketing […]
MSC Cruises has been recognized with two prominent awards: the 2012 Magellan Awards from Travel Weekly, a leading travel industry publication, in the Large Cruise Ship and Advertising/Marketing Campaign categories. MSC Cruises has received eight Magellan Awards since 2009. The brand new MSC Divina was selected as the 2012 Gold Magellan Award winner in the Cruise Ship/Large Cruise Ship (over […]
Welcome to the “That’s Amore” Raffle! The “That’s Amore” raffle is now closed. Thank you to all of you who have entered the raffle. The 2 winners will be chosen soon and they will be announced on Saturday, August 18th at noon EST. Thank you again and good luck! Your potential prize!
This week Kaleigh and James scour old Cruise Travel magazines to find out what has remained the same in cruising since 1980, and what has changed. Price, staterooms and ship size are all discussed, but you might be surprised by what they found. This week’s cruise news features Carnival’s new loyalty program with details on the new […]
It is now being reported that the river cruise ship, MS Gerard Schmitter operated by CroisiEurope, has suffered an electrical fire as it was sailing from Amsterdam to Strasborg, France. The ship was preparing to dock in Krefeld, Germany when heavy smoke was spotted spewing from the ship. The local fire department was quickly called in to extinguish […]
Good afternoon everybody, this is your captain speaking to you from the bridge. It is currently 1400 hours and we are currently sailing at a steady speed of 19 knots with wind coming from the south at 4 mph. Don’t you wish you were hearing that right now? I know I sure am! Anyway, since the […]
Sailing the high seas since 2004, Costa Magica is yet another innovative vessel that graces the captivating waters around the globe. She sails for Costa Cruises (the number one cruise line in Europe) to an array of destinations—both inside and out of European waters. Costa Cruises is under The Carnival Corporation’s umbrella, which explains Costa Magica’s close resemblance […]
On Sunday, January 29, 2012 multiple passengers were disembarked from Holland America Line’s ms Westerdam. They were to made to leave the vessel after not complying with the DAM muster drill procedures (most likely not showing up.) Holland said in a statement today… “The drill included alarm blasts and announcements throughout the ship, including instructions that failure to participate would […]
The new Royal Caribbean policy is that now people of any age, not just 21 years and older, can enter the Concierge Lounge at any time. People under the age of 21 used to not be able to enter the lounge between the hours of 5:30pm and 8:00pm. The CL will not allow any bad or disruptive […]
Let’s start with some Q&A shall we… Jennifer Q: If you have been on one, which is your favorite Royal Caribbean cruise ship? A: I actually have been on one Royal Caribbean cruise, I went on Brilliance of the Seas in December of 2005. It was a quick 3 night cruise right before Christmas, and […]
Jennifer Q: How was your first epidode of Cruise Chat? A: I thought that the first episode went very well! I had fun making it, and learning my way around the little switchboard that came with the broadcast. I loved taking the calls we had from Joni and Kaleigh, and I am looking forward to many […]
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 […]