Today Micky Arison, CEO of Carnival Corporation, revealed that the Costa Allegra, which suffered a fire in the Indian Ocean last month, will not be returning to service with Costa Cruises. Micky Arison said that the Allegra will either be sold or scrapped in the next few months. It’s about time. The Costa Allegra which […]
Carnival Cruise Line finally announced today what is happening to the Carnival Destiny after she completes her trans-Atlantic cruise. Well, it’s amazing. Check out Carnival’s official press release below and tell us what you think about Destiny’s transformation in the comment section… CARNIVAL DESTINY TO UNDERGO DRAMATIC TRANSFORMATION DURING MASSIVE $155 MILLION REFIT IN EARLY 2013 Ship […]
Royal Caribbean is sending Adventure of the Seas to Southampton nest summer along with its slightly larger sister, Independence of the Seas. Adventure of the Seas will run a series of seven, 12, 13, 14 and 16-night cruises from May 24, 2013. On board features include an in-line skating track, an ice skating rink, rock […]
Often times we take cruising for granted. We know that they’re there, and it’s only a few clicks on the computer screen and a few calls to a travel agent to get us on a big boat of fun for a week (or two). While most of us have only been cruising for the past […]
I have always wanted to cruise to the outback. To see the beautiful, almost orange landscape. To see the surf crash on the beaches of New Zealand. To visit the Sydney Opera House or take a safari and see up close, kangaroos, koalas, and wombats. You can snorkel at the Great Barrier Reef or visit the […]
Earlier this week it was reported that a Canadian women had gone missing when the (I guess you could call it a cruise ship) cruise ship, Bahamas Celebration returned to its home port in West Palm Beach. The “ship” had just returned from a 2 night cruise to Freeport. The night before the ship returned to West […]
Hi all, I’d like to take this time to introduce myself. My name is Allan, and I’m a new guest blogger at Mikey’s Cruise Blog. I’ve been cruising since the early 1990’s on Royal Caribbean’s Viking Seranade (now called the Island Escape under Island Cruises), and I’m glad I have a home here to share […]
Today, Royal Caribbean International announced the order of a second ship for their new class of ships, Project Sunshine. The first of the ships for Project Sunshine will be delivered in the fall of 2014, while the second will be delivered in spring of 2015. Both ships will be built at Meyer Werft Shipyards in […]
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 […]
On Saturday night, a crew member from the Carnival Magic fell over board as the Magic was sailing back towards Galveston, Texas. The US Coast Guard was called to the scene, but by the time they had arrived, the man was already rescued from the water by crew members on one of the rescue craft. […]
On Thursday, February 23rd, 22 passengers from the Carnival Splendor were returning from an excursion in Puerto Vallarta, when they were robbed at gun point by masked muggers. They were returning from a Carnival sponsored excursion to El Nogalito. As there tour bus was leaving El Nogaito, 2 masked muggers stopped the bus and robbed the […]
The Oddysey then deployed it’s small rescue craft to meet the other boat and then brought the stranded sailors on board. They were then examined by the ship’s doctor and were declared to be in good health with the exception of some minor dehydration and some burns from the sun. The stranded sailors later said that they had been stranded nearly 3 […]