American Cruise Lines, the largest U.S. cruise company, announced today the introduction of a specially-themed Mardi Gras cruise. Offered on March 1, 2014, during the week of Mardi Gras, the new theme cruise will kick-off the line’s third season on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, with a complimentary pre-cruise package, specially-planned festivities, and an exclusive dinner […]
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 […]
Commercials are meant to convey a message and sell a product. For the travel industry, specifically the cruise industry, it can be tough. Cruise lines aren’t selling a single product, they are selling a vacation experience. Throughout the last year or so, a few of the cruise lines have launched commercials that I believe capture […]
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Hurricane Raymond Disrupts Cruise
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 […]
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Seabourn Orders New Ship
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 […]
Due to continuing civil unrest in Egypt, Holland America Line has decided to cancel their entire eastern Mediterranean cruise season aboard ms Noordam. The Noordam will instead be redeployed to the western Mediterranean for the spring and summer 2014 cruise season. The Noordam was originally scheduled to sail a variety of eastern Mediterranean cruise from […]
Today at 1:00 pm ET, Mike Faust, Editor of Cruise Currents, will be making a guest appearance on MSC Cruise’s new Cruise Views internet talk show. Cruise Views is a show targeting travel enthusiasts who want to take an inside look at the cruise industry as well as its guests, employees and shipboard crew who make […]
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 […]
The Disney Magic’s return to service has been delayed, which has prompted the cruise line to cancel the ship’s next sailing. The Disney Magic recently departed Cadiz, Spain, where the majority of a major renovation took place onboard the Disney Magic. As the Magic sailed for Miami, renovations were scheduled to continue to take place. […]
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 […]