Good evening everyone! It is currently 11:08pm here on board the beautiful Mariner of the Seas as we sail towards our next port of call Ajaccio, Corsica, France. We spent the earlier part of our day in Genoa, Italy which is famous for its….well I’m not really sure what its famous for, but it is […]
Good afternoon everyone! It is currently 3:24 here in Genoa, Italy on board the beautiful Mariner of the Seas. I have some exciting things planned for the remainder of the day such as ice-skating, dinner, listening to a muster drill that I don’t have to be a part of, and tonight’s show. Anyway, I have […]
Ahoy! I want to apologize for not posting a blog yesterday, but I was running around Rome all day yesterday. Anyway, here we go. Let’s start with Thursday/Friday. Thursday & Friday – July 12 & 13th On Thursday morning I flew from Cleveland to Newark on a very quick 1 hour flight. Once I arrived […]
MIAMI, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — After 13 years of successful service with Royal Caribbean Cruise Ltd., Daniel Hanrahan, President and CEO of Celebrity Cruises, announced today he will be leaving at the end of July to take an exciting new opportunity. “While leaving Celebrity isn’t easy for me, I am very proud of what we have been able […]
Norwegian Cruise Line is offering guests the opportunity to receive free stateroom upgrades during “The Great Upgrade Event” starting today, Monday, July 9. Vacationers planning to set sail on any three-day or longer cruise vacation in 2013 or 2014 will receive an up to four category stateroom upgrade and reduced deposits on sailings to Alaska, the Bahamas & […]
I have just received a text message from a close friend of Mikey’s Cruise Blog that the fire team has been dispatched to the galley on deck 2 of Princess Cruise’s Sapphire Princess. Here is the text from David Brooks of Brooks Cruise Services… Call for the Fire Team to go to the Galley in 2 decks….never a […]
Earlier tonight I watched CNN’s documentary, Cruise to Disaster, which recapped the events of the Costa Concordia sinking on January 13, 2012 along with how the industry has and is still changing in response to this tragic disaster. It was interesting to relive the events that happened on that fateful night. It started with a […]
Hey everyone, it’s Jordan again. After getting back from my cruise on board Brilliance of the Seas it was just a week before it was time to head to Southampton to board P&O’s Oceana. It was the first time I had ever been on a P&O cruise and my first non-RCI cruise. In this post I […]
Earlier this morning, the Norwegian Star was performing a docking manuever when its side thrusters accidentally created a wave which damaged a small part of the submarine Growler at the US Intrepid Museum in New York City. The Intrepid Museum posted earlier on their Facebook page, Happy to report that Intrepid was NOT hit by […]
Earlier today, Italian judges released Captain Francesco Schettino of the Costa Concordia from house arrest. Captain Schetinno had been under house arrest since January 17th, 2012 after crashing the Costa Concordia on a rock just outside of Giligo Island, Italy. Captain Schetinno was to be placed under house arrest until his court date, but was allowed […]
Carnival is encouraging travel agents to “pitch” to cruise rookies with a new summer series of baseball-themed videos, quizzes and scavenger hunts filled with proven sales tips from Carnival and a variety of travel agents. Available on GoCCL.com, the series will span nine innings over nine weeks and provide agents with an opportunity to earn […]
Earlier yesterday, a gay charter cruise operated by RSVP Vacations on board Holland America Line’s ms. Nieuw Amsterdam was denied docking in Casbalanca, Morocco. Before arriving in Casbalcanca, the Nieuw Amsterdam received a message from the local port authority claiming that they would not be allowed to dock, even though they had previously acquired permission to do so. Local authorities cited that […]