One of Carnival’s cruise lines refueled a cruise ship with 100% renewable Bio Marine Fuel yesterday for the first time. AIDA Cruises tested the fuel in AIDAPrima while the ship was in Rotterdam. The cruise line is testing the performance to see if it can be used in regular ship operations. The Bio Marine Fuel (BMF100) sustainable biofuel supplied by VARO Energy is expected to reduce greenhouse … [Read more...]

For a cruise port, being the homeport for the world’s largest cruise ship is a fairly big deal.  It shows not only that the port can handle such a large vessel, but it also makes for great branding in a heated competition among U.S. cruise ports. Photo Credit: Royal Caribbean International Recent discoveries on the Port of Galveston website have driven speculation about Icon of the Seas … [Read more...]

I am currently on a seven-night cruise with Virgin Voyages that is part of the cruise line’s Virgin Celebration Cruises. This roundtrip cruise out of Barcelona has special guests with appearances that include Sir Richard Branson and Boy George. After spending a few days on board, here are my brief first impressions of the cruise. Virgin Voyages invited me onboard for this special sailing and it … [Read more...]

Cruise pricing can be tricky sometimes.  It’s been a bit more simplified thanks to a new transparency law in California that requires companies to include taxes and fees in their advertised prices. But even with taxes and fees included, there are often many other amenities that are not included.  And unless you’re sailing with an all-inclusive cruise line, these costs can sneak up on … [Read more...]

Carnival Cruise Line announced new sailings out of Tampa, Florida and Mobile, Alabama today. Photo Credit: Carnival Cruise Line The cruise itineraries for 2026 and 2027 sail out of these two smaller ports to destinations like the Bahamas, Caribbean, and the Panama Canal. Here is the lineup of cruises revealed today: Cruises Sailing Out of Tampa and Mobile in 2026/27 Tampa, Florida Carnival … [Read more...]

Carnival’s Brand Ambassador John Heald gets asked all kinds of questions from passengers, and he often posts them on his social media page. This time he posted a cruiser’s question along with a poll to see where everyone stood on the issue. Photo credit: Cruise Fever The cruise line is often asked about certain televised events, usually major sporting events that many passengers want to see … [Read more...]

Is your family still not convinced that a cruise is one of the best vacations possible?  They are probably using the same old excuses mentioned in this article.  This will help you persuade them to at least try a cruise. Harmony of the Seas and Carnival Breeze in Cozumel. Photo Credit: Cruise Fever Family vacations are some of the best parts of life. Many families plan one big vacation … [Read more...]

A Carnival cruise ship is returning to service after receiving upgrades and new features during the vessel’s recent dry dock. Carnival Splendor will return to service next week with new dining options and upgrades. The ship is the latest in Carnival Cruise Line’s fleet to complete its periodic dry dock. You can see Carnival’s complete dry dock schedule here. Carnival Splendor received new … [Read more...]

Holland America Line has added new cruises to Alaska for 2026 that include voyages up to 28 days long. Holland America Line will have six cruise ships sailing to Alaska in 2026 from April through September. Itineraries range from seven to 28 days and include the popular monthlong “Alaska Arctic Circle Solstice” sailing and a new 14-day option roundtrip from Seattle. Holland America Line ships … [Read more...]

A port in Florida will have a luxury cruise line sailing from it for the first time when Oceania Cruises bases a ship from Tampa in 2026. Oceania Cruises will base Insignia out of Port Tampa Bay starting in the spring of 2026. This will be the first time that an ultra-luxury cruise ship sails from the port. The cruise ship will sail a series of seven- to 20-night cruises from Tampa that will … [Read more...]

Carnival Cruise Line released their next wave of cruises for 2026-2027 and included in them is their largest class of ships visiting Half Moon Cay. Carnival is expanding one of the highest rated cruise line private islands in The Bahamas, Half Moon Cay. The expansion includes a pier that will allow Excel class ships, the largest in Carnival’s fleet, to visit the island. Other enhancements to … [Read more...]

Royal Caribbean, the world’s largest cruise line, has announced that they have placed an order to add to their fleet of Icon class ships. Icon class are the largest cruise ships in the world at over 250,000 gross tons. This order from Royal Caribbean for more new cruise ships includes a fourth Icon class ship that will enter service in 2027.  The ship will be built by Meyer Turku. Included … [Read more...]

Yesterday morning, the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport announced on social media that a web systems outage was impacting both the cruise port and airport in Seattle. Carnival Corp ships from Princess and Holland America in Port of Seattle. Photo 283097410 | Carnival Seattle © Iandewarphotography | Dreamstime.com The post on X stated that the cause of the outage was potentially a cyber … [Read more...]

While most cruise ports are located exactly where they say they are, there are some that are over 120 miles away from where they are advertised. When you’re researching cruises, you will often see ports listed as one city, but then have another listed in parenthesis. A common example would be: La Havre (Paris). The ones in parenthesis are usually a major city like Paris or Rome while the first … [Read more...]

For the first time in their history, Princess Cruises will offer sailings to all regions of the Caribbean in 2026. For the summer of 2026, Princess Cruises will offer sailings to the Caribbean from two homeports in Florida, Port Canaveral and Port Everglades. These 90 new cruises that just opened for bookings will range from six to 14-nights long and visit the Eastern, Western and Southern … [Read more...]

Sports fans who cruise a lot know how difficult it can be to keep up with their favorite teams while at sea.  Cruise lines must have the rights to air certain games on their ships.  And getting those rights can involve some wheeling and dealing behind the scenes. Main TV screen on Carnival Horizon. Photo Credit: Cruise Fever NFL fans have sometime been disappointed when trying to … [Read more...]

A cruise line has made several changes to upcoming cruise itineraries due to political unrest in the Red Sea. Celestyal Cruises has canceled their upcoming two-week repositioning cruise, “Ancient Athens to Dazzling Doha” on Celestyal Journey that was scheduled to depart on October 26, 2024. The cruise line said that political unrest in the Red Sea was the reason for needed itinerary … [Read more...]

My parents love reading my cruise articles. Each time one is published, I send the link to my dad and he loves to reminisce over our cruises throughout the years.  I’m not sure how thrilled he will be about this one though.  Photo Credit: Mirko Vitali | Dreamstime My dad is 65 and qualifies for the free small drinks at Chick-Fil-A and everything that comes along with an AARP … [Read more...]

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced and opened for bookings 225 new cruises that will depart in 2026. Some of the sailings are port intensive cruises with no sea days.These 225 cruises will visit 150 unique ports with eight Norwegian ships offering cruises to Europe. There will be 22 overnight port visits in Europe giving guests plenty of time to spend in the top ports in the region.Here is a look … [Read more...]

Norwegian Cruise Line has partnered with Drinique to bring new reusable bento box-style serveware for breakfast room service.The serveware will be made with 50% certified recycled materials as the cruise line continues to show its commitment to their global sustainability program.It will provide a compact and convenient way for guests to enjoy their in-room breakfast experience without the weight … [Read more...]