AmaWaterways has made over 20 land packages complimentary on hundreds of river cruises that depart in 2025 and 2026. The complimentary land package can be added on pre- or post-cruise on river cruises in Europe. They range from two-, three-, and four-nights long and allow guests a deeper connection to the destinations that they visit. Cruisers who are unable to add on a free land package can … [Read more...]

After 14 years of offering cruises out of Charleston, South Carolina, Carnival Cruise Line is sailing one last time out of the popular southern cruise port today. Carnival Sunshine in Charleston with the iconic Ravenel Bridge. Today’s 5-day cruise on Carnival Sunshine will mark the end of an era for the cruise line.   After this sailing the vessel will reposition to Norfolk, Virginia … [Read more...]

Cruise lines continue to build and add new features on cruise ships that were once unheard of. However, not every idea and proposed cruise ship has been built. From a mile long ship to Titanic II, here are the some of the most unique cruise ships that were never built. The 60.000 passenger Freedom Ship The Freedom Ship is a nearly mile long cruise ship that can carry 60,000 passengers. The ship … [Read more...]

2025 is just around the corner and Royal Caribbean, the world largest cruise line, will release the rest of their opening deployment schedule during the first three months of the year. Royal Caribbean divided up their opening deployment schedule for their ships in 2026-2027 into eight segments. Three of them were announced this year with the remaining eight coming out in 2025. The remaining … [Read more...]

A cruise line has received so much unprecedented demand for cruises on their new ship, that they opened more future sailings for bookings. Windstar Cruises is launching a new class of cruise ships in 2025 with Star Seeker. The new ship will debut in December 2025 and offer cruises to the Caribbean in early 2026. Due to unprecedented demand for cruises on Star Seeker, Windstar Cruises has … [Read more...]

Holland America Line, one of nine cruise lines from Carnival Corporation, has launched a new sale on cruises that offers a combination of four deals. Holland America Line’s “Start Your Journey” kicked off a few days ago and runs through February 28, 2025. This sale is good on cruises that depart from the spring of 2025 through the spring of 2026 and includes the following: Free balcony … [Read more...]

MSC Cruises has announced that their 121-day around the world cruise that sets sail in 2027 has officially opened for bookings. This epic new cruise from MSC Cruises will take place on MSC Musica and visit 25 countries and 45 ports over 121 days. Guests will be able to board the ship from the following four homeports between January 5-8, 2027: Civitavecchia … [Read more...]

Azamara, a small ship destination focused cruise line, has released their winter deployment for 2026-2027 that consists of 66 new cruises. These 66 new cruises from Azamara include eight extraordinary Grand Voyages that span 35 nights and longer. The newly announced sailings visit 20 countries on five continents. The Grand Voyages span a variety of continents and destinations including Canada … [Read more...]

After a year and a half of offering Italian style cruises out of New York, Carnival Venezia has been repositioned to Port Canaveral, Florida. The 4,208-passenger ship arrived on Wednesday and will be offering seasonal sailings out of the Florida cruise port through May 2025. Carnival Venezia’s arrival makes it the fifth Carnival Cruise Line ship to currently homeport in Port Canaveral.  … [Read more...]

Viking, rated the #1 ocean cruise line, has added 10 new itineraries in 2026 and 2027 that range from eight to 22 days in length. With these new itineraries, Viking now offers more than 100 different cruises on their ocean ships. Viking will also visit 12 new ports in 2026 and 2027.  The are:  Fowey, England Bordeaux, France Limerick (Foynes), Ireland Riga, Latvia Klaipeda, … [Read more...]

A cruise line is making changes to their unlimited drink packages that will go into effect for cruises that depart on or after April 1, 2025. MSC Cruises sent out an email today to travel agents informing them of these new changes. The biggest change is that the Premium Extra Package will begin to be limited to 15 alcoholic drinks a day, per person. However, they can still drink after they … [Read more...]

Dining with strangers at the same table might seem odd or even awkward, but for cruise passengers who enjoy a traditional dining experience, it’s part of life at sea. The thing is, you never know who will be sitting at the same table.  People who regularly choose this traditional style of eating in the main dining room typically find it an enriching experience. But for one particular pair … [Read more...]

Norwegian Cruise Line is giving two of their cruise ships extensive renovations in 2025 that include the first movie and dining experience at sea. Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Bliss will receive new guest experiences in the next few months that include Silver Screen Bistro, expanded Cagney’s Steakhouse and Teppanyaki, new outdoor venues (Horizon Park), and expanded accommodations in The … [Read more...]

In 2027, Carnival Cruise Line will celebrate their 55th birthday and America’s Cruise Line is planning a special ship meetup on three different days. This ship meetup from Carnival will take place on 11 cruises near Celebration Key and RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay. During the meetups, the ships will simultaneously host Lido deck birthday celebrations. 10 Carnival Funships will participate in the … [Read more...]

Princess Cruises has rolled out a new hotline number that allows you to make dining reservations on their cruise ships easier than ever. Princess Cruises’ new Dine Line (1-833-805-DINE) is a 24/7 number that you can call to access dining reservations. This phone number allows guests who are booked on an upcoming Princess cruise to book traditional, specialty, and experiential dining options on … [Read more...]

In the spring of 2025, two of P&O Cruises Australia cruise ships will be rebranded to Carnival Funships as Carnival Corporation eliminates one of their cruise lines. Pacific Adventure will be one of two P&O Cruises Australia ships to be converted over to Carnival Cruise Line Two cruise ships, Pacific Adventure and Pacific Encounter will enter Carnival’s fleet in March 2025 as Carnival … [Read more...]

Princess Cruises has launched their next big sale and this one is for cruises that depart from 2025-2027. Princess Cruises’ new Come Aboard Sale will run through February 28, 2025 and it offers special perks for sailings in 2025, 2026 and 2027. It includes the following: Up to 40% off cruise fares on 17 Princess ships Complimentary cabin upgrades 3rd and 4th guests in a cabin sail … [Read more...]

A recent Reddit post shared a heartbreaking story of a passenger whose appendix ruptured on just the second day of the honeymoon getaway. After seeing the medical bill, the couple realized a valuable lesson that was shared on the social media platform. No one plans to have a medical emergency while on a cruise.  After all, it’s a time of rest and relaxation.  The medical facility on a … [Read more...]

If you’ve been trying to book a Carnival cruise this morning and can’t, you’re not alone. Carnival Cruise Line is currently having website issues that don’t allow you to log into the site or book cruises. Carnival Cruise Line was originally hoping to have their website back up and running at 6 a.m. this morning. However, as of 1:30 p.m. EST, you still can not log into your account and you … [Read more...]

Virgin Voyages, an adults only cruise line, is making seven new changes in 2025 to make their cruises even better. Virgin Voyages’ CEO, Nirmal Saverimuttu, sent a letter to First Mates (travel agents) about different ways the cruise line will make their cruises even better in 2025. Here are the seven changes being made by Virgin going into next year. Pricing Virgin Voyages is ditching dynamic … [Read more...]