Carnival Cruise Line is adding the first 5G cell phone coverage on a cruise ship in North America when their next new ship debuts at the end of December, Carnival Jubilee. Carnival Cruise Line has partnered with cellular provider Wireless Maritime Service (WMS) to provide 5G service on the ship. While the ship debuts at the end of year, this 5G enabled service will not be available until early … [Read more...]

A cruise line has unveiled a new 129 day cruise that will set sail in 2026 that will visit 63 ports and destinations during the 4+ month voyage. Seabourn, an ultra-luxury cruise line from Carnival Corporation, has announced “2026 World Cruise – Ring of Fire” that will depart from Los Angeles on January 6, 2026. The cruise will take place on Seabourn Sojourn and travel 28,000 nautical miles during … [Read more...]

Price alerts on cruise fares save you money.  There are a few ways to do this, but in this article, we will examine the best and easiest ways to stay on top of price fluctuations so you always get the best deal.Cruise ships in Nassau, Bahamas. (Photo 273725073 | Cruise © Darryl Brooks | Dreamstime.com) By not setting up price alerts for cruise fares, you’re leaving money on the table, even if … [Read more...]

Carnival Cruise Line’s third and final Excel class ship is currently under construction and just completed its last major milestone before completion. Carnival Jubilee is Carnival’s first ever cruise ship built in Germany and is currently in its final stages of construction. The ship celebrated a major milestone this week when it successfully completed sea trials. Each new cruise ship must … [Read more...]

Royal Caribbean has announced new six, seven, and eight night cruises to the Caribbean in 2025-2026 that are now open for bookings for Crown & Anchor Society loyalty members. The cruises will open to the general public for bookings tomorrow. These new cruises from Royal Caribbean depart from the following six different homeports: Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Port Canaveral, Tampa, Galveston, and … [Read more...]

Viking is expanding river cruises in Asia with another ship that is being custom built for the Mekong River. Photo Credit: Viking Viking Tonle will be a sister ship to Viking Saigon and will sail between Kampong Cham, Cambodia and Mỹ Tho, Vietnam starting in October 2025. The cruise ship is currently under construction and will sail the cruise line’s popular 15 day Magnificent Mekong itinerary. … [Read more...]

Regent Seven Seas Cruises took delivery of their newest ultra-luxury cruise ship today, Seven Seas Grandeur.Images were provided by Regent Seven Seas Cruises®. Seven Seas Grandeur is the sixth cruise ship in Regent’s fleet and will enter service on November 18, 2023. The ship has one of the highest space and staff to guest ratios, carrying 746 guests and 548 crew members. The cruise ship will sail … [Read more...]

Carnival Cruise Line is offering two different pre-cyber cruise deals for the next three days that include deals on last minute cruises and sailings as far out as April 2026. From now through midnight on November 16, 2023, Carnival Cruise Line is getting a jump start on Black Friday and Cyber Monday with special deals on cruises. Carnival is offering two different deals ahead of Thanksgiving … [Read more...]

Atlas Ocean Voyages, one of the world’s newest cruise lines, continues to grow as they christened their third cruise ship. World Voyager in Ushuaia, Argentina. Atlas Ocean Voyages debuted in 2021 and they now have three ships in their fleet. The christening ceremony for World Voyager was held in Ushuaia, Argentina with British physiotherapist and British Army Captain Harpreet “Preet” Kaur Chandi … [Read more...]

Carnival Cruise Line now has four cruise ships sailing year-round from the world’s busiest port, Port Canaveral. Carnival Vista made its inaugural visit to Port Canaveral this week and the cruise ship will now sail from the port for the next two and a half years. To celebrate the cruise ship’s arrival at Port Canaveral, Captain Paolo Severini was joined on board by David German, the port’s vice … [Read more...]

The world’s fastest growing cruise line, MSC Cruises, is expanding even more as they have confirmed an order for two more World class cruise ships. MSC Cruises currently has one World class ship in service (MSC World Europa) with a second one, MSC World America, under construction and set to debut in Miami in 2025. These two new mega cruise ships will be referred as World Class 3 and World Class 4 … [Read more...]

Carnival has returned to Mobile, Alabama! Residents of Alabama have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Carnival Spirit for months.Carnival Spirit on her second cruise out of Mobile, AL. (Photos courtesy of Kristi Sellers) The Carnival Spirit set sail on its inaugural cruise out of Mobile on October 6th, 2023. Cruisers aboard this first sailing visited Bimini, Freeport, Nassau, and Half Moon … [Read more...]

Royal Caribbean’s Black Friday cruise deals that were just released are the cruise line’s biggest sale of the year. Royal Caribbean is the world’s largest cruise line with 26 cruise ships in service. For Black Friday 2023, they will be offering their biggest sale of the year that has Cruise Planner savings up to 55% off. The best part of this Black Friday sale from Royal Caribbean is that the deal … [Read more...]

A cruise line has added a new Refer a Friend program that gives each of you a $200 Visa gift card. Azamara, a premium cruise line that spends more time in port than just about any other cruise line, has launched a new Refer a Friend program and here is how it works. All you have to do is share your unique referral link with friends and family who haven’t previously sailed on an Azamara cruise … [Read more...]

People believe some crazy things about cruises.There are some myths and rumors about cruise ships that still get circulated online even though some are hard to believe . Photo Credit: Cruise Fever Usually it’s people who have never been on a cruise who spread these falsehoods about what it’s actually like being at sea. Some of the things people believe about cruise travel are just based on what … [Read more...]

Carnival Cruise Line has canceled several upcoming cruises on one of their ships so the vessel can go into dry dock for repairs. Carnival Panorama will be taken out of service for the next month so the ship can go into dry dock for repairs.  The cruise ship has a technical issue which affects the maximum speed for the vessel. The November 11, 18, 26 and December 2, 2023 cruises on the ship … [Read more...]

Royal Caribbean, the world’s largest cruise line, opened new cruises in 2025 for bookings today on six cruise ships. Royal Caribbean will have six ships sailing in Europe in 2025 from five different homeports. These newly announced cruises opened for bookings today after opening a day earlier for the cruise line’s Crown & Anchor Society loyalty members. Royal Caribbean’s cruises in Europe in … [Read more...]

With a fresh “whale-tail”, new paint job, and other enhancements, another Carnival cruise ship is out of drydock and back at her homeport. Carnival Freedom has returned to Port Canaveral, Florida after a more than two-week stay at the drydock in Cadiz, Spain. The Carnival Cruise Line vessel boasts an all-new look with both a new whale tail that is the iconic trademark of Carnival ships, and a new … [Read more...]

Carnival Cruise Line has opened new cruises in 2025-2026 for bookings and has added more sailings to Hawaii from the West Coast. In addition, a Carnival cruise ship will debut earlier than expected next spring. Carnival Cruise Line is called America’s Cruise Line because they sail from more homeports in the U.S. than any other cruise line.  Today, Carnival opened new cruises for bookings on … [Read more...]

Celebrity Cruises has taken delivery of the newest cruise ship in their fleet, Celebrity Ascent. Celebrity Ascent is the fourth Edge class ship from the cruise line. Celebrity Cruises took delivery of Celebrity Ascent during a handover ceremony at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France. Celebrity Ascent will debut in a little less than one month and will sail her maiden … [Read more...]