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...]

Late next year, Royal Caribbean will open their first Royal Beach Club in Nassau, Bahamas. It will have the world’s largest swim-up bar and fun for the entire family. Royal Beach Club Paradise Island will open in December 2025 and is promising to be the ultimate beach day. It is currently under construction on 17 acres on Paradise Island and cruisers on Royal Caribbean cruise ships will be able … [Read more...]

A luxury yacht accidentally collided with Royal Caribbean’s 5,500-passenger Allure of the Seas while the mega ship was docked in Nassau, Bahamas on Wednesday. According to local reports, the yacht had lost power and started to drift toward the port side of the cruise ship.  Without power the yacht was unable to steer clear of the ship and struck one of the lifeboats. While minimal damage … [Read more...]

It seems like a new item is being added to any given cruise line’s “banned list” every other day.  While recent items have included multi-plug adapters, WiFi routers, and Starlink Minis, a recent item is less techy. Gender reveal parties have become synonymous with confetti cannons.  We’ve all seen the videos of confetti shooting in the wrong direction or the colored dye covering … [Read more...]

Carnival Corporation is renaming one of their private islands in The Bahamas ahead of a massive enhancements and expansion. Half Moon Cay, an award winning private island from Holland America Line, will now be known as RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay.  The announcement was made by both Holland America Line and Carnival Cruise Line. The two sister cruise lines are partnering on the enhancements … [Read more...]

Norwegian Cruise Line is making more changes to cruise ship schedules that will impact four vessels with the cruise line. These impacted cruise ships include Norwegian Bliss, Norwegian Encore, Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Joy.  These are all Breakaway-class ships with the cruise line. A few weeks ago it was announced that Norwegian Dawn and Norwegian Star would be moved to Tampa at … [Read more...]

It might be the second oldest ship in the Princess Cruises fleet, but Coral Princess is still one of the highest rated vessels with the cruise line. And now she is back in Fort Lauderdale, Florida offering epic 16-day cruises that sail through the Panama Canal on voyages to California and back. The 91,627 gross ton ship can accommodate 1,970 passengers and is a Panamax vessel, meaning she … [Read more...]

The world’s only motorcycle rally cruise, High Seas Rally, will set sail in November 2025 on a seven-night cruise to the Caribbean from Tampa, Florida. High Seas Rally will take place on Margaritaville at Sea Islander cruise ship and will visit Cozumel, Roatan, Belize City and Costa Maya. The cruise will depart on November 2, 2025. All guests who book the cruise will receive the … [Read more...]

A huge increase in port taxes and fees that was scheduled to go into effect next month for all cruises to Mexico has been delayed for six months. Last week, Mexico announced that port taxes and fees that cruise ship passengers have to pay for visiting ports in the country was going to triple from $20 to $62 per person.  This would make ports in Mexico 213% more expensive than the average … [Read more...]