Four months into the viral 9-month World Cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas, a couple has revealed an extra cost they didn’t originally plan on. During an interview with Yahoo News UK, Joshua Terry and his fiancée Ina Ar said they are paying $25.99 per day for Wi-Fi on the ship. This equates to $181.93 per week and about $6,500 for the duration of the 9-month voyage (if there … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Medevacs Pregnant Woman from Disney Cruise Ship [VIDEO]
Video has emerged of a 35-year-old woman being airlifted from the Disney Fantasy after she experienced health complications. On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Coast Guard received a call from the Disney Fantasy cruise ship, requesting a medevac. According to the U.S. Coast Guard News, an MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter was flown to the cruise ship which was 180 miles northwest of Puerto Rico. After the rescue … [Read more...]
Carnival Clarifies Cruise Cabin Policy: “We Do Not Allow Anything Like This”
Since cruise cabin walls and ceilings are typically made of metal, many cruisers bring magnets for all kinds of purposes.Some will use magnet hooks to hang up hats and coats. Others will use magnet clips for organizing daily planners, excursion tickets, etc. In fact, there is a myriad of things you can do with magnets in a cruise cabin, and this has been done for years by veteran … [Read more...]
9 Ways Cruise Passengers Get the Crew in Trouble
On a few cruises, I’ve seen passengers do and say things that unintentionally got the crew into trouble. At the very least, give them a few headaches.I’ve even been guilty of it myself, asking questions that weren’t helpful, or thinking I was being helpful when I actually made things more difficult for a crew member. This article highlights some of those behaviors that most cruise ship … [Read more...]
Two Cruise Lines Announce New Shows and Entertainment Debuting This Summer
A couple cruise lines have announced new entertainment and shows that will debut this summer on new and current cruise ships. Margaritaville at Sea will debut two original, scripted, live productions shows on their new ship entering their fleet in June, Margaritaville at Sea Islander. The shows are: Conky Tonkin’ at Sea – This country themed show will have a combination of contemporary and class … [Read more...]
Princess Cruises Cancels Visit to Popular Greek Port: Overcrowding Cited as Reason
At least 4,000 cruise passengers were notified that their upcoming cruise will be facing some itinerary changes.Sun Princess is cancelling a cruise port in Greece, changing to a new destination. Photo Credit: Cruise Fever Princess Cruises ship, Sun Princess, is canceling a visit to Santorini, Greece on a cruise scheduled in June of this year. The original date for visiting the popular port … [Read more...]
Cruise Line Adds Solar Eclipse Cruises for 2026
If you missed out on taking a solar eclipse cruise last week, a cruise line has announced solar eclipse cruises for 2026 on three different cruise ships. Queen Mary 2 will be one of the three Cunard ships offering guests a path of totality view for the next solar eclipse in 2026 The next total solar eclipse will take place on August 12, 2026. Cunard Line, a luxury cruise line owned by Carnival … [Read more...]
Princess Cruises Making Big Change to Main Dining Room on All Ships
Princess Cruises is making a significant change to the main dining room on all of their cruise ships. The change will give guests more flexibility with choices when it comes to evening dining. Princess Cruises will offer three different dining options in the main dining room starting this fall. They will be: Traditional (early and late seating) Reservable dining times Walk-In Anytime There will … [Read more...]
Royal Caribbean Rolling Out Audio Over WiFi to All Cruise Ships
Royal Caribbean is making it easier to listen in different venues on their cruise ships with the rolling out of Listen Technologies’ audio over WiFi system. Royal Caribbean has added Listen Technologies’ Listen EVERYWHERE to their newest cruise ship, Icon of the Seas. They plan on rolling it out to all cruise ships in Royal Caribbean Group’s fleet across all three cruise lines. So how … [Read more...]
Travel Scams I’ve Encountered After Taking Over 75 Cruises
I have taken over 75 cruises on close to 20 cruise lines all around the world. I have cruised everywhere from the Caribbean to Europe to Asia. While every destination is unique, there is one thing that is constant. You always have to watch out of travel scams. Here are a few of the scams that I’ve personally encountered in different countries while taking cruises and how you can avoid them. Taxi … [Read more...]
The Biggest Reason Cruisers Miss Their Cruise Ship in a Foreign Port
Don’t miss your ship. It’s the number one rule of taking a cruise and being in a foreign port.Don’t let your ship sail away with out you. We explain the biggest reason people miss their ship.Photo Credit: Cruise Fever And yes, it happens more often than you might think. After recent news of a group of cruise passengers missing their ship in Africa, it put some fear in potential cruise … [Read more...]
6 Things I Loved About Celebrity’s Sky Suite & What You Should Know
Sky Suite on Celebrity Ascent. Photo Credit: Cruise FeverI recently had the chance to enjoy a cruise in a Sky Suite on Celebrity Ascent in stateroom 10187. This was one of the ship’s first cruises out of Port Everglades, and it was the first time I had ever stayed in this cabin category with the cruise line. It didn’t take long to see why these suites are so popular. Sky Suites … [Read more...]
Miami Bound Cruise Ship Enters Final Phase of Construction
MSC World America, a new 200,000 gross ton cruise ship that will offer cruises from Miami, has entered its final stage of construction. MSC World America is MSC Cruises’ second World class ship. The vessel just moved to its final stage of construction at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard. Now that the ship has been floated out, the interior of the vessel will be completed. MSC World America … [Read more...]
Small Ship Cruise Line Announces Expansion With New Class of Ships
Windstar Cruises, a small ship cruise line, has announced a new class of cruise ships that will first debut in 2025. In total, the cruise line ordered two Star class ships. Star Seeker will debut in December 2025 with Star Explorer coming out a year later in late 2026. Each ship will have 122 suites with either a private balcony or infinity windows. There will be two Owner’s Suites with … [Read more...]
Carnival Cruise Line Gives New Details on Lokono Cove on Celebration Key
Next summer, Carnival Cruise Line will open a private port built specifically for their cruise ships on Grand Bahama Island called Celebration Key. As Celebration Key gets closer to opening day, Carnival Cruise Line is giving more details on this new port that is promising to be a huge hit their their guests. Carnival has announced that they retail part of Celebration Key will be called Lokono … [Read more...]
Top 5 Cruise Lines by Number of Total Berths: Now and Into the Future
Which cruise line can carry the largest number of passengers across its entire fleet? We tallied up the number of berths on each cruise ship and listed the top 5 results.Photo Credit: Cruise Fever Cruise lines are building and ordering more ships and larger vessels, so this number is changing all the time. In this article we will highlight the cruise lines that have the current … [Read more...]
New 100 Cabin Cruise Ship Prototype Is Powered by Wind
Over the past few years, we have seen companies unveil designs and prototypes for new cruise ships.This includes a 60,000 passenger turtle shaped ship, a ridiculous mile long Freedom ship, and a really interesting 430,000 gross ton ship. Every one has their own vision for what future cruise ships will look like. Now, YSA Design has unveiled a wind powered catamaran cruise ship, Seabreeze, that … [Read more...]
Royal Caribbean Will Have Two Cruise Ships Sailing From Australia in 2025-2026
Royal Caribbean will have two cruise ships offering cruises from Australia in 2025-2026. These newly announced cruises are now open for bookings. Royal Caribbean will offer 45 cruises from Australia for the 2025-2026 season. The two ships, Anthem of the Seas and Voyager of the Seas, will sail a wide variety of long and short cruises that will visit the South Pacific, New Zealand, and … [Read more...]
Cruise Line Cancels at Least 20 Sailings in 2025, Cites Several Reason
As the continued conflict in the Red Sea impacts the cruising industry, more cruise lines are either canceling or repositioning cruises.In addition to the Red Sea situation, shifting dry dock schedules have led one cruise line to cancel at least 20 cruises that were originally scheduled for 2025. Photo credit: Cruise Fever According to news reports from Travel + Leisure, Norwegian Cruise Line has … [Read more...]
Carnival Cruise Guest Furious: “Cleaner Walked In On Us!”, Heald Explains
Every cruise line has its own version of the “do not disturb” sign. This conventional way of letting the cabin steward know to let passengers sleep in or be left alone for a while is not without its limits though. Some cruise ships use magnets to put on the outside of the cabin door, and some modern ships even have an electronic system. A passenger can simply hit a button inside the … [Read more...]