October 1, 2009.  By Dave Beers - Editor, CruiseReviews.
There was much hubbub recently over Royal Caribbean Cruise Line CEO Richard Fain’s call for reasonability when it comes to muster drills.  Mr. Fain used more colorful language on his blog, but let’s just say he questioned the value-add of requiring passengers to retrieve life jackets, don [...]

For three days only - July 8, 9 and 10 - Crystal Cruises will offer 25% additional savings off of its already low special savings fares on five itineraries this fall and winter.
These new savings range from $885 to $2,000 per person and apply to all deluxe outside and verandah category staterooms on the [...]

6-3-09
 
The newly refurbished Veendam has cabins not seen on any major cruise ship before. The cabins on the Promenade deck now open to the wrap-around promenade deck outside through sliding glass doors. It is rare for cabins to open up to a common area on the outside.
Holland America calls the new style for the se [...]

2-5-09
Regent and Oceania to Repay $3.1 Million in Fuel Supplements
The Florida state’s attorney general had received “several hundred” complaints about concerning fuel surcharges being charged to people after they had already paid their cruise fare in full by the entire cruise line industry.
And now two of those cruise lines have agreed to refund [...]

Cruisers Missing Ships Due to Bad Weather
We are getting reports of cruise passengers missing their ships due to nationwide weather delays. Please keep in mind that flights with stopovers in cities like Chicago, where bad weather often causes delays, can mean you arrive at your destination hours later than anticipated.
Even though a Holland America ship [...]

This has been a big news week for the Cruise Industry. Oasis is arriving early, F3 is back on and Carnival reported earnings that beat expectations.
Oasis of the Seas Arriving Early!
Oasis of the Seas, the next “Largest Cruise Ship In the World” will be arriving almost two weeks earlier than expected. The first cruise will [...]

Princess Captain’s Circle Introduces Faster Benefits Options
The Princess Captain’s Circle has introduced new ways to allow passengers to more quickly reach the program’s higher Platinum and Elite membership levels. The loyalty program will now count “cruise credits” instead of number of sailings, and passengers who travel in full suites and those who pay a single [...]

Silversea Cruises has just put the finishing touches on a multimillion-dollar renovation of Silver Wind, involving virtually every aspect of the ultra-luxury ship.
Undertaken over the past month during a dry dock at the San Giorgio shipyard in Genoa, Italy, the comprehensive refurbishment of Silver Wind features a new décor the line describes as a “sophisticated [...]

The QE2, short for Cunard Line’s Queen Elizabeth 2, has arrived in her final destination where she will be permanently moored and repurposed as a floating hotel. The grand ocean liner, built in 1969 and which crossed the Atlantic over 800 times and sailed around the world 25 times, was purchased by the Emirate for [...]

Royal Caribbean International today laid the keel of Allure of the Seas, the second of the highly-anticipated Oasis-class cruise ships slated to redefine the industry. Today’s keel laying ceremony at STX Europe’s shipyard in Turku, Finland, marks the placement of the very first block of Allure of the Seas in the dry dock where the [...]