January 9, 2012. Today, Carnival Cruise Lines launched “The 5D Challenge: TRIVIAL PURSUIT Edition” – a Facebook promotion designed to highlight the new Thrill 5D Theater set to debut on the Carnival Breeze in June 2012. The contest can be found on Carnival’s Facebook page under the Carnival Breeze tab at www.facebook.com/carnival. In addition to [...]

June 21, 2011. Norwegian Cruise Line (“Norwegian”) today unveiled the first look at its new balcony and mini-suite stateroom designs for Project Breakaway, the project name for the company’s two new next generation Freestyle Cruising ships scheduled for delivery in April 2013 and April 2014. Each of the 144,017 gross ton vessels will have approximately [...]

May 23, 2011. Royal Caribbean International’s Radiance of the Seas entered the Victoria Shipyards in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, today to start her 22-day dry dock. The ship will receive a variety of enhancements including a Samba Grill, Giovanni’s Table, Park Café, Boardwalk Dog House, Izumi, as well as 15 new staterooms.

May 23, 2011. Norwegian Cruise Line is continuing with the major upgrades to the line’s ‘older’ vessels. Given that NCL has the newest fleet in the cruising industry this may sound funny, but the line is committed to keeping their ships up-to-date and innovative. The latest news is that Norwegian Dawn is undergoing a multi-million [...]

February 11, 2011. Today, Disney Cruise Line celebrated the keel laying of the Disney Fantasy at the Meyer Werft shipyard. This is the second of two newly-designed ships that take the family cruise experience to all new heights. Sister ship to the Disney Fantasy, Disney Dream, entered service on Jan. 26, 2011. The keel laying [...]

January 14, 2011. Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas have been named on Frommer’s Best Cruise Ships of 2011 list. In particular, the market leader in travel guides and a branded imprint of Wiley Publishing, Inc. cited Allure of the Seas as the newest and most groundbreaking ship with [...]

January 13, 2011. The sky’s the limit when it comes to outdoor fun and fitness at the innovative SportSquare to be featured on Carnival Cruise Lines’ newest vessel, Carnival Magic, when it sets sail May 1. The line’s most expansive outdoor recreation area by far, SportSquare on Carnival Magic (www.carnivalmagic.com) is an active cruiser’s on-board [...]

October 7, 2010. Royal Caribbean International is slipping-on its boogie shoes this spring and debuting Saturday Night Fever: The Musical, the third licensed main-stage musical production at sea for the cruise line.Created by Royal Caribbean Productions in association with Robert Stigwood Organisation Ltd., the acclaimed-West End show will debut aboard Liberty of the Seas in [...]

October 9, 2009, Ship Scores 100 out of 100 in an Inspection by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) The Costa Atlantica, a member of the Costa Cruises fleet, once again received a perfect score for vessel sanitation in a recent inspection conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  [...]

Respected German cruise line, Hapag-Lloyd, is planning to disembark its passengers currently sailing a world cruise on its MS Columbus cruise ship and put them all on a charter flight from a port stop in Yemen (Hodeidah) to Dubai. The ship will then sail – without passengers – through the “danger zone” where several pirate [...]