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...]

When Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas debuts in early 2024, it will feature never before seen entertainment on a cruise ship.Icon of the Seas will be the largest cruise ship in service when it sails its maiden voyage in January 2024. Royal Caribbean has announced the show-stopping entertainment that will be on the ship that includes The Wizard of Oz production show and skateboarders in the brand … [Read more...]

Will cruise lines offer Black Friday cruise deals in 2023? Yes they will and several cruise lines have already announced what they will be offering for Thanksgiving weekend.Black Friday is a little over two weeks away and here is first look/sneak peek at confirmed Black Friday cruise deals for 2023. Some cruise lines have announced their deal while others have just stated that they will offer … [Read more...]

Royal Caribbean International already has more cruise ships than any other cruise line with 26 in the current fleet.  But by 2026 that number will grow to 30.The next closest is Carnival Cruise Line with 25, and Carnival will have a total of 27 ships with the addition of Carnival Jubilee in December and Carnival Firenze in mid-2024. Still, Royal Caribbean’s fleet boasts the capacity to carry … [Read more...]

Celebrity Cruises has announced that the name of their fifth Edge class ship will be called Celebrity Xcel and debut in November 2025. The first cruises on this new ship are now open for bookings. The name was announced during a ceremony where the first piece of steel was cut for the new cruise ship at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. Our free cruise newsletter … [Read more...]

Royal Caribbean has launched a Hot November two day sale on 11 of their cruise ships for cruises that depart now through January 2024. Royal Caribbean’s latest two day sale has four night cruises that visit their private island in The Bahamas starting as low as $209 per person* (Liberty of the Seas, 4 night cruise to The Bahamas).  The following Royal Caribbean cruise ships are included in … [Read more...]

After a long hiatus, Carnival Cruise Line has returned to the great state of Alabama. With a large number of cruises already under its belt, Mobile eagerly awaited the return of cruisers to the newly renovated cruise terminal. As soon as booking was available, my family promptly researched our calendars for the perfect week to depart. After carefully choosing, we settled on the second departure, … [Read more...]

Another cruise ship is now offering cruises out of Galveston, Texas after Regal Princess kicked off a season of 21 voyages from the port. Regal Princess is now Princess Cruises’ largest ship to ever homeport in Texas. The vessel departed from Galveston yesterday for a seven night cruise to the Western Caribbean with 3,560 guests. The ship will offer cruises from the port through March 24, … [Read more...]

Due to popular demand, Carnival Cruise Line is adding more million dollar slot tournaments on their ships in 2024. Carnival Cruise Line just held their second $1,000,000 Slot Tournament on their newest cruise ship, Carnival Celebration. 1,691 guests competed for the million dollars with first place bringing home $500,000. It was the largest ever casino competition in Carnival’s history. Our free … [Read more...]

When Princess Cruises’ newest and largest cruise ship debuts in February 2024, it will feature unique entertainment in three different parts of the ship. Sun Princess will have entertainment in a unique new theater, the Piazza, and The Dome. The Dome is promising to be an iconic new venue at the top forward part of the cruise ship. Princess Arena is a technologically advanced entertainment area … [Read more...]

How can you make your cruise cabin more comfortable, feel more spacious, and a little more like home?  These stateroom tips will help get you started.First time cruisers are always taken back by the size of their living space on a cruise ship.  After all, unless you booked a spacious suite you will only have a couple hundred square feet to call home. This list of helpful advice will … [Read more...]

Every year, Carnival Cruise Line decorates their cruise ships for the holidays and adds Christmas decorations. Carnival has “Professional Christmas Decorators” to put up the trees and adorn the Promenade Deck with holly and ivy. 2023 will be no different and here is a list of when each Carnival cruise ship be decorated for Christmas and the holidays. Our free cruise newsletter offers the latest … [Read more...]

A cruise line has launched a new Heroes Pass that offers unlimited cruises in 2024 for just $299.  The pass includes unlimited Bahamas cruises for active military and veterans, first responders, and educators. Margaritaville at Sea, the only cruise line that offers two day cruises to The Bahamas all year round, has launched a new Heroes Pass for U.S. military service members (active duty and … [Read more...]

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced their first Prima Plus class ship, Norwegian Aqua. The ship will debut in April 2025 and offer cruises to the Caribbean from Port Canaveral. The cruise ship will have the first hybrid roller coaster and waterslide. The first cruises on Norwegian Aqua are now open for bookings. In addition to visiting the cruise line’s private island in The Bahamas, Great Stirrup … [Read more...]