Former Princess Cruise Ship Bought By Azamara
The private equity firm that bought boutique line Azamara from Royal Caribbean Group has announced that it will be adding a ship to the fleet. Sycamore Partners has bought Pacific Princess from Princess Cruises, and plans to add it to Azamara’s three-ship fleet after a massive renovation. She is scheduled to sail her inaugural season with her […]
5 Reasons Cruisers Love Florida
Florida gets a bad rap in the press. Every day it seems a new story of bizarre behavior, wild animal encounters, and other oddness comes out of the Sunshine State. We’re pretty sure the other states are just jealous of the climate and the beaches. Florida is a great state. It’s warmer than New York, more […]
5 Things to See During a Port Stop in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Belfast is the second-largest city in Ireland, and is also the capital of Northern Ireland. You can enjoy excellent facilities in this modern city. The serene view of the flowing river Lagan looks beautiful as it goes from Central Belfast towards the North Channel. River Lagan is an essential source of wealth for the shipping […]
Carnival Delays More Cruise Ship Drydocks Into Fall 2021
Carnival Cruise Line announced Monday, January 25 that three ships that had been scheduled for drydocks will see those plans delayed. Among them is the Carnival Radiance, whose extensive refurbishment has already been delayed nearly a year. Carnival Miracle Shifting Ports It was all the way back in October of 2018 that Carnival Cruise Line […]
15 Overlooked Cruise Experiences
The best cruising advice I often hear people give on the show is “don’t try to do everything, because you just won’t have enough time.” It’s true — there’s never enough time to enjoy every little pleasure on a big-ship cruise because there’s so much happening all at once. That being said, there are some […]
Cruise Radio News Briefs | Week of January 17, 2021
Welcome to the Cruise Radio News Brief for January 17, 2021, where we bring you the latest cruise news, our weekly podcast, and recent YouTube videos. 1. Carnival Cruise Line Brand Ambassador John Heald denied rumors of a gratuity price increase. The rumor claimed that Carnival would announce a $5.80 per person per day increase […]
Carnival Cancels April 2021, Delays Mardi Gras Inaugural Cruise
Carnival Cruise Line announced Friday morning that it will be canceling all April sailings. In conjunction with this news, the company also revealed that the maiden voyage of new mega-ship, Mardi Gras has once more been postponed, this time until May 29. Will Carnival Ships Sail in May? In what has become an all-too-familiar announcement, Carnival […]
MSC Grandiosa to Resume Cruising Southern Europe on January 24
The MSC Grandiosa will set sail again in the western Mediterranean on Sunday, January 24th, following a month-long pause. The ship was the first to start operating in southern Europe last August, but was forced to take a break when the Italian government tightened travel restrictions in the pre-Christmas period. As the number of active […]
Princess Announced They Have Sold Another Cruise Ship
Princess Cruises announced today that it has sold Pacific Princess to an undisclosed buyer. Earlier this month, Carnival Corporation’s CEO Arnold Donald said the company has already accelerated the retirement of 19 less-efficient cruise ships, with 15 of them having already left the fleet. This was largely due to the worldwide health crisis and its […]
Royal Caribbean Removes Ship From 2021 Alaska Season
Royal Caribbean has announced that Quantum of the Seas will no longer be sailing in Alaska this coming summer. In a note to travel agents, the line said that “As you know, Quantum of the Seas resumed operations in Singapore last month… her success has prompted the decision to keep the ship in the Asia-Pacific […]