Celebrity Returns to Mexican Riviera Cruising After 8 Year Hiatus
Celebrity Cruises announced today that for the first time in eight years, it will be returning to the Mexican Riviera to sail a variety of seven and eight-night cruises. Departing from Los Angeles, Celebrity Millennium will offer 12 sailings from late September through mid-December in 2022, before embarking on a special 15-night Panama Canal transit […]
Bookings Open For Holland America’s 2022 Alaska Cruises
In 2022, Holland America Line is celebrating 75 years in Alaska — longer than any other cruise line. And bookings are now open for the season’s Alaska voyages and Land+Sea Journeys. From April to October 2022, passengers can set sail with Holland America in the Last Frontier aboard Eurodam, Koningsdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam, Oosterdam, and Zuiderdam. Those who […]
Royal Caribbean Will Cruise From New Homeport Next Winter
For the first time ever, Royal Caribbean International will be able to call Barbados “home” next winter, when Grandeur of the Seas spends the season there. Three distinct 7 and 14-night itineraries will each feature a unique lineup of calls, including three new ones for the cruise line in Tobago, Trinidad, and St. Vincent. “We […]
Cruise News Briefs — January 14, 2021 [VIDEO]
Cruise News Briefs for Thursday, January 14, 2021 Construction Officially Starts Construction has officially begun for Carnival Cruise Line’s second XL-class ship, Carnival Celebration. The first piece of steel was cut on Wednesday at a shipyard in Finland. The vessel is expected to share a lot of the same features as the sister ship Mardi […]
Grand Cayman Says Cruise Ships Unlikely To Return in 2021
The restart of the cruise industry in North America is a moving target — and not in a positive direction — but one popular Caribbean cruise port has raised eyebrows by announcing that cruise ships are unlikely to be welcomed before 2022. Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin says the tourism-dependent nation’s vaccine program could enable […]
Carnival Begins Construction on Next Mega Cruise Ship
Carnival Cruise Line held the steel-cutting ceremony for their next ship, Carnival Celebration this week, proving its focus is on the future of the industry. Meet Carnival’s Next Big Thing Mardi Gras has not yet begun her maiden season and already Carnival is in the process of giving their first mega-ship a sister. Together, the […]
Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Ax Cruises Through April 2021
In a note to travel agents, sister lines Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises jointly announced that they are extending their pause in operations through April 30, 2021. Earlier this month, Carnival Cruise Line announced they were canceling voyages through March 31, 2021. Apex Transatlantic Sailing Cancelled In making the announcement, Celebrity said that sailings through […]
Why Carnival Cruise Line Wants You Excited About Half Moon Cay
Ask anyone who’s visited Carnival Cruise Line’s tropical destination Half Moon Cay, and you’re likely to hear a rave review. Now, Carnival is launching a new campaign designed to remind people how much they love the private destination… and with good reason. “Smile With Your Toes in the Sand” With the winter firmly upon us, […]
Holland America Releases 2021-2022 Caribbean Cruise Schedule
Holland America Line has announced its 2021-2022 cruise schedule for the Caribbean, which will see six ships sailing roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale. The offerings, between October 2021 and April 2022, feature 3 to 14-night itineraries to the eastern, western, and southern Caribbean. The ships sailing in the region will be Eurodam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Nieuw Statendam, […]
5 Things To Do in Rome During a Cruise
Rome is a beautiful city and undoubtedly one of the most impressive in the world. In fact, the city offers a museum-like feel and the visitors who travel its streets and buildings are awestruck by the multitude of history present in the city. If you are planning a tour of Rome, Italy, then you are definitely […]