You Can Rent a Cruise Ship Stateroom for $1300 Per Month
A company that had hoped to sell cruise ship staterooms as year-round residences has dialed back its plan and is now offering daily, weekly, and monthly rentals. The Ship You Could Call Home The operators of MS Satoshi, a 30-year-old cruise ship once known as P&O’s Pacific Dawn, have shifted focus from trying to sell […]
Princess Cruises Puts Money Where Its Mouth Is
Princess Cruises has been hard at work to expand and create programs and policies to enhance the passenger experience and offer greater peace of mind during a cruise vacation. The line is introducing a new program, called Princess Promise, which assures guests that Princess will “make it right” for any onboard service that did not […]
Royal Cruise Passenger Retests Negative Multiple Times at Lab
The 83-year-old Quantum of the Seas cruise passenger who caused a cruise to nowhere to be shortened this week after testing positive for COVID-19 has tested negative after disembarking the ship, per Singapore’s Ministry of Health. The male passenger reported to the ship’s medical center late on Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning and an […]
Carnival Cancels Select Sailings Into Fall 2021, New Refurb Dates
Carnival Cruise Line announced Wednesday morning that they would be delaying dry docks for three ships. As a result, those ships will not be part of the currently-in-progress rollout. Instead, they will remain out of service until later this year, with two not slated to sail until fall. Which Ships Are Being Held Even as […]
Cruise Refunds Being Brought to State and Better Business Bureau
Frustrated by continued delays, cruisers searching for refunds for canceled sailings have increasingly turned to Florida’s Attorney General and the Better Business Bureau for assistance. Almost 500 Complaints According to data from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 494 cruisers have filed refund-related complaints with the Florida Attorney General’s office since April 1. Of those, 328 were […]
Celebrity Releases 2022 Bermuda, Canada/New England Schedule
Celebrity Cruises has announced their 2022 Bermuda, Canada/New England, and Greenland/Iceland sailing schedule aboard the recently-renovated Celebrity Summit. Bermuda From May to July 2022, Celebrity Summit will offer a range of seven to 10-night voyages to the pink sand beaches of Bermuda. Seven-night cruises will sail roundtrip from Cape Liberty, offering three days and two nights in […]
Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Reports Positive Case, Returns Home
Three days into a scheduled four-day sailing, Royal Caribbean Group’s Quantum of the Seas has returned to Singapore after an 83-year old passenger tested positive for COVID-19. Passengers will disembark Thursday morning An announcement was reportedly made by the ship’s captain after a guest went to the onboard medical center. “We have identified and isolated […]
Emerald Cruises Celebrates Milestone for First Super Yacht
Emerald Cruises’ first ocean-going super yacht is one step closer to completion. Emerald Azzurra was floated out this past weekend at the Halong Shipbuilding Company in Vietnam. This milestone marks just over one year until guests will be able to set sail on the 100-passenger super yacht when she debuts in January 2022. “We are […]
Princess Reveals 2022 Alaska Cruise Season
Princess has announced its 2022 Alaska cruise season, which will involve six ships — including the upcoming Discovery Princess. There will be 12 different itineraries to choose from, along with 25 cruise tour options. From May through September 2022, four west coast homeports will be the launching point for Princess’ Alaska cruises: Seattle, Vancouver, Anchorage […]
Norwegian Receives ‘Virus-Neutralizing’ Air Purification System
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) has partnered with AtmosAir Solutions to install new air purification systems across its three-brand, 28-ship fleet. The technology promises “continuous active COVID disinfection.” AtmosAir Solutions calls its patented air filtration system technology an “all-natural solution with no harmful chemicals, radiation or by-products.” The company says the technology works […]