Celebrity Edge Returns to Port Everglades [PHOTOS]
At long last, the Celebrity Edge has come home to Port Everglades. After months spent largely anchored in Bahamian waters, the ship returned to the Florida port early Tuesday morning, yet another sign that the cruise industry is slowly coming back to life. The Tides Are Finally Turning Early Tuesday, a river pilot boarded Celebrity […]
Carnival Gives Canceled Guests Some Good News
Carnival Cruise Line announced this week that some Future Cruise Credits that were set to expire at the end of December will be extended by five months. What This Means For Cruisers When the industry-wide shutdown first began, no one realized quite how long it would wind up lasting. Some of the Future Cruise Credits […]
Second and Third Disney Ships Are Bound for North America
(Updated December 1, 2020 11:25 am) On the heels of Disney Wonder arriving in Port Canaveral last Friday, Disney Fantasy and Disney Dream are now en route to the very same place. The ships have departed Brest, France with the Sunshine State as their final destination on December 2nd (Fantasy) and December 9th (Dream). Both […]
Royal Caribbean’s Next Ship Floated Out of Dry Dock [PHOTOS]
Florida is a step closer to welcoming Odyssey of the Seas as the first Royal Caribbean Quantum-class ship to homeport in the state. Over the weekend, the 169,000 GT, 5,000+ passenger Odyssey was floated out at the Meyer Weft shipyard in Germany. The construction milestone means the ship can now receive finishing touches over the […]
MSC Cruises Earns Environmental Award
MSC Cruises’ industry-leading sustainability program has been recognized at the North American Marine Environment Protection Association’s 2020 Marine Environment Protection Awards. The Award The program has earned the line the Maritime Industry category award, which praises MSC’s environmental work and acknowledges three milestones that MSC achieved last year: the start of construction of MSC World Europa, which […]
9 Things Cruisers Have in Common With Walt Disney World Fans
Despite loving both Walt Disney World and cruises, I’ve never sailed with Disney Cruise Line. But over time, I’ve come to realize that there’s a huge crossover between people who choose to vacation on the high seas and those who love visiting the House of Mouse. At first, this struck me as odd. On the […]
Carnival Cruise Line Gives Away Drink Package — Do You Qualify?
Need a good excuse to book another cruise? How about the fact that Carnival Cruise Line is currently giving away its CHEERS! drink package to qualified guests? Who Can Get the CHEERS! Drink Package Free Carnival’s drink package — which allows each guest up to 15 alcoholic beverages a day plus a slew of other […]
Cruise Radio News Briefs | Week of November 22, 2020
Welcome to the Cruise Radio News Brief for the Week of November 22, 2020, where we bring you the latest cruise news, our weekly podcast, and recent YouTube videos. 1. Disney Cruise Line welcomed Disney Wonder in Port Canaveral, the first cruise ship to permanently dock there since March. Though the first passenger sailing is […]
Disney’s First Cruise Ship Returns to Port Canaveral
Disney Wonder is back home in Port Canaveral. The ship arrived this morning as the first vessel to permanently dock at the port since the industry shutdown began in March. The return of the popular Disney ship follows the arrival of Carnival Horizon at Port Miami a few days ago. The Horizon is scheduled to […]
Believe It or Not, Cruisers Have a Lot to Be Thankful For
It’s no secret that 2020’s been rough, and not just for cruisers. But given that you’re probably here because, like us, you love and miss all things cruise-related, we’re going to be a little bit selfish here and focus on what we — the collective cruise community — have been through lately. You Say “Vacation,” […]