5 Things to Do in Venice By Cruise Ship
Venice is known to be the world’s most beautiful, most romantic city. This city is filled with treasures of beauty that could take months to explore. The windy alleyways, wonderful architecture, mesmerizing waterways, and tantalizing cuisines tickle your taste buds; there is no reason to exclude Venice from your cruise adventure list. Whether you are […]
Two Royal Caribbean Megaships Will Cruise Alaska in 2022
Royal Caribbean is gearing up for an adventure-filled Alaska season in summer 2022, including two mega-ships in the region. The line will have four ships cruising to the 49th state, sailing itineraries from Seattle, Washington; Seward, Alaska; and Vancouver, British Columbia. Quantum Class Ovation of the Seas, the first of Royal Caribbean’s Quantum class of ships […]
Travel During a Pandemic: Visiting Disney’s Magic Kingdom
Having already spent a day touring Disney’s Animal Kingdom, it’s time to explore some of the other Walt Disney World theme parks. I’ve been wanting to hit Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival, but decided to hold off for a cooler day, given that nobody wants to wander around the World Showcase overindulging in tasty treats […]
Norwegian Cruise Line CEO: “We’re Going to Get Over This”
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings expects to have their entire fleet of ships up and running by sometime in the second half of 2021. And while that may seem awfully far away, CEO Frank Del Rio said during this week’s earnings call that “the excitement level hasn’t been this high in a long time.” He added […]
Cruise Line Nixes Drink Package, Includes Beverages, Wifi in Cost
Celebrity Cruises announced on Tuesday that moving forward, they will be eliminating drink packages in favor of pricing which includes beverages, the daily gratuities, and free wifi. “Any Cruise, Anywhere, In Any Stateroom” In an email to travel partners, Celebrity said, “We know planning most cruises can be complicated. But, we’re not ‘most’ cruises — […]
Why Carnival Just Axed Sailings Over Seven Nights Long
Carnival Cruise Line has removed all sailings from its website that are over seven nights from US-based ports through October 2021. Why The Longer Voyages Were Removed As of now, the first voyages over seven nights and leaving from a U.S. port are listed as taking place in November 2021 aboard the Carnival Dream, Magic, and […]
Cruise Line ‘Possibly Looking for Volunteers’ for Test Sailings
During a call with travel partners, a Royal Caribbean executive said that they might be “looking for volunteers” willing to do the test sailings which will play a crucial role in ships welcoming back paying guests. “We haven’t decided how we are going to select people at this point. I know it will be our […]
118-Day, 33 Country, 2023 World Cruise Opens For Booking
MSC Cruises has just announced that its 2023 World Cruise is now open for booking. The 118-night voyage aboard MSC Poesia will visit 53 destinations in 33 countries. This exciting months-long adventure begins on January 5, 2023 from Genoa, Italy. Other embarkation port choices will be Rome, Italy; Marseille, France; and Barcelona, Spain. After visiting […]
As Expected, Norwegian Cruise Line Q3 Earnings Were Non-Existent
As expected, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) quarterly earnings didn’t offer much in the way of good news for the company. At the end of the day, the company showed a loss of $677 million for the third quarter of 2020. Why Things Are Looking Up Moving Forward The news was not at all unexpected, […]
Cruise Line Stocks Blast Off on Upbeat Vaccine News
Cruise line stocks all surged on Monday as news came from Pfizer and partner BioNTech that they’ve been having over a 90 percent success rate with vaccination trials over the past few months. This was welcome news to many, including cruisers who look at this as an important step toward ships once again setting sail. […]