Our take on current news stories that concern cruises travelers as well as suggested sources of cruise information
Carnival Cruise Line’s much anticipated new Mardi Gras is currently being built in Finland. When in service, the ship will feature an 800 foot long roller coaster, a first for the Fun Ship line. Here we see a very special rider on the new attraction. Read More …
Preparing to restart smartly, Viking has hired a Chief Health Officer with some teeth. Both a Navy trauma surgeon and a healthcare administrator, Raquel C Bono, M.D. will spearhead Viking’s restart of operations with a highly-ranked focus on public health. Read More …
The readers of Porthole Cruise Magazine have voted and the result is in, uncontested. Holland America Line’s popular Half Moon Cay is the winner, again. Holland America Line has won this award every year for 20 years. Also won, details Read More …
MIAMI, October 8, 2020 – Reservations are now open for Carnival Celebration, Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship set to debut in November 2022 as part of the company’s 50th birthday. A sister to the line’s first XL-class ship, Mardi Gras, Carnival Celebration Read More …
Not a surprise: the first good news about COVID-19 and the cruise industry comes from Viking Cruises. This is the sort of news we need to see to begin feeling comfortable about cruising (and doing so safely) again. The “We’re Read More …
While many of us have been taking a break from cruising during the global pandemic, Holland America Line is planning ahead for a robust 2021 Alaska season. Uniquely Holland America, they wrote the book on the best in glacier viewing Read More …
Cruise industry leader Carnival Cruise Line took what I believe we need to look at as an admirable step, extending their own ‘No Sail’ order beyond the CDC-imposed directive in place through October 31. Notifying guests and travel agents today, Read More …
Los Angeles (October 6, 2020) – Viking® (www.viking.com) has again been voted the Best River Cruise Line by Condé Nast Traveler in the publication’s 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards. With the #1 winning score, Condé Nast Traveler readers voted Viking higher than any other river cruise line. Read More …
Coming up in February, new Carnival Mardi Gras has a three deck-high atrium on the side of the ship. Here are the details: MIAMI, September 23, 2020 – Atriums have been an important part of cruise ship design for decades Read More …