🏆 Carnival Wins Four Top Honors at Travel Weekly Awards

Carnival Cruise Line secured four significant victories at the 2025 Travel Weekly Readers’ Choice Awards, highlighting its performance across several key areas of the cruise industry. The company was notably recognized as the Best Domestic Cruise Line for the tenth Read More …

Star Princess: A Unique Work In Progress

We just love Princess Cruises for so many reasons. Our “kids”, now in their 40’s, pretty much grew up on Princess cruise ships so we have history to consider. The current “Premiere” package is exactly what we always wanted on Read More …

Royal Problem: Security Acts Swiftly, Restores Cruise Harmony

The incident in question occurred aboard Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas during a 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise that had departed from Miami on December 6, 2025. The core of the event involved a male guest initiating a physical altercation Read More …

MSC Grandiosa Sailing from Port Canaveral

MSC Grandiosa, an 181,000-ton vessel, arrived at Port Canaveral on December 6, 2025, to commence its schedule of week-long cruises to the Caribbean and Bahamas. The ship is the second and largest MSC Cruises vessel to be homeported at the Read More …

Norwegian Pearl Gets Exciting New Vibe Beach Club

Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Pearl is currently undergoing an extensive refit at the Chantiers Naval de Marseille shipyard in France, marking the continuation of the line’s fleet revitalization effort. The 2006-built ship entered dry dock on November 4, following similar Read More …

Cruising Popular Despite Common Annoyances

A PhotoAiD survey of 884 Americans regarding their experiences at sea revealed strong overall satisfaction with cruising, despite common annoyances. The majority of respondents (81%) rated their most recent cruise as either excellent or good, and over 84% expressed intentions Read More …

Norwegian Launches Spectacular New Shows

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has announced the complete entertainment lineup for the new Norwegian Luna, scheduled to premiere in March 2026. The programming is designed to appeal to a broad spectrum of guests, utilizing mixed reality and headline-worthy tributes. The Read More …

Star Princess Excites With New Ocean Medallion Features

A preview of the Star Princess, the second Sphere-class ship from Princess Cruises, was conducted during its initial three-day cruise from Port Everglades, Florida. The ship, which is now homeported in Fort Lauderdale for its winter 2025–2026 season, offers many Read More …

Galveston Welcomes New Cruise Ship And $156 Million Terminal

MSC Cruises has officially established a new homeport in Galveston, Texas, commencing year-round operations with the arrival of the MSC Seascape on November 7, 2025. This milestone was celebrated alongside the ribbon-cutting for the Port of Galveston’s new, state-of-the-art $\$156$ Read More …