My Viking Journey: Itinerary Disrupted, And We’re OK With That

NOTE: This post was originally published in 2013 but the information is timely as the topic of “itinerary modifications” gets heated. One of the best parts of any cruise experience is knowing that we travel from place to place in Read More …

Great News: Oceania Is Coming To Port Tampa Bay

 Oceania Cruises®, the world’s leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, is adding a range of new Caribbean and Panama Canal winter sailings in early 2026 departing from Tampa on Florida’s west coast. The line’s 670-guest Insignia will make history in March 2026 Read More …

Princess Has A Best Price Guarantee Too Now

Princess Cruises is offering a “Better than Best Price Guarantee” for cruises booked between July 1 and September 2, 2024. If guests find a lower price for the same cruise before their final payment, Princess will match the price and Read More …

Windstar Reveals More: New Ship, Star Seeker

Small ship cruise line Windstar Cruises revealed today it’s planning to send its newest ship, Star Seeker, cruising to Alaska and Japan when it joins the fleet in 2026. Windstar last sailed in Alaska and Japan in 2023 before it redeployed Star Breeze to be Read More …

Sailing Viking: We’ve Been Modified

NOTE: This post was originally published in 2015 but the information is timely as the topic of “itinerary modifications” gets socially heated. It’s easy to look at travel plans like decisions.  Once made, we live with them.  Items on a Read More …

Carnival Shares Plans for Family Fun at Celebration Key

The reveals of Carnival Cruise Line’s Celebration Key keep coming, and now children of all ages, and their parents, have the first glance of their own tropical playground in paradise with today’s announcement of plans for Starfish Lagoon, offering families endless ways to Read More …

With Pride, Carnival Returns To Baltimore

Carnival Cruise Line expects Carnival Pride to resume sailing from the Port of Baltimore on May 26, continuing the cruise line’s year-round homeport schedule. Carnival Pride is expected to arrive in Baltimore on May 26, following a week-long cruise that embarked in Norfolk, Va., where Read More …

Dondra Ritzenthaler Takes the Helm as Chief Executive Officer of Azamara Cruises

Azamara Cruises, a small-ship cruise line we love for its Destination Immersion® and Extended Destination Days, celebrates the beginning of a new chapter as Dondra Ritzenthaler officially begins her role as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. A travel industry veteran with Read More …

Oceania Sale Brings Four-Category Upgrade

Oceania Cruises is offering a limited-time upgrade sale (until June 30th, 2024) for cruises in 2024 and 2025. This is your chance to sail in style with an upgrade of up to four categories on your stateroom. The Deal: What’s Read More …