The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has released its report on the state of the industry that gives some optimism for cruises in 2021. Even though it’s still going to be tough, CLIA is has revealed that two out of three cruisers are still willing to cruise within the next year. Optimism for 2021 Remains As we approach the end of a year which we all want to put behind us, the Cruise … [Read more...]

The Carnival Vista has arrived back in Florida and she was in the festive mood with a holiday message. The cruise line has shifted its mood this month which has been essential for the crew and the entire industry. Another Carnival Cruise Ship Back in Florida The Carnival Vista arrived in PortMiami on Wednesday morning following several other ships in the fleet that have also arrived back in recent … [Read more...]

Positive news from the Middle East as it looks like the next in line to allow cruises to resume will be the UAE and Oman. Both MSC Cruises and AIDA Cruises have voyages planned towards the end of January around the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. For AIDA cruises, the flagship AIDA Prima will be sailing on 7-day voyages starting January 29, 2021. MSC Cruise has dispatched MSC Fantasia towards … [Read more...]

Costa Cruises has followed the sister brand Carnival Cruise Line by taking delivery of a brand new cruise ship. Costa Firenze has been handed over from the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. Costa Firenze Delivered While a lot of attention has been on the new Mardi Gras in recent days, Costa Cruises also took delivery of the new Costa Firenze. The ship was handed over at the Fincantieri Marghera … [Read more...]

We’re all super excited about Mardi Gras, and most of all, when she will be arriving in the United States. Now that the new mega-ship has been delivered she has some stops scheduled in Europe before sailing for her first transatlantic crossing. Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, is aiming to be a central LNG bunkering hub in Northern Europe. This is also the reason Rotterdam has the honor of being the … [Read more...]

The Carnival Panorama cruise ship has finally returned to the Port of Long Beach in California after an 8-month absence. One of the newest ships in the fleet has spent much of her time anchored and repatriating crew members. Carnival Panorama Finally Returns Home The third and final Vista-class cruise ship for Carnival has finally returned home for the first time since April 2020. The vessel … [Read more...]

PortMiami, the cruise capital of the world will continue to support the cruise industry with the waiver of fees. It’s very important for such a larger player in the industry to work alongside the cruise lines and the port fees are an important factor for that. Waiver of Cruise Line Fees at PortMiami As the cruise industry continues to suffer due to the suspension of operations around the world, … [Read more...]

Royal Caribbean Group has announced a fund pool of $40 million that aims to help travel advisors during these very difficult times. This comes when cruise ships have not been sailing for nine months and the cruise industry has come to a standstill. Good News for Royal Caribbean Travel Agents The new $40 million fund was announced by Royal Caribbean Group on Monday morning and applies to all the … [Read more...]

Here is all the latest Carnival cruise news and for once, there are more ups than downs. The cruise line has had a positive December with festive joy spreading across the fleet. Much of that had to do with the approach of the festive season, of course. Not only did Santa Claus get to go for a ride on Bolt, Mardi Gras‘ first rollercoaster at sea, but the Grinch also delivered Christmas cards to the … [Read more...]

Ocean Builders will not be progressing with making the former P&O cruise ship, the Pacific Dawn, the first Cryptoship in history. The vessel, which was renamed Satoshi earlier, has been sold for scrap and will end up a sad piece of cruise history on the beach in Alang, India. The original idea was for Satoshi to become a floating city, where people can buy or rent long term a cabin by using … [Read more...]

Miami has all the fun lately, but not today! Carnival Miracle arrived in Long Beach, California, today, while Carnival Panorama is currently not far from Cabo San Lucas and has also set a course to Long Beach, which you can track on our cruise ship tracker. Californians, you can rejoice; you will soon have a view of two Carnival ships in the Port of Long Beach. The rest of us can also be happy; … [Read more...]

We’re in the festive season, so it’s time to start thinking of 2021 and that long-awaited recovery of the cruise industry, but just before all that, we’ve got some major cruise news that you really need to know about. Cruise News Update In this week’s update, it’s pretty much been a mixture and the festive spirit is starting to take hold with Santa getting in on the cruise fun and even the Grinch … [Read more...]

Carnival crew members have received a positive festive message from President and CEO Christine Duffy. In the new video, hope remains that the cruise line will be back and the crew is truly missed. Message from CEO to Carnival Crew Members It’s a message just what the crew needed! Carnival Cruise Line President & CEO Christine Duffy released a new video message recently to the crew. During a … [Read more...]

Which cruise ships are being scrapped or sold directly due to the suspension of cruise operations and the COVID-19 pandemic hitting the cruise industry? Cruise Ships Bring Scrapped or Sold With cruise lines around the world pausing operations due to the health crisis, it’s impacting the industry hard. Cruise lines are putting their ships in cold lay-up and have repatriated thousands of crew … [Read more...]

Meyer Turku, the Finnish shipyard in charge of building Carnivals newest vessel Mardi Gras has today officially handed over the vessel to Carnival Cruise Line. Although the ship is not sailing until April 24, it is a massive step for the Cruise Line as they will now be able to start preparations for its first sailing. The vessel delivery had been postponed multiple times because of the COVID-19 … [Read more...]

With ongoing uncertainty in Australia, Carnival Cruise Line has cancelled more sailings for one of its ships. This follows the further suspension the cruise line announced for the region just last week! Carnival Cruise Line Cancels More Sailings Carnival Cruise Line has extended its pause of operations out of Australia with further cancellations for one of its vessels. Carnival Splendor cruises … [Read more...]

With the suspension of cruise operations lasting much longer than originally expected, Royal Caribbean has made the decision to simplify its Future Cruise Credits program. There’s only one simple date to remember moving forward which guests will be happy about. Good News for Future Cruise Credits There’s now less confusion and more simplicity with Royal Caribbean Future Cruise Credit (FCC). The … [Read more...]

If there is one group of people that could certainly use the holiday cheer this year, it’s the crew members onboard the various Cruise Ships worldwide that have no guests onboard. Luckily we can always count on the Grinch to spread the holiday cheer! Wait…? Yes, it was the Grinch who spread some holiday cheer around the Carnival Ships. The Grinch is undoubtedly not well known for having a warm … [Read more...]

The largest privately-owned cruise line in the world unveiled its summer 2022 program today, offering 124 different ports of call, 47 countries, 83 itineraries, and a massive 477 cruises. The Swiss line will sail the Mediterranean with ten different vessels, while five ships will be based in Northern Europe. Another two ships will be calling Miami and Port Canaveral their homeport. Both the … [Read more...]

2020 has been an interesting year for cruising, with ships docked for uncertain amounts of time due to sailing restrictions, dry docks and refurbishments of some ships being delayed and new ships’ releases being postponed. However, as we look forward to a brighter year in 2021, and the return to cruise travel, here are a few of the ships that we can expect to appear. Among them, you’ll find mega … [Read more...]