Princess Cruises has announced a new family-friendly, interactive top-deck area, The Reef Family Splash Zone, for its 3,140-passenger Caribbean Princess ship.
Full season itineraries and deck plans revealed for Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady
Virgin Voyages’ has released full cruise itinerary details for its inaugural season sailings on-board Scarlet Lady, and has also made the ship’s deck plans available for pouring over.
Carnival launches inaugural 2020 cruise itineraries for new ship Mardi Gras
Carnival Cruise Line’s new ship Mardi Gras will cruise in Europe, New England and the Caribbean when she is launched in mid-2020, according to itinerary information launched by Carnival.
Carnival reveals six ‘zones’ aboard Mardi Gras, and adds San Francisco sailings
Carnival Cruise Line made two exciting announcements this week, the first was that its new ship Carnival Mardi Gras would feature six themed zones, as well as a spate of other new […]
Royal Caribbean to open five ‘Perfect Day’ islands in Caribbean, Asia and Australia
Royal Caribbean International will open five ‘Perfect Day at CocoCay’ private islands around the world over the next five years, primarily in the fast-growing source markets of Asia and Australia.
MSC reveals seven beaches, four shopping districts and more on Ocean Cay
MSC Cruises has announced that its Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve will feature seven distinct beaches, food carts, seven bars, four different shopping areas, extensive outdoor activities like snorkel safaris and kayak […]
MSC plans Miami cruise terminals, may homeport new World-class ships in city
In a major statement of its intentions for North American expansion, MSC Cruises has signed a letter of intent with PortMiami for the development of a new cruise terminal at the port […]
How MSC Cruises Americanised MSC Seaside for US cruise market in Caribbean
When MSC Cruises first made a serious play for the US cruise market back in 2017 with the introduction of MSC Davina to Miami, passengers found the European nature of the cruise […]
Carnival Sunrise and Radiance to cruise to Cuba, Caribbean and Europe during 2020
Carnival Cruise Line has released the diverse inaugural schedule for Carnival Radiance and Carnival Sunrise after the scheduled refits on both ships, including the cruise line’s first-ever cruises to Cuba.
MSC Cruises’ Ocean Cay island in final stage of development, set to open in 2019
Ocean Cay, the private island cruise destination being developed by MSC Cruises, has entered the final phase of construction, and is scheduled to open in November, 2019.
Navigator of the Seas to get massive refurbishment and refit as part of Royal Amplified project
Navigator of the Seas, Royal Caribbean’s dedicated short getaway Caribbean cruise ship sailing roundtrip out of Miami to the Bahamas and CocoCay, is to get a US $115-million refit and refurbishment in […]
Virgin Voyages orders a fourth ship, announces cruises to Cuba from Miami
Virgin Voyages, the new cruise line established by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, revealed it would be cruising to Cuba from Miami on its Caribbean itineraries, and at the same time announced […]
Norwegian Encore to be homeported in New York after maiden Caribbean season
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that its new cruise ship Norwegian Encore, a sister ship to Norwegian Bliss, Joy and Escape, will cruise roundtrip from New York to Bermuda after her maiden […]
Carnival Cruises takes delivery of second Vista-class cruise ship Carnival Horizon
Carnival Cruises took delivery of its newest cruise ship Carnival Horizon at what it called a “traditional maritime handover ceremony” at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy on Wednesday.
Holland America’s most traveled passenger lays coin for Caribbean-bound Nieuw Statendam
Holland America Line has held a coin laying ceremony for its new cruise ship Nieuw Statendam, the name of which combines the Dutch word for “new” with the iconic “Statendam,” to celebrate […]