Cruise Ship News

Okay, so now you are at least thinking that you may actually try a cruise vacation. So what is your next step?  Picking out the best cruise to fit your dreams, including desired locations and budget.
Author Jean-Marc Papineau has written a book called Cruising 101.  It’s written for the first-time or experienced cruise traveler looking for […]

Okay, all of you out there that have never been on a cruise and have used every excuse as to why you can’t (won’t) go on a cruise, here are the answers to some common questions about cruise ship travel from MSNBC.  l hope you’ll change your mind and find a wonderful new way to take a […]

So you love the Southern Caribbean, but you’d like something different, an itinerary that you haven’t done before?  Carnival Cruise Line has your answer.  According to Carnival president and CEO, Bob Dickinson, “The Southern Caribbean is one of the world’s most sought-after cruising regions… ” Beginning January 8, 2008, Carnival Cruise Lines’ Destiny will be sailing on a new […]

Okay, the official word is out from the recent Seatrade convention, the annual expo of the cruise ship industry.  Baby Boomers are talking (and buying), and cruise lines are listneing. As reported in the Cruise Ship Report,

By the time a session on luxury cruising was over, Silversea had announced plans for at least one new […]

A 5% increase in visitors to Alaska’s National Parks was driven almost completely by cruise ship traffic, according to Kurt at National Park Traveler.
Most of the cruise ship passenger volume was felt at three parks: Glacier Bay National Park, Sitka National Historical Park and Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. Once again, this shows the […]

About a month ago I wrote a post about ports missing the boat.  Cities that could/should think about developing ports for cruise ships to depart from.  Interested mayors and city officials should take note of an article in The Daily News of Galveston County, written by Laura Elder.  Perhaps they’ll change their minds and give us […]

 
A news release by Royal Caribbean today announced that they will have a record seven cruise ships heading to Europe in the summer of 2008.  Leaving from South Hampton and Harwich, England; Amsterdam, Holland; Oslo, Norway; Hamburg, Germany; Barcelona, Spain; Rome, and Venice, Italy… you’ll be able to choose from a four to fourteen day cruise.  These ships […]

We’ve all heard horror stories about tourists getting sick aboard cruise ships.  Perhaps this article written by Kate Appleton, Budget Travel, at CNN.com, will answer some of your questions and let you enjoy your next cruise even more.
Jaret Ames, acting chief of the vessel sanitation program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), sheds light […]

 
I’ve enjoyed cruising for about 14 years now, but until I came across this interesting article written by Ken Brooks, I’d never given a thought as to how or when the cruisng industry started.  I hope you find it as interesting as I did.

This year, more than nine million Americans will choose a cruise for a […]

Having just completed a Mediterranean cruise, I did a bit of daydreaming as I saw this story and photo, by Jennifer Grech of the Times of Malta, telling of the newest Carnival Ship, “Freedom”, with St. Mark’s Square in the background.
There is a “reasonable possibility” that Carnival Freedom, the biggest North American cruise liner operating […]