Cruise Ship News

Do you love your cruise ship vacation until you get home and step on the scale?  Cruise lines are now keeping up-to-date on the latest needs and wants of their customers. Many lines are taking this healthier approach to their meal preparation, including, Royal Caribbean, introducing its Vitality program, Carnival Corporation, providing nutrition stats on their […]

Okay, I’ll be the first to admit that i’ve never even heard of these cities, Klaipeda, Geiranger, Ceuta.  But, never underestimate the power of the cruising industry.  If you build a port, they will come!  According to a recent article written by Arline and Sam Bleecker of the Chicago Tribune, Regent Seven Seas, NCL, Costa and Holland […]

A recent article written by the well known travel expert, Arthur Frommer, questions who and why people now look to cruise ships for their vacation.  Seems that travelers are now looking for more “gimmicks”.
The Queen Victoria and the Celebrity Solstice, in particular, will have “circus-training programs,” “bungee jumping” and “clown acts.” These will be added, […]

The EPA has been asked to regulate emissions from cruise ships, freighters, and other ocean-going vessels. According to an AP article,
Marine vessels are responsible for nearly 3 percent of the world’s greenhouse gases — equal to the amount generated by all cars in the U.S. — and ship emissions are projected to grow by […]

Beginning next year the Port of Los Angeles will be scanning goods loaded onto passenger cruise ships hoping to detect dangerous devices, as noted in DailyBreeze.com. 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents already use the high-tech scanners to peek inside cargo containers entering the port, which served about 1.2 million cruise line passengers last year.
“We will clearly […]

Since recently becoming a godmother to my new grandson, a recent article published by Cruise Critic, caught my eye and gives new meaning to godmothers everywhere.  For those of you unfamiliar with this term as it relates to cruising Cruise Critic explains:
In ancient times, sacrificial human blood was used instead of Champagne to bless a […]

Ice on cruise ships is usually a good thing, at least when it’s in a cocktail or underneath some jumbo shrimp. According to Arctic cruise Britons hurt as ice falls on ship, though, ice falling from a nearby glacier is no laughing matter. Eighteen passengers on an Arctic sightseeing ship, the Alexey Maryshev, […]

Well, it was fun while it lasted! I’m talking about 26 year old Jason Pritchett, one of the 10 finalists on the television show, “America’s Got Talent”. You see, Jason is currently working as an entertainer on the Carnival Cruise Ship “Spirit”. Unfortunately, the talented singer/musician didn’t make it into the final four. […]

Having been on nine cruises, with 5 different lines, I must say that I’ve never been worried about my security with any cruise.  On the last cruise we actually witnessed a “look out”  constantly watching the outside of our ship (one on each side).  The following article at Mercury News.com reaffirms the fact that security is […]

And you think driving a car in New York City is bad!  Evidently the Carnival Cruise Ship Victory also had a bit of a problem this morning as reported by WNBC.com (with photo), and Newsday.com.   No problem though, the cruise went on!