Cruise Lines To The Rescue As Rebuilding The Caribbean Begins

Thanks to hurricanes Irma and Harvey, much of the Caribbean, as well as a big chunk of Texas, Florida, and surrounding states, are a mess.  As I write this, millions are still without power or water in Florida. Still, the Read More …

Carnival Fam First In For Hurricane Victims

During times of crisis in parts of the country that feature a home embarkation port, cruise lines often come to the aid of local emergency services.  Catastrophic disaster as we see in Texas stretches even the best-planned resources to their Read More …

Carnival Horizon To Bring First Teppanyaki At Sea

Carnival Cruise Line will introduce its first-ever teppanyaki dining venue when new Carnival Horizon debuts in the spring of 2018.   Technically a sister-ship to Carnival Vista, Carnival Horizon will have a number of new features.  If history repeats itself, there Read More …

Extraordinary Cruise Experiences Resonate With Travelers, Drive Demand

The Carnival Corporation family of brands includes a diverse portfolio of the world’s leading cruise lines.   Carnival Corporation brands range from family-friendly Carnival Cruise Line to ultra-luxury Seabourn, bringing extraordinary cruise experiences ranging from Fun to Ultra-Luxury.  Still, ships Read More …

Cuba Proving Popular: Carnival Provides More

Following strong response to its first-ever cruises to Cuba announced earlier this year, Carnival Cruise Line has added five more voyages featuring extended calls in Havana in 2018.  The new voyages include three five-day cruises to Havana and Cozumel or Key West Read More …

Alaska Adventure Cruise: One From Each Place

As we end our sailing with Holland America Line for Oprah’s Year Of Adventure Cruise, it is time to look back on the 7-day voyage, photo by photo.  Here, a collection of my favorite photos from memorable places and events Read More …

Carnival Finally Shakes Booze Cruise Rep: Thank You Norwegian

Continuing to grow in popularity with cruise travelers, Port Canaveral has been chosen by Norwegian Cruise Line to host Norwegian Sun for 2018 sailings to Cuba and the Bahamas. Not exactly the most exciting news until we consider a substantial Read More …

Once Nearing Extinction, Cruise Ship Libraries Are Back

On a long sailing with a number of days at sea, cruise travelers go about occupying their time a number of ways.  Onboard programming is designed to fill that time with seminars, activities, and demonstrations. Some passengers get into those Read More …

Fathom This: The Carnival Paradise Cuba Story

This week saw Carnival Paradise begin the first of a dozen four- and five-day sailings to Cuba from Port Tampa Bay.  Kicking off the new Cuba series in their trademarked ‘Fun’ way, Carnival Cruise Line hosted an event at the Read More …