Make a Holland America Line Cruise Feel Like Home for the Holidays

With events like Nutcracker Afternoon Tea and Breakfast with Santa added to new winter-themed stateroom décor packages, cruising makes the holidays merry and bright Holland America Line is spreading cheer this holiday season with a host of new culinary traditions and enhanced experiences Read More …

Celebrity Sets Sail for Adventure: 2026-2027 Season Highlights

Get ready for an unforgettable voyage! Celebrity Cruises unveils its exciting 2026-2027 season, featuring over 600 sailings to a staggering 280 destinations across 70 countries on all continents. European Delights: Caribbean Escapes: Beyond the Horizon: Grand Voyage of a Lifetime: Read More …

My Viking Journey: Itinerary Disrupted, And We’re OK With That

NOTE: This post was originally published in 2013 but the information is timely as the topic of “itinerary modifications” gets heated. One of the best parts of any cruise experience is knowing that we travel from place to place in Read More …

Great News: Oceania Is Coming To Port Tampa Bay

 Oceania Cruises®, the world’s leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, is adding a range of new Caribbean and Panama Canal winter sailings in early 2026 departing from Tampa on Florida’s west coast. The line’s 670-guest Insignia will make history in March 2026 Read More …

Princess Has A Best Price Guarantee Too Now

Princess Cruises is offering a “Better than Best Price Guarantee” for cruises booked between July 1 and September 2, 2024. If guests find a lower price for the same cruise before their final payment, Princess will match the price and Read More …

Windstar Reveals More: New Ship, Star Seeker

Small ship cruise line Windstar Cruises revealed today it’s planning to send its newest ship, Star Seeker, cruising to Alaska and Japan when it joins the fleet in 2026. Windstar last sailed in Alaska and Japan in 2023 before it redeployed Star Breeze to be Read More …

Sailing Viking: We’ve Been Modified

NOTE: This post was originally published in 2015 but the information is timely as the topic of “itinerary modifications” gets socially heated. It’s easy to look at travel plans like decisions.  Once made, we live with them.  Items on a Read More …

Carnival Shares Plans for Family Fun at Celebration Key

The reveals of Carnival Cruise Line’s Celebration Key keep coming, and now children of all ages, and their parents, have the first glance of their own tropical playground in paradise with today’s announcement of plans for Starfish Lagoon, offering families endless ways to Read More …

With Pride, Carnival Returns To Baltimore

Carnival Cruise Line expects Carnival Pride to resume sailing from the Port of Baltimore on May 26, continuing the cruise line’s year-round homeport schedule. Carnival Pride is expected to arrive in Baltimore on May 26, following a week-long cruise that embarked in Norfolk, Va., where Read More …