Many American families are planning and looking forward to their next cruise vacation. The best family cruises in the market today offer an environment where family members of all ages can have fun. Besides the wonderful family time, your kids will get the opportunity to play with others, while the adults get to enjoy themselves …
Cruising is said by some to be the best way to travel, and 2020 aside, cruising has been gaining massive popularity in recent years. If you’re new to cruising, it can be overwhelming to ponder all the choices available for your first cruise vacation. Read on to learn some great tips for booking your first …
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has given the green light to Celebrity Cruises to restart sailing from Fort Lauderdale starting on June 26. After 15 months of suspended cruises, the Celebrity Edge will be the first large ship to restart operations. “For the past 15 months our conversations with friends and loved …
Eager cruisers are getting excited about the latest modification to the Conditional Sail Order by the CDC, which could see the safe return to cruising from U.S. ports as early as July. However, the good news comes with a few caveats and unexpected changes that hopeful cruisers need to be aware of before they start …
The Governor of Alaska, Mike Dunleavy, has announced they will be joining Florida in a lawsuit against the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) to resume cruising in U.S. waters. The cruise industry plays a significant role in Alaska’s economy. Dunleavy said that Alaska has lost $3 billion due to the 2020 cruise …
The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued its next phase of its ‘Framework for Conditional Sailing Order’ on Friday, an important step to get cruise ships sailing in U.S. waters again. This is the second phase of the ‘Conditional Sailing Order’ (CSO), which was introduced at the end of October 2020 to …
Breaking News Update: The passenger who tested positive onboard the ship has now tested negative twice in a Singapore hospital. Original Story Now Continues… It just wasn’t meant to be. The very first Royal Caribbean cruise to resume operations since the global shutdown of cruising back in March has been halted due to a confirmed …
MSC has just resumed operations on its 2nd cruise ship, the MSC Magnifica, showing the cruise industry how it’s done. Today, the Magnifica returned to the seas with a brand-spanking new 10-day Eastern and Western Mediterranean itinerary. The Magnifica left Genoa port early morning of October 19th and will make stops in Livorno, Messina, Athens, …
Let me be the first to say WELCOME to Mazatlán! It’s so fantastic that your cruise is going to stop here, because Mazatlán really does live up to its nickname of being the ‘Pearl of the Pacific’. Funny enough, Mazatlán is still relatively unknown to many travellers, which makes it more of an authentic and …
Over the last couple years cruising has made a huge resurgence onto the global travel market, and of course cruise lines have taken note! They’ve been coming out with new ships left, right and centre, which has been a dream come true for frequent cruisers. What’s even better – because of all the competition and …
Mazatlán, a city on Mexico’s pacific coast, is quickly becoming the next cruise port destination hotspot. The stunning colonial city keeps growing year after year with more cruise lines adding it to their itineraries. And I can see why- Mazatlán is a phenomenal city with lots to offer a day-tripping cruise tourist. But is Mazatlán …
I can’t think of a more controversial cruise topic to write about. Automatic cruise ship gratuities… and the act of removing them.This is an extremely hot topic that has cruise line forums exploding with heated debates and arguments over the different opinions about tipping. It’s very divided. Both sides are equally passionate about defending their …