5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (629+ words) Every experienced cruiser has found themselves faced with a crowded elevator, and both embarkation and debarkation days are notorious for lacking elevator space when guests are trying to make their way around a very crowded ship. But what is the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (599+ words) The new Carnival Rewards program just began on September 1, 2026, and already the cruise line is cancelling benefits for select sailings because too many passengers qualify for some of the most coveted perks. The impacted sailings are the Saturday, September 5, 2026 departures…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (654+ words) Guests already onboard Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas will no longer be setting sail on an abbreviated Alaskan cruise as they had hoped. Instead, the ship requires ongoing repairs and what was to have been the August 30, 2026 departure is…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (494+ words) Norwegian Cruise Line’s “Free at Sea” package is a bundle deal that allows guests to add the most popular extras to their cruise booking at very reduced rates. Now, one of those add-ons can apply to extra guests, making it…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (485+ words) Royal Caribbean guests will no longer have a Perfect Day at CocoCay, but they will still enjoy Perfect Day CocoCay as a top destination in the Bahamas. Read that again: Royal Caribbean has dropped the “at” from the private island’s…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago   (582+ words) Guests onboard recent 3- and 4-night sailings have noticed the “Cruise Elegant” evening is missing from the daily schedule, replaced instead with White Hot Night. This is a recent change in Carnival’s activities lineup and is reflected in the cruise line’s…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1796+ words) There’s nothing better than learning more and seeing a shiny new cruise ship enter service. Knowing how a new ship became reality and what new features are onboard is one of the best things about the cruise industry. So, on…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (477+ words) Viking and Fincantieri signed the contract for two new cruise ships on August 20, 2026, with the vessels to be delivered in 2032. The new ships are the options of a previous contract signed in April 2025 when Viking announced its first hydrogen-powered vessels,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (603+ words) While Carnival Cruise Line remains firmly a family-oriented cruise line, the select SEA (Sailings Exclusively for Adults) voyages the line offers are consistently popular. To give more guests the opportunity to join in four upcoming SEA cruises, the booking deadline…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (659+ words) Norwegian Aura will not debut until May 2027, but there is already great buzz around the fifth Prima-class ship and third in the Prima-Plus subclass. Norwegian Cruise Line has now announced first-in-fleet dining experiences for the new ship as well as…...