Norwegian Cruise Line now offers their new Priority Access pay-for-perks program available fleet-wide. After a summer of testing Priority Access on two ships, Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Sky and getting positive feedback, the cruise line decided to make it available on all of their ships. Priority Access must be purchased before your cruise begins. Similar […] Read more…
“It’s not really the middle of nowhere.” That’s what I find myself saying whenever someone declares, “I’d never go on a transatlantic cruise.” A transatlantic crossing is an entirely different cruise. I have to admit, while not exactly in the middle of nowhere, there isn’t a whole lot of activity going on, except maybe […] Read more…
Holland America recently celebrated a significant construction milestone for their newest ship, Ryndam, their third Pinnacle Class ship. Read more…
Luxury cruise line Cunard celebrated the start of construction on the line’s 249th ship with a steel cutting ceremony at Fincantieri’s Castellammare di Stabia Shipyard in Italy. What happens to the first piece of cut steel The first piece of steel cut will be used as a sculpture displayed on the new ship for guests […] Read more…
I’ve been a solo cruiser for a very long time and almost always by choice. Maybe once or twice, I cruised solo because a roommate had to cancel. If you’re just about ready to commit to your first solo cruise or only have a couple solo adventures under your belt, here are some things to […] Read more…
If you’ve ever been on an Alaska cruise, chances are you’ve been to tiny Ketchikan. And you know only too well how crowded the port area can get when four or more huge cruise ships are docked for the day. Well, there may be a new dock on the way. What to know about the […] Read more…
Princess Cruises just announced its Alaska cruise-only and cruisetour itineraries for 2020. Both options will go on sale starting November 15. It looks to be a near-record season for Princess Cruises in Alaska. Next year, Princess will send a total of eight ships to cruise Alaska. Among these eight ships, there will be 11 […] Read more…
It’s sort of complicated. The answer is yes, you need a passport to take a cruise from the U.S…and no you don’t. Or should you? I’ve received emails from readers who ask, “I’m a United States citizen taking a cruise from the U.S. to the Caribbean. Do I need a U.S. passport”? After I received […] Read more…
In celebration of Princess Cruises’ 50th anniversary of Alaska cruises, the cruise line commissioned and dedicated a special totem pole to the city of Ketchikan. Princess Cruises Commemorates Golden Anniversary in Alaska It’s nice to know when a cruise line give back to the communities that their ships visit. In this case, to thank […] Read more…
Norwegian Encore has successfully completed an always-tricky maneuver when it departed the shipyard in Germany and carefully sailed down the narrow Ems River, towards the North Sea. This transit to the sea is also a training cruise for new crew members. It gives them a chance to get acquainted and learn about Norwegian Encore before […] Read more…
Carnival Has Two Big Projects in the Plans Carnival and the Bahamian government have filed an agreement to permit Carnival to begin work on two new projects. Carnival plans to develop a new cruise port destination as well as dig in for some major improvements to Little San Salvador, home of Holland America’s Half […] Read more…
I really had no interest in trying a Christmas Markets river cruise in Europe. In my mind, every market would be overrun with aggressive shoppers, cheapskate lookers, sloppy drunks and of course, tourists. But I had to go just to experience it and hopefully prove myself wrong. And I did. How I ended up on […] Read more…