Is a Cruise Suite Worth It? It Can Cost 2–3× a Balcony
Cabins & value Is a Cruise Suite Worth It? Perks by Cruise Line A suite can run two to three times a balcony on the same sailing — but the gap swings wildly...
Mein Schiff 3 Side-Swiped a Cargo Ship Leaving Bremerhaven
CRUISE NEWS Mein Schiff 3 Collides With Cargo Ship in Bremerhaven TUI Cruises' Mein Schiff 3 side-swiped a moored cargo ship on its way out of Bremerhaven in...
Half Moon Cay's New Beach Club: What Day Pass Holders Get
Caribbean news A New Beach Club Debuts at Holland America's Half Moon Cay Holland America just opened a reserved, day-pass Beach Club on Half Moon Cay with...
Royal's Majesty of the Seas Is on the Market for $40 Million
Ship news Majesty of the Seas Hits the Market for $40 Million A 1992-built Sovereign-class ship — the one with the crown-and-anchor logo tiled into the pool...
Acapulco Is Back on the Cruise Map: Eurodam's First Call in 17 Years
Cruise news Holland America's Eurodam Returns to Acapulco After 17 Years Holland America's Eurodam called at Acapulco for the first time in 17 years,...
Virgin Dropped All 3 of Brilliant Lady's Mexican Ports This Week
Cruise news Two Storms Send Brilliant Lady Up the California Coast Tropical Storms Rachel and Simon forced Virgin Voyages to scrap all three Mexican Riviera...
Carnival Spirit's 1-Day Delay Cost Its Next Cruise a Port
Carnival news Carnival Spirit Repairs Delay Its Seattle Homecoming A mid-cruise repair in Hawaii pushed Carnival Spirit's Seattle return back a full day, and...
Royal Caribbean Kills Its 25% Cancellation Tier on Oct 11
Cruise news Royal Caribbean Just Tightened Its Cancellation Rules Starting October 11, new North America bookings lose the 25% penalty tier entirely — you go...
Royal Caribbean Moved Guests Off the Cabins They Paid to Pick
Royal Caribbean Why Some Ovation Guests Lost the Cabin They Paid For After a 40-stateroom dry-dock expansion, Royal Caribbean quietly switched some Ovation...
Costa Fortuna Becomes Margaritaville's 2,720-Guest Beachcomber
New ships Costa Fortuna Is Now the Margaritaville Beachcomber Costa's 2,720-guest Fortuna has been renamed, reflagged, and sent to a Belfast drydock —...
MSC's 6,764-Guest Megaship Debuts Dec 4 — Here's What's Aboard
New ships MSC World Asia Clears Sea Trials, Debut Set for December MSC World Asia just wrapped final sea trials off France and is set for a December 4...
Viking's New Ship Runs Partly on Hydrogen — Here's Why It Matters
Cruise news Viking's New Ship Runs Partly on Hydrogen — Here's Why It Matters The Viking Astrea launched at Fincantieri's Ancona yard running partly on...
A 4-Star General Will Christen Legend of the Seas
Ship launches A Pioneering General Will Christen Legend of the Seas Royal Caribbean named retired Gen. Lori J. Robinson — the first woman to lead a U.S....
Queen Mary 2's 2027 Refit: 31 New Cabins, Bigger Planetarium
Refurbishment Queen Mary 2's 2027 Refit: 31 New Rooms and a Refresh Cunard's flagship — the only true ocean liner still crossing the Atlantic — enters...
Oceania's Building a 12-Night Cruise That's 100% Gluten-Free
Dining The Cruise Where Every Restaurant Goes Fully Gluten-Free Oceania is turning an entire 12-night Oceania Vista sailing fully gluten-free — every venue,...
Seabourn's New World Cruise Hits 32 Islands in 138 Days
World cruises Seabourn's 2029 World Cruise Chases 32 Remote Islands Seabourn just opened bookings for a 138-day voyage aboard Seabourn Quest — Miami to...
Carnival Rewards Replaces VIFP: How the 4 New Tiers Work
Loyalty news Carnival Rewards Replaces VIFP: How the New Tiers Work Carnival switched off VIFP on September 1 and replaced it with Carnival Rewards — four...
Six Princess Ships Are Getting Half Moon Cay Beach Days
Cruise news Princess Adds Half Moon Cay to Its Caribbean Lineup Starting November 2026, six Princess ships begin calling at RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay — the...
Oceania's New Sonata Is a Mega-Ship Hull With Just 695 Cabins
Cruise news Oceania's First Sonata-Class Ship Hits the Water Oceania just floated out Sonata in Italy — an 86,000-ton hull carrying only 695 rooms, nearly...
Norwegian Aqua Is Doing 3-Night Bahamas Weekends From Miami in 2028
Cruise news Norwegian Aqua Brings Short Bahamas Cruises to Miami Norwegian is putting the Norwegian Aqua — a current-generation, 3,571-guest ship that only...