Add Seabourn to the ever growing list of cruise lines adding Cuba as a port-of-call. The ultra-luxury, small ship cruise line received regulatory approval to begin sailing from Miami and San Juan, Puerto Rico with the first cruise leaving Miami on a 14-day journey November 4, 2019. The 2010-built, 458 passenger…
Have you ever had a burger on a cruise ship that was just soooooo good you had cravings for it once you were back on land? If so, you probably had lunch or dinner at the Salty Dog Gastropub and Salty Dog Grill on one of Princess Cruises ships. The Salty…
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd has acquired the majority ownership of ultra-luxury cruise line Silversea. The transaction gives Royal a 66.7% stake in the company while the remaining 33.3% is owned by Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio, the Executive Chairman of Silversea. The Silversea fleet consists of nine ships - six cruise ships that…
Carnival Cruise Line is spending $200-million to breathe new life into one of its cruise ships. The 1999 built Carnival Triumph will undergo a major refurbishment beginning in March 2019 and will emerge with a new name - Carnival Sunrise. The 2,754 passenger ship will receive bow-to-stern upgrades during a…
Celebrity Cruises is investing $500-million in a fleet upgrade program named, CELEBRITY REVOLUTION, which will transform all the cruise line's ships beginning in 2019. The fleet-wide program will refresh suites and staterooms and bring a new dining option and redesigned spa to select ships. According to Celebrity, the line collaborated with…
Sir Richard Branson arrived at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy this morning in grand fashion to celebrate two milestones in the start-up cruise line's history. The first was the announcement that the line's first ship, currently under construction, will bear the name (previously leaked) Scarlet Lady. [caption id="attachment_13377" align="aligncenter" width="800"]…
Virgin Voyages has given us the first look of the new cruise line's first "Lady Ship" under construction at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy. [caption id="attachment_12203" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Artist rendering of Virgin Voyage's first cruise ship.[/caption] The ship, which is rumored to be named Scarlet Lady, bears the hull number 6287…
The oldest and smallest member of the Holland America Line ships is leaving the fleet. The 1988-built, 835-passenger ms Prinsendam has been sold to German cruise Line Phoenix Reisen effective July 1, 2018, and is being chartered back to Holland America so she can fulfill itineraries through July 1, 2019. Guests…
In this next installment of my visit to the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA I take you on a tour of the ocean liner's open decks. It's here where you can see first-hand that time has not been on the old girl's side. While from a distance her black…
Time for another installment about my time spent onboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA. In case you're just catching up, I had the opportunity to spend a few nights onboard this famous Cunard ocean liner turned floating hotel. [caption id="attachment_13157" align="aligncenter" width="800"] External view of the Queen Mary…
