On June 19 2026, Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas arrived in Seward, Alaska, with a deceased 61-foot female fin whale on its bulbous bow. The incident prompted a necropsy by NOAA Fisheries and the Alaska SeaLife Center, which revealed blunt force trauma consistent with a vessel strike. The whale…
Well, it happened again. Just when you think cruise ship drama couldn't get any more unhinged, Carnival Cruise Line makes headlines with another round of passengers who decided that disembarking would be a great time to throw down. On Monday, June 22, the Carnival Conquest pulled back into Port Miami…
Cruise lines have been changing up a lot lately. New ships. New private destinations. New restaurants. New fees they hope you don't notice. But this time, let’s talk about something more fun. Booze. Specifically, bourbon and whiskey. Holland America and Carnival are both introducing some new beverage options, and while…
If you want to get banned from flying in the United States, there's a federal system for that. The TSA maintains the No Fly List, which is used by the Transportation Security Administration's Secure Flight program and airlines to decide who can board commercial aircraft. It's comprehensive, it's shared across…
Let's be honest - most cruise travel warnings are stuff you tune out pretty fast. Don't leave your drink unattended. Watch for pickpockets. Stay with the group. Don't wear flashy jewelry. Yeah, yeah. But every so often, something happens that's worth actually paying attention to, and what went down in…
July 4, 2026 is not just another Fourth of July. America is turning 250, and the cruise lines are all handling it a little differently. Some are going big. Some are keeping it classy. Some are tossing in a few standard holiday activities and calling it a day. And a…
On this episode of ALONE: The Alaskan Frontier... day five of our 7-day Alaskan cruise on the Disney Magic finds us arriving in Icy Strait Point. The weather this morning was the best we've had since leaving Vancouver. Stepping out into mid-50s and sunshine with a projected high temperature in…
MSC Cruises is making history this summer and they're doing it with a whale watch on the bridge. The MSC Poesia is currently sailing its inaugural Alaska season out of Seattle, marking the first time MSC Cruises has ever deployed a ship to Alaska. That alone is a big deal.…
Princess Cruises has confirmed it will not operate summer cruises in the Caribbean in 2027, moving ships out of Fort Lauderdale and Port Canaveral between April and October. The two ships at the center of this story are the Regal Princess and the Caribbean Princess both of which have been…
While yesterday would be considered a destination at sea day, today's the first actual port we'll visit this week on this 7-Day Alaska cruise on the Disney Magic: Skagway. What started as a late 1800s gold rush boomtown is now mainly a cruise destination. Disney Cruise Line describes this port…
