“I've never been on a cruise, do you think I'll like it?” It's a question I'm asked quite a bit and the answer I usually give is, “they're not for everyone, but definitely worth trying!” For many the thought of spending a week on a ship is pure bliss, for…
Whenever I'm boarding a cruise ship, there is one thing I always see that leaves me scratching my head. No it's not the passengers who are unloading more suitcases for a seven day eastern Caribbean cruise than they would pack for six months in Rome. It's the ones who are…
A cruise line CEO walks onto a ship... Yeah, there's a joke there somewhere, but what happened when Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. President and CEO Frank DelRio stepped onboard one of his ships turned into a not-so-laughing matter for the company. Earlier this month, Norwegian made the stunning announcement that cruise…
Passengers who travelled on Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas received an email from the cruise line's President and CEO, Michael Bayley, yesterday offering a $100 shipboard credit per stateroom if those travellers book a cruise on Quantum's sister ship, Anthem of the Seas. Why? According to Bayley the line's…
Royal Caribbean's newest Quantum-class cruise ship, Anthem of the Seas, is in Southampton, UK ready to welcome aboard her first guests. Travel agents, the press and invited guests were lucky enough to get a sneak peek of the world's newest - and third largest - ship before she's officially christened…
Royal Caribbean's newest Quantum-class cruise ship, Anthem of the Seas, arrived in Southampton this morning to a crowd of onlookers as she pulled into the Southampton Cruise Port to prepare for her inaugural sailing. [pe2-image src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RMJplli7S_I/VTE5hsbF_CI/AAAAAAAA3mk/uXZI-u2z0Qc/s144-c-o/1429105160_sbw-an-090.jpg" href="https://picasaweb.google.com/115993125735820548294/RoyalCaribbeanSAnthemOfTheSeas#6138751018105961506" caption="Anthem of the Seas arrives in Southampton, UK on April 15, 2015. Royal…
Norovirus. One word that strikes fear into cruisers. You've seen the stories in the news about boatloads of people becoming sick with the gastro bug that makes its way through cruise ships quicker than bed bugs in a cheap hotel. Since January, the Centers for Disease Control have listed Norovirus…
It's National Beer Day, the day to celebrate the hoppy beverage that quenches the thirst of millions every day, and during a cruise on Royal Caribbean's Quantum-class cruise ship, Quantum of the Seas, there's no better place to celebrate than at Michael's Genuine Pub. The brainchild of James Beard Award-winning chef…
The second Quantum-class cruise ship from Royal Caribbean, Anthem of the Seas, boarded one really tall passenger this morning. A giant giraffe wearing a swimsuit and a buoy was placed on the top deck of the ship with the help of a crane. No word on what this big guy…
On the morning of March 29, 2015, the captain of the Holland America Line cruise ship, ms Noordam came over the ship's intercom with a request for any passenger with type O- blood to report to the medical center as there was an ill passenger in need of a blood…
