Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas has returned to Vancouver just two hours after setting sail, with as-yet-undisclosed technical issues having a significant impact on her current sailing. The ship was to have departed Vancouver on Sunday, July 6, 2025 for a 7-night Inside Passage sailing in Alaska. While Serenade of the Seas did in
Speculation has run high about the plans for Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Prima following the mass cancellation of more than 40 sailings aboard the two ships. Now, Norwegian Cruise Line has revealed the new sailings and homeports for both vessels, with options that will be very exciting for cruisers. New Homeport for Norwegian Breakaway A
Every cruise traveler daydreams about their upcoming sailing, hoping for an amazing vacation with beautiful weather, delicious food, outstanding entertainment, spectacular service, and more. Unfortunately, even a seemingly perfect cruise can have bad experiences, but that doesn’t mean the cruise line is at fault. One recent Carnival cruiser disagrees and believes the cruise line should
We just crossed the halfway point for 2025 and already Cunard’s 2027 launch is off to a fast start. The cruise line reported a 55 percent increase in nights booked during the first week of its 2027 program release compared to the same period last year. And much of that momentum comes from both the
If you’re an avid cruiser, then you’re probably a member of at least one cruise line loyalty program. However, if you cruise with a handful of different lines, did you know that some cruise lines offer loyalty status matching? That means, if you have a top-tier status with one cruise line, you could enjoy the
The world’s oldest cruise ship has reached the end of her storied history as Astoria has reached the scrapyard, where she will be broken after 77 years of service. The 15,614-gross ton ship’s last journey has been a relatively short one, as she has been laid up in Rotterdam following the closing of Cruise &
Everyone’s talking about how the second Icon-class cruise ship, Star of the Seas, is about to enter service at the end of August. But the third Icon-class ship, Legend of the Seas, is well on her way to beginning her own career at sea and has just met a major construction milestone at the Meyer
Cruisers sailing the Western Caribbean to popular destinations like Roatan, Honduras, can relax. A new vaccination rule in Honduras that sparked confusion last month has been clarified. According to a July 4, 2025 update from the US Embassy in Honduras, the country’s new measles and rubella vaccination requirement does not apply to foreign visitors, including cruise ship
Sailing through the glacier-studded waters of Alaska is a bucket-list experience for many cruisers, and visiting different ports of call to learn about native cultures and enjoy the fabulous scenery, wildlife, and frontier lifestyle makes for an amazing cruise vacation. Guests aboard Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas June 29, 2025 sailing, however, are getting
Stay in-the-know about the cruise industry’s most important developments with Cruise Hive’s weekly news recap. Highlights this week include the fees that Royal Caribbean will charge guests to visit its new Royal Beach Club Paradise Island, and how one cruise line is implementing the new cruise-tourism tax in Greece. Make sure you stay well informed
Crew members onboard the luxury ship Azamara Onward are facing a makeshift quarantine following an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness during the current sailing. Because of the outbreak, crew members will not be permitted to debark when the ship visits Saint Tropez on the French Riviera on Saturday, July 5, 2025. The port is a tender
A few days after some minor electrical issues caused a firewall to go down, the 226,963-gross-ton Harmony of the Seas began having power outages. The power began shutting off in different parts of the ship in the early morning hours of July 4, 2025, prompting the captain to begin making emergency announcements about the situation.
