Key Aspects: Carnival Sunshine is adjusting her itinerary to avoid rough sea weather for her February 1, 2026 sailing. The ship will skip Bimini and the visits to both Nassau and Celebration Key have been adjusted. Cold weather is impacting the onboard experience but crew members are working to keep the ship warm. It isn’t
Key Aspects: Margaritaville at Sea has raised gratuity rates fleetwide, effective from Sunday, February 1, 2026. At $22 per person, per night for standard staterooms, the new rates are the highest in the industry. The cruise line does not permit guests to adjust or remove the gratuities from their accounts. In a surprise move, the
Key Aspects: Nassau, Bahamas, has broken its annual passenger record for the third time in 2025. The port welcomed an estimated 6.1 million cruise guests, exceeding the high of 5.6 million guests in 2024. Looking at the overall, the Bahamas welcomed an unprecedented 12.5 million visitors, the majority of which came from cruise tourism. Nassau,
If you’re planning a Royal Caribbean cruise to Alaska for the 2026 season, you’ll have four ships to choose from: Anthem of the Seas, Ovation of the Seas, Serenade of the Seas, or Voyager of the Seas. Already thinking ahead to 2027? While ships may change from year to year, we do at least know at this
Key Aspects: Harmony of the Seas will be several hours late returning to Galveston due to a medical evacuation on the current sailing. Strong headwinds have made it challenging for the Oasis Class ship to make up for the evacuation delay. The next sailing will depart Texas three hours later than scheduled, but no port
