Have you ever wondered how many people a typical cruise ship can hold? Today’s cruise ships tend to have a passenger capacity that ranges from just 100 guests to over 7,000 passengers, with these numbers climbing even higher when you include the crew. If you haven’t been on many cruises, you might be concerned about
Hard rock fans will want to get their horns up as The Monsters of Rock Cruise (MORC) is officially set to return for its 14th year in 2026. Setting sail April 12 through 17, 2026, the five-night, music-themed cruise will depart from PortMiami aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s 3,852-passenger Norwegian Joy. Announced by promoter On the Blue Cruises,
Dining can be a truly exceptional experience aboard a cruise ship, with phenomenal presentation and plating of even the simplest dishes. From exquisite garnishes to carefully placed decorative dots of sauces, chefs go above and beyond to make every dish memorable. But it is also inevitable that not every guest is going to be happy
With just days to go before the official opening of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, national weather officials are revealing their predictions about storm activity, something that cruise vacationers will want to keep an eye on. The Atlantic season runs from June 1 to November 30, 2025, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
As scammers get more creative, it has become extra important for cruise guests to stay extra aware to protect their identities and their wallets. Though new schemes pop up all the time, the latest scam to make it to the internet cost a Norwegian Cruise Line guest nearly $20,000 – and the NCL customer representative
For the second time this week, a Princess Cruises ship is experiencing an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness. The 3,660-passenger Enchanted Princess is currently doing a segmented round-trip cruise out of Fort Lauderdale. It initially departed on May 10, 2025, with the second segment beginning on May 17. On May 22, the ship was set to stop at
Guests booked aboard the stunning Norwegian Aqua for sailings through early August have been alerted that their itineraries have been slightly adjusted as soon as the ship’s May 24, 2025 departure. The change isn’t a significant one – just an hour’s difference in one port of call – but it is important that guests be
Choosing your cruise destination and duration can be exciting, but knowing which ship and cruise line to travel on can be confusing. If you’re looking at a cruise through Norwegian Cruise Line, you might be wondering about the differences between the two fairly new members of their Prima-class fleet: Norwegian Aqua and Norwegian Prima. While
When Princess Cruises told its guests in March 2025 that Majestic Princess wouldn’t return to Galveston, Texas, in late 2026 and 2027, it didn’t reveal the reason was because the ship was heading to ice-filled seas. Now, cruisers have discovered they’ll have a chance to spot penguins and glaciers with the cruise lines’ new South America and Antarctica itineraries for
The summer cruise season at England’s Port of Dover is off to a lively start, with Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Miracle departing on her first sailing from the seasonal homeport on May 18, 2025. The Spirit-class ship with a capacity for 2,100 guests was joined by two other cruise ships, Windstar Cruises’ 312-guest Star Pride
More vacationers are choosing to cruise for the first time, expedition voyages are growing by leaps and bounds, and luxury ships are in huge demand. These are just a few of the key findings revealed in the 2025 State of the Cruise Industry Report published by the world’s leading cruise trade organization. Cruise Lines International
All lives are sacred at sea, even four-legged ones, and the diligent crew of Carnival Splendor wasn’t about to leave any lives – two- and four-legged alike – in peril this week. The Sydney-based ship was sailing an 8-night Vanuatu and New Caledonia cruise that departed Australia on Monday, May 19, 2025. On Thursday morning,
