Cruise passengers are required to arrange a payment method for onboard expenses before they set sail, whether they choose to link a credit card to their account or prefer to pay in cash. One rumor has begun to circulate that cash will no longer be king for onboard accounts, however, but Carnival Cruise Line has
When you take advantage of a cruise line’s promotion, always make sure to read the fine print. One future Carnival guest just learned the hard way that the little details matter when they tried to upgrade their interior cabin to a balcony cabin on an upcoming sailing to Alaska – and found that they would
The new tourist tax for cruise guests visiting Mexico has been slashed to a far lower fee than the original $42 per person proposal, but the low rate won’t last long. The “non-resident fee” was first passed in December 2024 at a rate of $42 per person, which would apply for a full sailing rather
Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas is almost ready to set sail – and this time, families and teens are getting top billing. In a new video released by the cruise line, Jennifer Goswami, senior director of product development, gave a candid look inside the design process behind the next Icon Class ship, set to debut in
If you thought Carnival Cruise Line’s ships were already glitzy, just wait. One of the cruise line’s most stylish partnerships is getting a major upgrade that will appear on land, at sea, and even on a charter sailing built around sparkle. The cruise line and longtime onboard partner EFFY Jewelry announced that they are expanding
MSC Cruises’ brand new flagship, MSC World America, is bringing a great deal to her guests with luxurious spaces, thrilling onboard rides, delicious dining, stunning entertainment, and much more. But it is the smallest thing the ship brought to other mariners on a much smaller craft on Sunday, May 4, 2025 that is the most
Virgin Voyages is rebranding its Celebration Voyage concept and changing the name to Red Hot Sailing Club Voyage, starting in 2026. The cruise line also revealed the names of musicians who will perform on the final Celebration cruises of 2025. These special voyages, which launched in 2023, feature performances by A-list celebrities and have highlighted
Earlier this week, around 10,000 residents who live Argostoli, Greece – a beloved cruise ship destination – suddenly found themselves without power after a cruise ship mishap. On May 4, 2025, one of the two cruise ships in the port that day may have accidentally damaged an underwater submarine cable with its anchor, which resulted
Cruise passengers may spend months planning for their perfect oceangoing vacation, but what happens when too many travelers book the same vacation? While cruise ships don’t often get overbooked, exactly that has happened to Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas for her May 15, 2025 departure from Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy. The cruise line has reached
Every guest knows that cruise ship crew members will often go out of their way to do that something extra to make a vacation special. The crew members who frequently get recognized for this are bartenders, cabin attendants, wait staff, youth services members, and of course, cruise directors. It is important to understand, however, that
A weekend cruise from England to Belgium took a tragic turn after a 60-year-old man died aboard MSC Cruises’ MSC Virtuosa. Just two and a half hours after departing from Southampton on England’s southern coast for Bruges on May 3, 2025, via the English Channel, a fight occurred aboard the 4,842-passenger ship, leaving one guest dead.
Cruise lines always keep a close eye on any potential safety concerns that might impact itineraries, whether those concerns come from local activity, port facilities, or weather patterns. It is the latter that is of concern this month for MSC Euribia. Because of potentially unsafe weather, one port of call on the ship’s May 11,
