The 2025 cruise season has opened at the Port of Montreal, and all signs point to a banner year, with cruise passenger arrivals expected to surpass the previous year. Port officials launched the season with a celebratory event as the first ship of the year, Victory Cruise Lines’ Victory I, arrived on April 25, 2025.
Traveling to the cruise port for embarkation can be nerve-wracking, especially in an unfamiliar area with unknown traffic patterns, road closures, and congestion. These problems are going to be even worse for guests setting sail from Galveston, Texas from Friday, April 25 through Monday, April 28, due to new detours and traffic restrictions from ongoing
Being a cruise director can seem like the most amazing job in the world – always smiling, sailing around the world, leading the fun, living the best life, right? While this is all true, one of Carnival Cruise Line’s newest cruise directors is offering great insights into the hard work, dedication, and flexibility necessary to
Celebrity Cruises has been working on its fifth Edge Class series ship, and it is setting sail ahead of schedule! The 3,260-passenger Celebrity Xcel is currently still under construction at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in France. However, things are moving ahead of schedule, and now there will be an additional four-night Celebrity Xcel Preview
Port Canaveral is on a roll. Where it once took Port Canaveral a year to record 1 million cruise passengers, it now comes within striking distance of that figure in a single month. The Central Florida port closest to Orlando reported a new monthly record of 925,994 passenger movements in March 2025, a 16 percent
For the first time in 10 years, Holland America Line has launched a UK-based cruise season, sending its 99,500-gross-ton Nieuw Statendam on a roundtrip voyage from Dover, England. The ship, which can carry 2,666 passengers, began its new season with much fanfare, setting sail on a sold-out two-week cruise to the Canary Islands, Morocco, and Portugal on
Cruise directors are the face of fun aboard Carnival cruise ships, and having the Carnival cruise director schedule can help travelers plan which ships to book to enjoy their favorite Fun Squad leaders. This updated schedule is the ultimate tool for knowing which particular cruise director is assigned to which ship in the coming months. In This Article: Complete Carnival
It goes without saying that crew members have to follow different rules than guests. After all, the crew are there to work, while the guests are paying passengers who are onboard to have fun. However, one specific item that has made the prohibited items list for crew members but not passengers has left the cruise
A few thousand cruisers booked to sail aboard an MSC Cruises’ ship in 2026 received some unwelcome news: Their voyage is cancelled due to a newly scheduled dry dock, where routine maintenance on the ship will be completed. The 4,500-guest MSC Seashore, a Seaside EVO-class ship that entered service in 2021, homeports year-round at Florida’s
A cruise vacation can be about many things – family time, beach getaways, exploring ports, and much more. For many guests, the food is a top attraction on any cruise ship, with delicious options available from morning to night, and even into the wee hours. It is understandable that occasionally the food may not be
One mother did not have the family-friendly cruise she was hoping for onboard Princess Cruises’ Sky Princess. The experienced cruiser, who goes by Juliet, shares the good and the bad of her travel experiences on her Instagram (@mumatsea). On April 20, 2025, she posted a rather disappointing update for families concerning an outdoor play area.
Time may fly when you are having fun, but for cruise passengers paying attention to the time is extremely important! Recently, TikToker Ali Smith (@alismithhhh) found herself trying to fit too many activities into her day during a stop in Vietnam, causing her and her friend Sam to almost miss their ship. The beauty and
