Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas will be embarking on a 9-night sailing to Bermuda and the Eastern Caribbean on August 21, 2025, but the itinerary will look a little different than expected. The sailing, which is based out of Cape Liberty, New Jersey, originally featured calls on King’s Wharf (Royal Naval Dockyard), Bermuda; Philipsburg,
On July 8, 2025, Norwegian Cruise Line notified booked guests more than seven months ahead of their cruise of some important itinerary changes. The letter, noting all the changes, was sent to passengers booked on Norwegian Prima’s 7-night sailing departing from Port Canaveral on March 1, 2026. “Every now and then, unexpected changes pop up, like port
Affluent travelers are continuing to embrace the ultra-luxury cruise experience in a big way. Just ask the top brass at Regent Seven Seas Cruises, which has reached a booking milestone with its new-build Seven Seas Prestige. The first in a new class of ship for one of the world’s top luxury lines, the 822-guest Seven
Carnival Cruise Line’s Brand Ambassador John Heald is getting bombarded with questions from guests wanting to know more about Celebration Key, the cruise line’s highly anticipated private destination on Grand Bahama Island in the Bahamas. As a result, Heald shared a detailed video update on July 8, 2025, revealing new details about Celebration Key, including transportation,
With just four months to go before Celebrity Xcel enters service, the fifth Edge-class ship from Celebrity Cruises revealed more details about spaces and experiences guests can look forward to, such as pool parties and retro games. The 3,260-guest new-build is under construction at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in France and will sail her
Celebrity Infinity’s current 7-night voyage to Greece has met a major hiccup. While docked in Kusadasi, Turkey, on July 7, 2025, the 2,170-guest ship allegedly experienced a small electrical fire that led to a power outage. It’s unclear exactly when and where the fire occurred, but these situations are most common in engine rooms around
More than 24 hours after she was supposed to depart Vancouver to begin a 7-night Alaska Inside Passage sailing, satellite tracking data confirms that Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas finally began moving at about 6:30 p.m. local time. The ship had initially departed Vancouver’s Canada Place cruise terminal Sunday afternoon, but turned around and
While Florida is known for its hot summer, things got way too hot on a bus taking cruise guests home from their vacation over the weekend. A bus taking recently disembarked cruise passengers from their Florida cruise port to Georgia spontaneously caught fire on the morning of Saturday, July 5, 2025, while driving along Interstate
Another change in dry dock scheduling has hit Carnival Cruise Line, this time impacting a total of five sailings aboard Carnival Breeze. The cruise line has reached out to booked guests, alerting them to the cancellations and offering alternatives (with incentives!) if they wish to rebook. The following sailings are now cancelled for Carnival Breeze:
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
