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
No cruise guest wants their vacation to end on a sour note, particularly if that note includes a pair of handcuffs and a jail cell. That is exactly how one recent Royal Caribbean guest’s cruise aboard Liberty of the Seas ended, however. When the ship returned to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, April
When it comes to an immersive onboard experience, no cruise line does it better than Disney Cruise Line. Now, fans of some of the company’s favorite Marvel and Pixar characters will be able to set sail with iconic heroes, villains, and fun friends on two different ships from two different US homeports in early 2026.
Two new lengthy sailings are officially on the calendar for 2027 as Holland America Line announced its latest Grand Voyages. The cruise line revealed plans for its 2027 Grand World Voyage and Grand South America & Antarctica Voyage during a special announcement made by Holland America Line President Beth Bodensteiner aboard the current 2025 Grand
