Bundled packages on cruise ships can be a definite money saver for passengers, but starting May 1, 2025, those who wait to book one on a Princess Cruises sailing will save less than those who purchase them before the cruise. The cruise line’s Princess Premier and Princess Plus bundles will be $5 more per day,
There’s nothing quite like celebrating New Year’s Eve on a cruise ship, with hundreds or thousands of guests gathered on the deck to count down at midnight as the ship sounds its horn at the stroke of 12. But what if your highly-anticipated New Year’s cruise had its itinerary completely swapped? Guests booked to ring
Most of the time when we see itinerary changes, the news is that a port has been removed or replaced. This time the opposite has happened. Lucky cruisers embarking on Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas on May 17, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, have been informed that their sailing will now include an extra
One day after replacing one key port for four itineraries to be operated by Carnival Vista, Carnival Cruise Line is at it again with upcoming sailings for Mardi Gras and Carnival Venezia. Not long ago, the cruise line tweaked four itineraries between May and June of 2025 for the Vista-class ship so that guests would
Thousands of future Carnival Cruise Line guests just received the email no cruiser wants to have pop up in their inbox: Their upcoming voyages have been cancelled. Indeed, multiple sailings in 2026 between Carnival Horizon and Carnival Magic have been cancelled because the cruise line needed to reschedule their visits to dry dock. As annoying
All cruise travelers know that poor weather can impact an itinerary, even creating last-minute changes while a ship is en route or before it ever departs the homeport. Guests aboard Princess Cruises’ Royal Princess are experiencing just that as the ship has remained in Auckland, New Zealand two days past her originally scheduled departure that
On April 13, 2025, the Cozumel City Council announced that the city had set a new cruise tourism record following a successful start to the sailing season this year. While Cozumel remains one of the most visited ports in the world, it has been trying for years to reach the level of cruise tourism it
While Florida ports may be the busiest in the world, Galveston’s Gulf of Mexico location and proximity to Western Caribbean ports are making the Texas port one of the fastest-growing ports in the US. And soon, the Port of Galveston will welcome more vessels than ever as its fourth cruise terminal nears completion. Cruise Terminal
New cruise itineraries, land-side cultural events, and onboard experiences will frame Princess Cruises’ 2025 Alaska season, which kicks off in just two weeks. Beginning in May, the cruise line will have a big presence of seven ships sailing in the destination, which has grown in popularity since the end of the pandemic era. Along with
There’s nothing quite so pleasant as a delicious breakfast to start another fun day on a Fun Ship cruise vacation. Along with that breakfast is a beverage of choice, but some beverages are now costing Carnival cruise guests a few dollars more. Of course, specialty coffees have incurred an extra charge for several years, and
With only one day to go before embarkation, strong winds have altered the itinerary for the next sailing to be operated by Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Seas. The 9-day Western Caribbean cruise, which will embark from Galveston, Texas, on April 17, 2025, was supposed to call on Progreso, Mexico; Cozumel, Mexico; Costa Maya, Mexico;
Sailaway parties have long been a tradition beloved by cruisers, raising a glass as ships embark on a new adventure and waving goodbye to loved ones and onlookers. But Holland America Line thinks they may have become a little too, shall we say, predictable and ho-hum? The cruise line announced it’s bringing back the “grandeur”
