Royal Caribbean reveal brand new virtual balconies We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe…
According to reports, the Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity cruise ships were arrested in the Bahamas at 8 p.m. on Friday evening, due to unpaid bills. Both ships, which are flagged in the Bahamas, were anchored in Freeport after diverting to the…
The impact of the Covid-19 omicron variant will delay Royal Caribbean Group’s return to profitability, but booking levels are back to pre-omicron levels. “Omicron created short-term operational challenges that have unfortunately weighed on close-in bookings,” said Royal Caribbean Group CEO Jason Liberty…
The Carnival Sensation, a ship that has been laid up since the Covid-19 pandemic shut down cruising in March 2020, will not sail another voyage for Carnival Cruise Line. The Sensation and the Carnival Ecstasy will both leave the Carnival fleet. The…
Celebrity Cruises launched a new hotel program that streamlines and enhances the booking process for pre- and post-cruise stays. The program also provides a curated list of upscale hotels with exclusive rates. Hotels by Celebrity will provide passengers and travel advisors with…
BORA BORA — Windstar president Chris Prelog said he wants to increase the cruise line’s capacity in Tahiti and ultimately “own” the market for the bucket-list destination. To do that, he said the cruise line plans to bring a larger ship…
The owner of Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection will acquire Sea Cloud Cruises, the German operator of three masted tall ships. The Yacht Portfolio, a maritime investment company headed by Douglas Prothero, has entered into a letter of intent to acquire Sea Cloud and…
Jane McDonald takes an American cruise around Alaska We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can…
The Crystal Serenity is headed to the Bahamas, where it is flagged, after authorities in Aruba denied the ship from docking. Crystal had previously said that the Serenity, which had started a world cruise earlier this month, would disembark all passengers in…
With its new Storyteller Series of sailings set to launch this spring, Avalon Waterways thinks it just might have a bestseller on its hands. Four of the six themed river cruises will be hosted by a curated group of celebrity authors, while…