The Margaritaville at Sea Paradise set sail on Friday following a multimillion-dollar improvement of the ship. The vessel departed from its homeport in Palm Beach, Florida, resuming two-day cruises with an overnight in Freeport, Bahamas. The first sailing since its drydock sold…
Holland America Line has updated the menu at Italian restaurant Canaletto. The refreshed menu offers a three-course meal that includes appetizer, entrée (including dishes with pasta made fresh on the ship) and dessert. Canaletto also offers a special of the day. New…
Cruising with Jane McDonald: Presenter recommends river cruising In an episode of ‘Cruising with Jane McDonald’, the former cruise ship singer, headed out to explore Vietnam and Cambodia on a Mekong river cruise. The cruise expert boarded the Amadara vessel, a 302…
Instead of sending the Norwegian Epic to Europe, Norwegian Cruise Line will deploy the ship to Port Canaveral, where it will sail seven-day Caribbean cruises this winter. NCL said it canceled the Epic’s Europe deployment due to a growing demand for Caribbean…
Cruise holidays are extremely popular but that doesn’t mean they’re the ideal holiday for every traveller. A guest “dyrkona” took to Reddit to explain why they didn’t enjoy either of the two cruise holidays they’d been on. The guest said: “The ships…
Most businesses don’t offer their business partners temporary tattoos as a thank you. But Carnival Cruise Line is not most businesses. For three years before and since the pandemic, the cruise line expressed its gratitude for travel agents by throwing festival-like parties…
Passengers might be surprised to learn that nearly every cruise ship has a brig, or small jail onboard. Although it’s unlikely guests will be locked away in the brig, it could happen if passengers break some of the ship’s rules. In extreme…
Looking to expand their customer base — and tap into the world’s largest travel market — European river cruise lines are finding new ways to leverage their appeal to North Americans. And at the center of those strategies is a balancing act…
AmaWaterways is adding a Saône River itinerary to its popular wine-themed cruises in 2024. The seven-night Flavors of Burgundy itinerary is the newest addition to the Celebration of Wine River Cruises series, a collection of more than 60 wine-themed departures in Europe. …
Royal Caribbean International unveiled the restaurants on the Icon of the Seas, with some new venues that will range from walkup windows offering street food to small-group upscale dining. Empire Supper Club, which Royal described as a “swanky and lavish eight-course…