Packing for your cruise holiday, you’re most likely making sure you have all of the essentials to last you for your stint on the high seas and looking forward to the luxury that awaits. But one thing that might threaten to ruin…
Carnival Cruise Line, Bacardi and Ecospirits have partnered on a new package for spirits that reduces single-use glass, packaging that will be used on a trial basis on several Carnival ships. The pilot program will determine if reusable containers developed by circular…
After pausing its calls to Maui following the devastating Lahaina fire, Norwegian Cruise Line is returning to the island Sept. 3. “We have a strong connection with the people and islands of Hawaii and a long history of bringing guests from all…
Pacific Travel Partners, a subsidiary of Aurora Expeditions, plans to offer land, river and ocean cruise vacations through a new brand, Vantage Explorations. The new brand is a spinoff from Pacific’s acquisition this month of Vantage Deluxe Travel, a Massachusetts-based cruise company…
With Hurricane Idalia barreling through the eastern Gulf of Mexico toward Florida and Hurricane Franklin spinning past Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean, cruise lines have adjusted several of their itineraries. Idalia became a hurricane Tuesday morning and is expected to increase in…
Plans to upgrade Carnival Cruise Line’s terminal at the Port of Galveston are on hold after the Galveston City Council failed to approve about $50 million in debt for the project, according to news reports. The council fell one vote short of…
A combination of new cruise lines and bigger ships drove cruise capacity growth in the Caribbean this year beyond prepandemic levels, with more vessels on the way. Several cruise lines plan to deploy additional tonnage to the region in 2024 and beyond,…
Norwegian Cruise Line pioneers increasingly modern and super-relaxed cruise holidays every time it launches a new class of ship. It introduced Freestyle Cruising in 2000 with Norwegian Sky, when it abandoned fussy dress codes, offered more than 20 dining options and –…
I just completed a press trip to Egypt with Viking to launch their newest and third ship on the Nile, the Viking Aton. It was an abbreviated version of the company’s 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary, which the Aton will sail after…
While details about the damage at Lahaina Harbor in Maui have been scarce, the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources said many ships sunk in the adjacent small-boat harbor during the fire that ravaged Maui. “We had nearly 100 vessels moored…