Carnival Cruise Line is teaming up with Costa Cruises to create a new concept for Carnival’s North American guests. COSTA by CARNIVAL will debut in the spring of 2023 when Costa Venezia joins the Carnival fleet sailing from New York. Costa Venezia will be followed by Costa Firenze in the spring of 2024 to sail […]
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Windstar Cuises Offering Value Sailings to Distant Ports
There’s still time to travel to Europe this summer/fall and not break the bank. U.S.-based small ship cruise line Windstar Cruises (whose yachts carry fewer than 350 passengers each to off-the-beaten-path ports) is offering value on cruises in the Mediterranean, Greece, and Northern Europe. The “All In For Europe’’ offer includes a free upgrade to […]
Margaritaville Paradise Sets Sail May 14 From Port of Palm Beach
When the Margaritaville Paradise cruise ship on May sets sail from the Port of Palm Palm to Grand Bahama Island on its inauguraal voyage, the 10-deck, 658-cabin ship will have some high standards to meet. Most notably, the “Margaritaville’’ name, which over the past few years has become known for its surf and sun laid-back […]
Carnival Cruise Line Celebrating 50 years with The Golden Jubilee Bar and Lounge
As part of its ongoing 50th Birthday celebration, Carnival Cruise Line is introducing The Golden Jubilee, which will celebrate the 50-year history of America’s Cruise Line, on its newest ship Carnival Celebration, debuting this November. The new bar and lounge will be part of the ship’s final, to-be-announced zone, and will highlight Carnival’s evolution of […]
Windstar Cruises Partnering With Fountainhead Arts for Murals on Its Yachts
Small ship cruise line Windstar Cruises has partnered with Fountainhead Arts, a Miami based arts organization dedicated to elevating and supporting artists, to commission local artists to paint murals on each of its three Star Plus Class yachts, as well as in Windstar’s new Miami office opening June, 2022. Fountainhead will assist Windstar in selecting […]
Oceania Cruises Launching “Better Than New” Ships in 2022 and ’23
Oceania Cruises, one of the world’s leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise lines, has announced details of its ambitious OceaniaNEXT experience elevation initiative with the stem-to-stern re-inspiration of the 1,210-guest ships Riviera and Marina, two of the most acclaimed ships in modern history. With the advent of Riviera’s and Marina’s re-inspiration, Oceania Cruises will, for […]
Oceania Cruises Adds More Dedicated Staterooms for Solo Travelers
Oceania Cruises, a leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, has announced the addition of dozens more dedicated staterooms for solo travelers along with the debut of the line’s Go Green and Beyond Blueprints shore excursion series as part of its OceaniaNEXT initiative. Each of the four ships will feature 14 Solo Oceanview Staterooms, which debut […]
Carnival Cruise Line Celebrates The 305 Aboard Celebration Ship
Carnival Cruise Line today revealed a new Miami-themed zone aboard Carnival Celebration, which will arrive to PortMiami this November. Named after the address of Carnival’s original headquarters, 820 Biscayne will celebrate the culture, architectural styles and flavors of the home city where the line was founded in 1972. On Deck 8 – in the same […]
Carnival’s Sailabration Brings Together Seven Cruise Ships
As part of Carnival Cruise Line’s year-long 50th birthday festivities and its Sailabrations cruises, seven ships – Carnival Breeze, Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Glory, Mardi Gras, Carnival Pride, Carnival Sunrise and Carnival Vista – met up near Cozumel yesterday for one of the biggest birthday parties at sea. During the meetup, each cruise ship hosted its […]
Oceania Cruises’ New Vista Ship Set to Sail in April
Oceania Cruises, one of world’s top luxury cruise lines, has floated out of its new 67,000-ton, 1,200-guest Vista at the Fincantieri shipyard in Sestri Ponente, Italy, bordering the famed seaport of Genoa. “Vista is Oceania Cruises’ most anticipated ship in the history of our company. Vista is truly a ship of dreams, and we cannot […]