Bermuda Tourism Authority and Visit Lauderdale are teaming to elevate each destinations’ yachting lifestyle. Through marketing, public relations and events, Bermuda and Greater Fort Lauderdale will be highlighted as harbors for sun-seeking visitors of all sorts – from the jet-set crowd to travelers who enjoy a vacation setting dotted with yachts and superyachts. The two-year partnership – jointly signed today in Bermuda and in Fort […]
Category: Cruises
Oceania Cruises debuts luxury Vista ships
Oceania Cruises, the great culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, today introduced Vista, naming the first of two new 1,200-guest Allura Class ships that are being constructed by renowned Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri S.p.A. The luxury vessel, the seventh for the line, will set sail in 2023, followed by a sister ship in 2025. Named to reflect the […]
Carnival Cruise Line today breaks grounds on expansion of homeport terminal in Miami
Carnival Cruise Line and PortMiami today held a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the state-of-the-art Terminal F that will serve as the homeport of Carnival Celebration, the line’s next Excel-class ship. Currently under construction in Finland, Carnival Celebration is set to debut in 2022, as part of the line’s 50th birthday festivities. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella […]
Carnival’s Mardi Gras prepping for its U.S. debut
Carnival Cruise Line’s new Mardi Gras made its first port call this morning in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, where the ship will refuel its innovative Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) propulsion system for the first time after delivery. Mardi Gras, set to begin sailing from Port Canaveral, Fla., next year, will be the first cruise ship in the Americas […]
Carnival cancel more cruises as it preps for 2021 operations
Carnival Cruise Line is informing guests and travel agents that it has cancelled select itineraries for specific operations in 2021 as it implements its plans for the resumption of cruising in 2021, including cruise operations in February from Miami, Port Canaveral and Galveston and moving the inaugural sailing of Mardi Gras until April 24, 2021. […]
Oceania Cruises announces 2022 Europe and North America itineraries
Oceania Cruises, the luxury culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, has released its 2022 Europe & North America Collection of itineraries for preview prior to opening for sale on Nov. 11, 2020. The complete collection of 110 itineraries, featuring 77 brand new offerings including 10 new ports, can be viewed online or via the comprehensive season […]
Carnival cancelling all November/December cruises except through Miami and Port Canaveral
Following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s decision to extend its no-sail order for cruise operations, Carnival Cruise Line today said it is notifying guests and travel agents that it has cancelled cruises from all U.S. homeports – except Miami and Port Canaveral – for November and December 2020. While operations from Miami and Port […]
Carnival revises its 2020-2021 cruise schedules
Carnival Cruise Line said today it is notifying guests and travel agents of revisions to the delivery of its newest ship, Mardi Gras, as well as the transformed Carnival Radiance – each resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic – and new itineraries for Carnival Breeze and Carnival Magic that are all part of an updated deployment […]
Carnival Cruise Line releases plans to resume North America operations
Carnival Cruise Line today advised guests and travel agents of its plan to phase in a resumption in North American service this summer, beginning on Aug.1 with a total of eight ships from Miami, Port Canaveral and Galveston. In connection with this plan, the company said its pause in operations due it the Covid-19 pandemic […]
Get ready to play the Feud on Carnival’s Mardi Gras
In anticipation of Mardi Gras’ November arrival, Carnival Cruise Line recently hosted a sneak preview of Family Feud Live, one of many new entertainment features that will debut on Carnival Cruise Line’s new ship coming to North America. A team of travel advisors squared off against members of the press in a friendly game at […]