Captain Gennaro Arma is leaving Princess Cruises after 28 years with the cruise line. Arma, who most recently served as captain of Star Princess on a rotation with Commodore Nick Nash. However, he...
Margaritaville at Sea’s top casino players can now bring along an extra stateroom at no additional cost. The new perk, called Sail with Friends, is part of an expanded lineup of Casino Players...
Royal Caribbean has canceled the current sailing of Serenade of the Seas after a technical issue prevented the ship from safely departing Vancouver. The cancellation came after passengers had already...
Royal Caribbean is giving passengers a new way to name their price for some of the cruise line’s most expensive extras. The line is expanding its RoyalUp bidding program beyond cabin upgrades to...
When Christine Duffy and John Heald sat down for that carefully staged fireside chat back in June, they filled in some details Carnival had been building toward for over a year. Today, with the...
Celestyal is expanding its winter Mediterranean program, adding new Eastern Med sailings aboard Celestyal Journey as the cruise line says bookings for its recently launched Western Mediterranean...
Ever wonder who’s really steering those massive cruise ships as they navigate narrow river channels? We sat down with Captain Bryson (since retired), a harbor pilot with decades of experience...
When it comes to controversial subjects, drink packages are right up there with chair hogs and gratuity rates. For me personally, they have, in the past, been a deal breaker meaning if a drink package...
Even as loyalty to a particular brand is becoming less and less valuable, cruise lines are working hard to bring first timers into the tent. There are several reasons why, but one of the biggest is...
Port Tampa Bay has started filling the former Metroport site, once home to the historic Banana Docks, marking the first visible phase of construction on a new cruise terminal. It’s the...
