Created by Cruise Fever Royal Caribbean is making a change at all specialty restaurants on every cruise ship in their fleet. Due to some guests reserving specialty dining times and not showing up, Royal Caribbean is going to start charging a fee for all no-shows. The cruise line said that this change will help preserve...

Created by Cruise Fever Carnival Cruise Line’s Brand Ambassador John Heald has one of the most unique jobs on the planet.  And as a representative of the family cruise line, he tackles some odd questions from time to time. He also has to straighten out some false information on what seems like a regular basis....

Created by Cruise Fever A couple weeks ago, Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas has made its debut in Florida. Tied for the largest cruise ship ever built, the ship is now sailing week-long cruises to the Caribbean from Port Canaveral. With four months left in the year, there’s another five ocean ships debuting from...

Created by Cruise Fever Viking took delivery of their newest river ship, Viking Gyda, during a ceremony in Viana do Castello, Portugal. Viking Gyda is the cruise line’s newest ship that will sail on the Douro River in Portugal. The vessel was built at the West Sea shipyard in Viana do Castello. The ship will...

Created by Cruise Fever A number of cruise lines are offering special deals for Labor Day Weekend 2025 that include Carnival’s biggest bundle deal ever. Here is a look at what each cruise line is offering for Labor Day so you can save money when booking your next cruise vacation. 2025 Labor Day Cruise Deals...

Created by Cruise Fever A small fire on the second largest cruise ship in the P&O Cruises fleet was quickly extinguished by the crew, with no injuries reported. The incident which occurred on the 5,200-passenger (double capacity) vessel Iona, appears to have been an oil fire in a galley on Deck 5.  The fire caused...

Created by Cruise Fever Carnival Cruise Line has made an age change for the adults-only Calypso Lagoon at their new private port in The Bahamas, Celebration Key. Staring on September 6, 2025, Calypso Lagoon will be for any guests who are 13 years and older. This is a change from being truly adults-only (18+) when...

Created by Cruise Fever Royal Caribbean’s next new cruise ship, Legend of the Seas, touched water and floated for the first time today at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland. Legend of the Seas will be the 3rd Icon class ship, the largest class of cruise ships in the world at close to 250,000 gross...

Created by Cruise Fever CLIA, Cruise Lines International Association, has filed a lawsuit against the State of Hawaii due to the new ‘Green Tax’ that is scheduled to be implemented next year. The fee will extend Hawaii’s 11% transient accommodations tax to cruise ships. CLIA said that the tax being added to cruise ships is...

Created by Cruise Fever Nobody likes traffic. It’s universally annoying, and it’s especially frustrating when it’s getting in the way of your cruise vacation. At a recent Port Canaveral Board of Commissioners meeting, this topic was front and center, with a commissioner stating that the traffic situation is “almost like the elephant in the room...