Created by Cruise Fever The very first Solstice-class cruise ship with Celebrity Cruises entered dry dock on January 16, 2026.  The newly refurbished ship, Celebrity Solstice, is now getting ready to sail its first scheduled cruise on March 2, 2206, from Singapore. After a $250 million renovation of the ship, the 2008 vessel has quite...

Created by Cruise Fever A March 1, 2026 cruise out of Doha, Qatar has been canceled due to ongoing security threats and military strikes in and around Iran. According to news reports, MSC Cruises has decided to call off a 7-day Arabian Gulf sailing on MSC Euribia.  The ship is currently docked in Dubai, along...

Created by Cruise Fever Every cruise line has a page on their website that lists the prohibited items that should not be brought onto a cruise ship.  These pages are frequently updated as new technologies or trends pop up. Royal Caribbean just recently updated their “ban list” or “prohibited items onboard policy” page and organized...

Created by Cruise Fever If you love to cruise and live in Australia, it seems like there are fewer and fewer options lately. And with this latest news, there’s going to be one less ship to choose from, at least on a seasonal basis. North America’s gain is Australia’s loss, as Carnival Cruise Line confirms...

Created by Cruise Fever After a busy season sailing all over Europe, MSC Poesia entered dry dock at the Palumbo Shipyard in Malta last week.   This multi-week dry dock will give the MSC Cruises ship its biggest overhaul yet. MSC Yacht Club One of the biggest transformations to take place on the 18-year-old Musica-class ship...

Created by Cruise Fever Explora Journeys, an all-inclusive luxury cruise line from MSC Group, has launched a new campaign that challenges the notion of what a hotel can be. The cruise line’s new campaign, ‘Explore the Ocean State of Mind’, entices a new generation of affluent travelers to rethink luxury travel. The campaign shows Explora...

Created by Cruise Fever Holland America Line has added longer, more immersive cruises to South America and Antarctica for the 2027-2028 season. This includes a new Legendary Voyage that will sail to the Amazon from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. These new cruises from Holland America Line will take place on Zuiderdam and Nieuw Amsterdam as she...

Created by Cruise Fever Cruise lines have canceled all port visits to Puerto Vallarta this week after violence rocked the popular port this past weekend. Three cruise lines, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, and Holland America Line all had ships scheduled to visit Puerto Vallarta this week. All of those stops have been canceled. Cruise...

Created by Cruise Fever Disney Cruise Line’s newest and biggest cruise ship is getting an equally big name as its godparent. Today, the cruise line announced that Robert Downey Jr. will serve as the official godparent for Disney Adventure, the 6,700-passenger ship set to begin sailing out of Singapore next month. It’s a fitting choice...

Created by Cruise Fever “That’s not how the ships are supposed to look,” said one Facebook comment after photos of MSC Meraviglia were posted on the platform. Normally a cruise ship’s lido deck is full of sun and excited passengers on embarkation day.  But after a powerful winter storm blew through the Northeast, at least...