It’s been years since a Princess Cruises vessel has homeported in Melbourne, Australia. But after a recent visit by Crown Princess, the cruise line dropped a big announcement for the port: the ship will officially be calling Melbourne home for the 2028–29 Australian summer season. For local cruisers (Australians living along the southeastern coast) there...

A couple of days ago I noticed some social media posts circulating about a possible email scam, targeting Norwegian Cruise Line guests.  Now, the cruise line has responded that they are “investigating reports of fraudulent emails” and encouraging guests NOT to click links or respond to these messages. Here’s what we know so far. What...

Carnival Cruise Line is in the middle of rolling out new dinner menus in the main dining room on its fleet of 29 cruise ships. Carnival Cruise Line’s Brand Ambassador said in a Facebook post that the new dinner menus have been “brilliantly received and tremendously enjoyed” by Carnival cruisers. The menus are still in...

Cruises along the Pacific have had some major itinerary adjustments lately. With back-to-back hurricanes and weather systems popping up along the West Coast and Mexican Riviera, it’s been a bit of a whirlwind, literally. Hurricane Simon is the latest system slowly trudging along Mexico’s Pacific coast.  While it was a Category 4 and is now...

For the second time in two weeks, Viking has taken delivery of another new river ship. After taking delivery of Viking Sekhment, a new ship for the Nile River in Egypt, the world’s largest river cruise line has added another Longship to its fleet. Viking Rota is Viking’s newest Longship and will offer cruises on...

For the second time in the past week, a cruise line has announced that one of its new ships will be completed earlier than expected, and new cruises have been added. Norwegian Cruise Line announced that Norwegian Aura, its largest ship ever, will now debut on May 2, 2027. NCL added two cruises since the...

Disney Cruise Line revealed new details and entertainment that will debut on their next new cruise ship, Disney Believe. The ship will debut on December 18, 2027, and offer four- and five-night cruises to the Caribbean and The Bahamas from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The cruises will visit one or both of Disney Cruise Line’s private...

A search and rescue mission was conducted in the Mediterranean Sea after a reported man-overboard incident on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. According to reports circulating on social media and elsewhere, a 44-year-old female passenger from El Salvador went overboard from Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas. The incident took place while the 4,200-passenger ship...

Carnival Cruise Line has issued an official weather update for Hurricane Isaias and tropical activity currently tracking through the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific. At least 9 ships are mentioned in the weather update, with 6 of them in the Gulf. While most of the ships are still proceeding with original plans, they are all...

Margaritaville at Sea has launched an all-new unlimited cruise membership that is good for sailings on their three cruise ships through the end of 2027. Margaritaville at Sea’s 2027 Annual Cruise Membership starts at just $2,499 for two adults and allows the freedom to sail on Paradise, Islander, and the all-new Beachcomber that will join...