Created by Cruise Fever MSC Cruises has announced a new partnership with gaming technology provider Playtech to bring retail sports betting to select cruise ships. This new option will be available for guests sailing in international waters. The agreement begins with a trial in 2025. During this time, sports betting will be available on eight...

Created by Cruise Fever After months of planning, no one likes to hear that their cruise has to be canceled, but cruise ships need regular maintenance, and sometimes scheduling conflicts are necessary. Carnival Cruise Line recently sent out notifications to guests booked on seven specific sailings from January 5, 2026, through January 26, 2026. The...

Created by Cruise Fever There’s something beautiful about a cruise ship sailing off into the distance–unless you’re supposed to be on it.   In a recent social media post, cruise passengers who were left behind from their cruise ship revealed the cause and what happened next. Missing the cruise ship is one of the biggest fears...

Created by Cruise Fever It seems like cruise ports in Alaska keep clashing with the cruise industry lately, as yet another legal battle unfolds.   Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has filed a lawsuit against Skagway, Alaska over an additional cost added to shore excursions. Skagway Getting More Tax Money from Tours For a long time,...

Created by Cruise Fever Royal Caribbean is offering reduced single supplement for cruises on 16 of their cruise ships that depart from June 2025 through November 2026. Since all cruise cabins are based on double occupancy, cruise lines charge double (aka single supplement) when a solo cruiser wants to sail by themself. However, Royal Caribbean...

Created by Cruise Fever MSC Cruises has unveiled a new era of specialty dining on their ships with a simplified pricing structure for specialty restaurants. From now on, all specialty restaurants on MSC cruise ships will come at a fix price with an easier to order menu. The cruise line said that this will create...

Created by Cruise Fever Carnival Cruise Line has sent out a notice to impacted future passengers that a cruise ship will not allow children on board during a week in November 2025. A 7-night sailing on Carnival Magic has been changed to an adult-only sailing after the cruise line reportedly made an “operational change”. Known...

Created by Cruise Fever Another Royal Caribbean cruise ship has been overbooked, and the cruise line is actively looking for passengers willing to take one of their tempting offers. This time, it’s the 4-night Navigator of the Seas cruise on June 2, 2025. This sailing from Los Angeles (San Pedro) to Catalina Island and Ensenada,...

Created by Cruise Fever Disney Wish, the second newest cruise ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet, has just received a perfect score of 100 on its latest routine health inspection.  This news comes despite false reports that the CDC is no longer inspecting cruise ships. This perfect score marks the seventh time a cruise...

Created by Cruise Fever A Carnival cruise ship rescued four people and three dogs from a broken-down boat earlier this morning. Carnival Splendor was informed of a distress call from Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Noumea about a disabled boat in the South Pacific. The cruise ship immediately headed towards the location and arrived five...