Created by Cruise Fever Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas is finally getting Amplified. The cruise ship sailed to Cadiz, Spain yesterday for a more than $100 million renovation that will be completed in early April. Allure of the Seas was originally scheduled to get Amplified several years ago, but the renovation ended up getting...

Created by Cruise Fever Guests disembarking from a Carnival cruise ship got welcome news at another U.S. port after the cruise line added facial recognition technology. Carnival Cruise Line added facial recognition to their terminal at Norfolk, Virginia. Earlier this month, Carnival recently started sailing year-round from the port after offering seasonal cruises from there...

Created by Cruise Fever One of Carnival Corporation’s cruise lines is adding a new embarkation port in the Caribbean for cruises in late 2025 through early 2026. Costa Cruises has announced that guests will be able to embark on Costa Fascinosa in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic starting in December 2025. This new embarkation option is...

Created by Cruise Fever Carnival Cruise Line no longer calls Charleston, SC home for one of its ships.  After a contract between the cruise line and port expired, Carnival Sunshine moved to Norfolk, VA for year-round sailings. But that doesn’t mean that cruise ships aren’t still using the South Carolina port, at least as a...

Created by Cruise Fever Cruiseline.com has announced their 2025 Member Choice Awards and Royal Caribbean Group has the top 17 Best Overall Cruise Ships. Cruiseline.com has more verified cruise reviews than any other website in the world.  They use data from real cruisers to determine the best cruise lines and ships for the year. Royal...

Created by Cruise Fever The very first Breakaway-class ship with Norwegian Cruise Line is getting an upgrade. After arriving in Damen shipyard in Brest, France, the 2013-built Norwegian Breakaway is a week into its 3-week dry dock.  During this refurbishment process, the 4,000-passenger capacity vessel will not only receive basic maintenance, but a few upgrades...

Created by Cruise Fever Carnival Cruise Line’s Brand Ambassador, John Heald, has announced his For Fun Sakes #8 Cruise that will set sail to Alaska in 2026. Every year, Heald hosts a cruise on a Carnival cruise ship. His most recent FFS cruise took place last week on Carnival Magic on a cruise to the...

Created by Cruise Fever Royal Caribbean is continuing to roll out their cruise ship deployments for 2026-2027 as they just released their new, short cruises to the Caribbean. Royal Caribbean will have 11 cruise ships sailing two- to five-night cruises to the Caribbean in 2026-2027 from five ports in the U.S. These new cruises include...

Created by Cruise Fever If you’re a book lover and love to cruise, one cruise line may have just found the perfect way for you to spend your next vacation. Luxury cruise line, Seabourn, has just announced a new program that is inviting bestselling writers onto their ships for some special sailings. Seabourn’s all-new “Authors...

Created by Cruise Fever I compared 149 cruise ships from 8 major cruise lines to see which offered the most space based on passenger capacity and ship volume. These ratios range from 26 to 57. *This post has been updated from its original writing and reflects the latest cruise ships to enter the market, including...