Created by Cruise Fever Royal Caribbean celebrated another cruise ship construction milestone this past week when the first block was laid on a 4th Icon class ship. The Icon class from Royal Caribbean are the largest class of cruise ships in the world. There are two currently in service, Icon of the Seas and Star...

Created by Cruise Fever Royal Caribbean has cancelled more ship visits to one of their private ports in the Caribbean, Labadee, Haiti. This latest round of cancellations will now extend through the end of April 2026. The last update Royal Caribbean gave was back in July when they canceled all visits to Labadee through the...

Created by Cruise Fever Norwegian Cruise Line has quietly introduced a new policy that charges guests a $10 fee per person if they fail to cancel or update a specialty dining reservation at least two hours before their scheduled mealtime. The rule is now being shared in the daily onboard newsletter, Freestyle Daily, and reflected...

Created by Cruise Fever Carnival Cruise Line continues to release their ship deployment schedule for 2027-2028 and this latest rollout has two ships at a homeport they’ve never sailed from before. Carnival Cruise Line will continue to have four cruise ships based in Galveston in 2027-2028 that includes Carnival Horizon and Carnival Spirit sailing from...

Created by Cruise Fever At Cruise Fever, we’ve talked about the “hidden cost of cruising” for a while.  For years those advertised prices often looked too good to be true.  That’s because sometimes they were, at least to the untrained eye and to those who’ve never cruised before.  Last year I wrote an article on...

Created by Cruise Fever Royal Caribbean carries more guests each year than any other cruise line in the world. They currently have 29 ships in their fleet and number 30, Legend of the Seas, will join the fleet next year. Here is a list of where every Royal Caribbean ship and will sail to and...

Created by Cruise Fever Carnival Cruise Line Ambassador John Heald fields all kinds of questions and comments through his Facebook page.  Today, he recently shared a story that highlights some of the expectations of passengers, even in the middle of an emergency situation. The story, as told by Heald during a video post, began with...

Created by Cruise Fever The World, Residences at Sea, which is the largest privately owned residential mega yacht on the planet, received a multi-million dollar renovation. The World is one of just a few cruise ships that you can buy a cabin and live in. During a recent six-week dry dock in Spain, workers completed...

Created by Cruise Fever A cruise ship passenger from Indiana has died after a car struck several pedestrians and plunged into Ketchikan Creek in Alaska.  The crash occurred on a busy tourist day in the city’s downtown area. Tragedy and Heroism Around 8:40 a.m. on Thursday, September 4, a vehicle accelerated from a parking space...

Created by Cruise Fever Carnival Cruise Line has sent a letter to impacted passengers of Carnival Firenze, letting them know that their travel plans will have a slight change due to Hurricane Lorena.  Although the storm has weakened, it’s still expected to bring a large amount of rainfall to the West Coast. The ship, which...