Created by Cruise Fever Over the last few months, a few stories about oversold Royal Caribbean cruises and tempting offers to impacted passengers have spread online.  Why this happens and what cruise lines offer is still a hot topic. A recent discussion on social media has once again brought this to the surface as a...

Created by Cruise Fever Ten passengers from Silversea’s luxury cruise ship Silver Cloud were temporarily stranded on a remote Australian island Thursday after the tide changed faster than anticipated.  Several Zodiac inflatable boats were stuck in knee-deep water, miles from the ship.  This left their tour group cut off from the main vessel. What Happened...

Created by Cruise Fever For many cruising parents, the kid’s club is a lifesaver.  It allows for some adult alone time while the children have a blast with all kinds of games and activities on board. But a recent decision by one cruise line to introduce fees for making reservations at the kid center has...

Created by Cruise Fever Cruise ship cancelations are never fun to deal with, but dry dock issues can often be unpredictable.  In this case, Carnival Cruise Line is going above and beyond to compensate disappointed cruisers. Carnival Liberty will not be returning to service as scheduled after its dry dock in Europe.  Recent changes have...

Created by Cruise Fever Carnival Corp (NYSE: CCL) just dropped its second-quarter earnings report, and it’s a huge beat for the company. The cruise giant, which operates eight cruise brands, not only tripled its profit and hit record revenue numbers, but they also announced they’ve already hit their goals for 2026, a full 18 months...

Created by Cruise Fever A new vessel is making a return to the more classic age of maritime travel, using the power of the wind with its huge 328-foot (100-meter) masts. This groundbreaking ship, the Orient Express Corinthian, has recently debuted in France with an official launch. While its sheer size—722 feet (220 meters) long—puts...

Created by Cruise Fever Even rival cruise lines can step up to help each other out when it comes to the safety and well-being of cruise passengers. After all, not everything goes according to plan, especially with the many variables involved in shore excursions. A recent shore excursion to Germany highlighted just that when an...

Created by Cruise Fever What are the top 25 largest cruise ships in the world? With cruise lines continuing to build more mega ships than ever before, cruise ships continue to get bigger and bigger. Cruise ships are measured by gross tonnage, a volume measurement of the internal space inside a ship (not to be...

Created by Cruise Fever Costa Cruises is turning some heads with this one.  The Italian cruise line just released details about a 65-night repositioning sailing that departs from Tokyo, Japan and crosses the Pacific to end in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In between these two iconic cruise ports, this “World Tour” will also visit places like...

Created by Cruise Fever Costa Cruises is turning some heads with this one.  The Italian cruise line just released details about a 65-night repositioning sailing that departs from Tokyo, Japan and crosses the Pacific to end in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In between these two iconic cruise ports, this “World Tour” will also visit places like...