Created by Cruise Fever Viking has added new shore excursions for river cruises in Europe this summer that include scenic Zeppelin airship rides in Germany, and new culinary and cultural activities. This year, guests taking a Viking river cruise will have the choice of new excursions for cruises on the Rhine, Danube, Seine and Elbe...

Created by Cruise Fever Holland America Line is offering a special deal on cruises to the Caribbean, and other parts of the world, if you book a cruise by July 23, 2026. Holland America’s Travel By Sea offer is good on cruises to the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii, and Panama Canal that depart between September 2026...

Created by Cruise Fever Plans for Norwegian Viva’s deployment schedule have changed. And along with those changes, almost 9 months of sailings had to be canceled to make way for an entirely new homeport. Norwegian Cruise Line has sent out notifications to booked guests and travel advisors announcing that it has completely canceled the scheduled...

Created by Cruise Fever The cruise ship Caribbean Princess was without propulsion in the ocean for a short period of time today after the Princess Cruises ship lost power. The vessel had just visited Puerto Rico yesterday and was on its way back to Port Canaveral, Florida. It’s always an unsettling feeling when a cruise...

Created by Cruise Fever Princess Cruises is now requiring a passport when taking a cruise out of San Juan, Puerto Rico, even if you are sailing roundtrip from the port. Normally, passports are not required, although heavily recommended, for all closed-looped cruises from a U.S. port. Since Puerto Rico is a territory of the U.S.,...

Created by Cruise Fever A search which lasted several days in the cruise port of St. Kitts has ended in heartbreak. Local authorities have confirmed that the body of a missing 33-year-old man was located on Monday, June 1. Initial news reports on this story called the man a passenger on the cruise ship, but...

Created by Cruise Fever Social media is lighting up after a Carnival Cruise Line passenger jumped into the water to rescue an 84-year-old man who had fallen off the pier. And the rescue all took place during the man’s seventh wedding anniversary sailing. The incident took place in Costa Maya, Mexico while Carnival Jubilee was...

Created by Cruise Fever Crystal celebrated the steel cutting for a new class of cruise ships at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Italy that will debut in June 2028.  Crystal Grace will debut on June 11, 2028 and signals the next chapter in Crystal’s continued evolution. Crystal Grace will build on the cruise line’s legacy...

Created by Cruise Fever Carnival Cruise Line is offering a special cruise in 2027 that will double as John Heald’s FFS #9 and their first-ever President’s Cruise. The special sailing will take place on Carnival Magic, a six-night cruise that departs from Miami, Florida, on February 28, 2027, and visits the Caribbean and Bahamas. Port...

Created by Cruise Fever A gastrointestinal (GI) illness was reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that took place on a U.S. flagged cruise ship that is currently sailing in Alaska. The illness outbreak on Lindblad Expeditions’ National Geographic Sea Bird took place during the ship’s most recent cruise to Alaska. During...