One of the more interesting nuggets from Royal Caribbean’s Q2 2026 earnings report this morning was the update on who is actually sailing with them these days. According to CEO Jason Liberty, millennials and younger guests now account for about half of Royal Caribbean’s passengers.  That flies in the face of the traditional thought that...

In late 2024, a company named Cruise Tails sent out a press release about a unique cruise that would allow up to 250 passengers to bring their dog with them on a ship to the Western Caribbean in 2025. Two weeks later, the company said that over 5,000 people applied for the right to bring...

Virgin Voyages, an adults-only cruise line, not only announced the return of their Season Pass for 2028 but also their first-ever cruises to Scandinavia and the Baltics. Virgin Voyages will travel to 71° North, above the Arctic Circle, for the first time in 2028. These cruises will leave from Amsterdam and offer an Arctic Circle...

Royal Caribbean’s Legend of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world, is currently on an 8-day sailing from Rome to Barcelona.  The ship was supposed to dock in Naples, Italy early Tuesday morning. But at the last minute, a port of call in Italy was canceled and the ship turned around when it...

These are the absolute cheapest cruises on Royal Caribbean ships available for booking right now, but only on a cost per day basis. And all but one have something very particular in common. As much as I love cruising, I’m all about saving as much money as possible in order to take that vacation at...

Holland America Line will sail a series of cruises later this year that will offer a front-row seat to see the Northern Lights when they are at their brightest. These sailings on Rotterdam and Nieuw Statendam will depart in October and November and will give guests on board the best chances to see the Northern...

Villa Vie Residences, a cruise line that offers cabins you can buy and live in full-time, has announced that they will add a second cruise ship in 2029. The cruise line’s second ship, Villa Vie Legacy, will give residents a premium option when they choose to live at sea. The ship is also expected to...

Want to know how you can get the best seats in a cruise ship theater without showing up an hour before the show begins? One cruise line is piloting a program that lets you do just that, but it will come with a cost. If you have ever tried to find a decent seat in...

A new luxury cruise ship, with cabins/suites that start at around $8,000 per night, reached a major construction milestone this week at a shipyard in Genoa, Italy. Aman at Sea announced that their first ship, Amangati, was successfully floated out of the T. Mariotti shipyard in Genoa. Now that the exterior of the ship is...

A river cruise ship struck a lock structure on the Danube River in Vienna early Friday morning, leaving several passengers with minor injuries. The MS Anna Katharina collided with a quay wall and lock gate at the Freudenau lock/power plant in Vienna around 4:00AM local time on July 24, 2026. According to news reports, the...