Created by Cruise Fever A port in Florida will have a luxury cruise line sailing from it for the first time when Oceania Cruises bases a ship from Tampa in 2026. Oceania Cruises will base Insignia out of Port Tampa Bay starting in the spring of 2026. This will be the first time that an...

Created by Cruise Fever Holland America Line has added new cruises to Alaska for 2026 that include voyages up to 28 days long. Holland America Line will have six cruise ships sailing to Alaska in 2026 from April through September. Itineraries range from seven to 28 days and include the popular monthlong “Alaska Arctic Circle...

Created by Cruise Fever A Carnival cruise ship is returning to service after receiving upgrades and new features during the vessel’s recent dry dock. Carnival Splendor will return to service next week with new dining options and upgrades. The ship is the latest in Carnival Cruise Line’s fleet to complete its periodic dry dock. You...

Created by Cruise Fever Royal Caribbean, the world’s largest cruise line, has announced that they have placed an order to add to their fleet of Icon class ships. Icon class are the largest cruise ships in the world at over 250,000 gross tons. This order from Royal Caribbean for more new cruise ships includes a...

Created by Cruise Fever Carnival Cruise Line released their next wave of cruises for 2026-2027 and included in them is their largest class of ships visiting Half Moon Cay. Carnival is expanding one of the highest rated cruise line private islands in The Bahamas, Half Moon Cay. The expansion includes a pier that will allow...

Created by Cruise Fever Yesterday morning, the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport announced on social media that a web systems outage was impacting both the cruise port and airport in Seattle. The post on X stated that the cause of the outage was potentially a cyber attack. “The Port of Seattle experienced certain system outages indicating a possible...

Created by Cruise Fever While most cruise ports are located exactly where they say they are, there are some that are over 120 miles away from where they are advertised. When you’re researching cruises, you will often see ports listed as one city, but then have another listed in parenthesis. A common example would be:...

Created by Cruise Fever For the first time in their history, Princess Cruises will offer sailings to all regions of the Caribbean in 2026. For the summer of 2026, Princess Cruises will offer sailings to the Caribbean from two homeports in Florida, Port Canaveral and Port Everglades. These 90 new cruises that just opened for...

Created by Cruise Fever Sports fans who cruise a lot know how difficult it can be to keep up with their favorite teams while at sea.  Cruise lines must have the rights to air certain games on their ships.  And getting those rights can involve some wheeling and dealing behind the scenes. NFL fans have...

Created by Cruise Fever My parents love reading my cruise articles. Each time one is published, I send the link to my dad and he loves to reminisce over our cruises throughout the years.  I’m not sure how thrilled he will be about this one though.  My dad is 65 and qualifies for the free...