Just days after the world’s largest cruise ship pulled into port, Barcelona has revealed plans to nearly triple its total cruise tax from €11 to €30 ($34 USD). The popular city in Spain is moving forward with a proposal to increase its municipal surcharge to €24 (on top of a €6 regional tax). As I...

It’s been exactly one year since Carnival Cruise Line opened Celebration Key. Since welcoming its first guests on July 19, 2025, the private destination has welcomed 2.4 million guests in its first year. The sheer size of this private oasis is what first caught our attention. When Cruise Fever visited Celebration Key back in July...

Trading a cruise cabin for a jail cell is the worst kind of downgrade you can get. The service really drops off and even an “obstructed view” can’t compare. But for six cruise passengers at Port Canaveral, that’s exactly what happened on Saturday, July 18. The last time we wrote about arrests taking place at...

Royal Caribbean is the world’s largest cruise line with 30 cruise ships in their fleet. They also carry more guests each year than any other line, and they sail to seven distinct parts of the world. Royal Caribbean will offer cruises to the Caribbean/Bahamas, the Northeast, California, Alaska, Europe, Asia, and Australia. 19 cruise ships...

A U.S. Coast Guard crew medically evacuated a passenger from a cruise ship on Thursday, July 16, 2026. The medical emergency occurred on Carnival Sunrise shortly after it departed PortMiami on a 4-day round-trip voyage to the Bahamas at its scheduled time of 3:30 PM. Emergency Response Personnel on duty at Coast Guard Station Miami...

For the first time in the cruise line’s history, a woman has officially taken command of a Disney vessel. Captain Maria Gotor was recently promoted to full captain and has taken the helm of the 4,000-passenger (max capacity) Disney Wish. Disney has been expanding its fleet lately and now has eight vessels in operation. The...

Viking has added two unique river cruises in 2030 that will offer guests the opportunity to experience the world-renowned Passion Play in Oberammergau, Germany. The Oberammergau Passion Play has been performed every 10 years for the past 400 years. For the 43th Passion Play, Viking will offer a 13-day cruise from Amsterdam and a 12-day...

Doesn’t it seem like cruise packing lists are getting a little out of hand? It seems like all these “cruise experts” just keep jamming random items into these lists as an excuse for you to click on their Amazon affiliate links. But this “third form of ID” isn’t something you can pick up online, and...

Margaritaville at Sea fans should mark their calendars for early 2027.  The cruise line just announced a historic event for the company. For the first time ever, the cruise line’s entire three-ship fleet will come together in The Bahamas for a massive celebration. On January 28, 2027, all three ships will meet up in Nassau,...

Norwegian Cruise Line just ramped up the guest experience on two Jewel-class ships, and the results speak for themselves.  The pictures NCL has just sent out really look like they are from a brand-new ship. I mean, just look at that thermal suite! Norwegian Gem and Norwegian Jade are fresh out of dry dock and...