Created by Cruise Fever The Port of Seattle Commission has just approved a long-term lease amendment with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH), which will extend the company’s presence in Seattle through 2035. The contract requires the brand’s cruise lines to bring a minimum of 325,000 paying passengers to the city every year for the...

Created by Cruise Fever When Margaritaville at Sea’s next new cruise ship, Beachcomber, debuts in Miami, it will have a tattoo studio and all new St. Somewhere Spa & Salon. Beachcomber will offer four- to eight-night cruises to the Eastern and Western Caribbean from Miami starting in early 2027. The ship will have the next...

Created by Cruise Fever Norwegian Cruise Line has announced the opening date for their massive new waterpark that is being built on their private island in The Bahamas, Great Stirrup Cay. Great Tides Waterpark at Great Stirrup Cay will open on September 4, 2026 when Norwegian Luna visits the island during a seven-night cruise to...

Created by Cruise Fever Carnival Cruise Line has announced that Carnival Magic is returning to service today in Miami after receiving upgrades during a 35-day dry dock in The Bahamas. Carnival Magic is now the second Carnival ship in the fleet to have the new “From Sea to Shining Sea” bow crest that the cruise...

Created by Cruise Fever Regent Seven Seas Cruises has announced that Seven Seas Voyager has returned to service after receiving a multi-million dollar renovation during a 25 day dry dock. Seven Seas Voyager returned to service on May 21, 2026 and now has reimagined suites, refreshed public spaces, enhanced dining experiences, and the introduction of...

Created by Cruise Fever Viking is now the proud owner of a new cruise ship in their ocean vessel category after Fincantieri officially made the delivery today in Ancona, Italy. This new 998-passenger cruise ship, Viking Mira, is now the thirteenth with the cruise line. After operating river cruise ships for years, Viking made huge...

Created by Cruise Fever A Carnival cruise ship scored the lowest possible passing score during a recent surprise health inspection done by the CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program. The unannounced inspection of Carnival Breeze took place in Galveston, Texas on May 14, 2026. The cruise ship barely passed the inspection by scoring an 86. Scores of...

Created by Cruise Fever Royal Caribbean Group posted their Q1 earnings a few weeks ago, reporting $4.5 billion in total revenue, with about $1billion of that in net profit. That got some cruisers looking into the numbers and wondering what those profit margins look like on a passenger-by-passenger basis. In other words, how much money...

Created by Cruise Fever Normally Carnival cruise ships receive new features when the vessels go into dry dock every three to five years, depending on the ship’s age. However, Carnival Cruise Line was able to add new features to Carnival Glory over the past several weeks while the ship was in service sailing to The...

Created by Cruise Fever It was only 10 years ago that Cuba opened up to cruise ships. From about 2016 to 2019, at least four major cruise lines started taking passengers to the tropical island, which was the hottest destination at the time. Now, there is legal trouble for the cruise lines that sailed to...