Created by Cruise Fever Holland America Line has announced their biggest fleet update ever, a $500 million project that will update and add new features to six of their cruise ships. Holland America Evolution is a multi-year bow-to-stern revitalization that will bring the best of Pinnacle class ships to the following six ships: Oosterdam, Zuiderdam,...

Created by Cruise Fever Silversea, an ultra-luxury cruise line from Royal Caribbean Group, has announced a new 125-day cruise that will visit 60 destinations in 19 countries when it sets sail in 2029. Silver Whisper will depart from San Diego on January 5, 2029 and the cruise will end in Singapore 125 days later. The...

Created by Cruise Fever Every Royal Caribbean cruise ship sails under the flag of The Bahamas, but there are now two exceptions. In a major move for the company, a second ship, Navigator of the Seas, was just reflagged to fly under the Cyprus flag as of April 14, 2026. It joins Spectrum of the...

Created by Cruise Fever MSC Group has officially announced Sandy Cay MSC Marine Reserve, the newest cruise line private island in The Bahamas that will open in 2028. Sandy Cay is located next to Ocean Cay, MSC Cruises’ private island in The Bahamas. Sandy Cay will be used exclusively for guests sailing on MSC cruise...

Created by Cruise Fever Cruise passengers departing on the upcoming Norwegian Cruise Line inaugural sailing from PhilaPort are receiving emails telling them that their vacation starts in a hotel ballroom rather than at the cruise port itself. NCL is telling guests booked on Norwegian Jewel that check-in will actually take place at the Clarion Hotel...

Created by Cruise Fever After almost 27 years of sailing the globe for Norwegian Cruise Line, the 2,000-passenger Norwegian Sky is saying goodbye in September this year. I can still remember shooing away pesky seagulls near the aft buffet on Norwegian Sky while we were docked in Nassau.  Even in 2010, the ship had been...

Created by Cruise Fever Silversea, Royal Caribbean Group’s ultra-luxury cruise line, is adding new loyalty levels and benefits that will go into effect on July 1, 2026. The cruise line said that due to feedback from guests, they have created more ways to earn status, made it easier to earn recognition, and added more meaningful...

Created by Cruise Fever The 2026 Alaskan cruise season has officially begun and the popular cruise port in Victoria, Canada has rolled out the red carpet for the first passengers of the year. On Friday, April 10, Holland America Line’s Nieuw Amsterdam became the first cruise ship to dock at Ogden Point.   And yes, actual...

Created by Cruise Fever Most passengers never think twice about the medical center hidden on Deck 2, until they need it. I learned that the hard way after a basketball mishap left me with a badly injured thumb. While getting treated on Deck 2, I started chatting with the ship’s doctor. What he told me...

Created by Cruise Fever The first time I stepped off a cruise ship in Grand Turk, I was prepared for the turquoise water and inviting beaches. But I was not expecting a “welcoming committee” of wild donkeys. On the road all the way to the lighthouse, I saw more donkeys than I ever thought I’d...