Created by Cruise Fever Carnival Corporation has announced that the pier extension on Celebration Key has been completed allowing up to four cruise ships per day to visit the port in The Bahamas. Celebration Key opened last summer and is the newest cruise port from Carnival. With the pier extension, four ships and over 13,000...

Created by Cruise Fever A few months ago, Holland America Line announced a $500 million plan to upgrade six of their cruise ships. Now, the cruise line is spending $70 million to add major enhancements to their Denali Lodge in Alaska. While some of the enhancements are already completed, they will all be done in...

Created by Cruise Fever Royal Caribbean sent out emails to some guests who are booked on an upcoming cruise from Miami asking for volunteers to move to a different sailing. While airlines are well known to overbook flights due to no shows, cruise lines from time to time also find themselves in a situation where...

Created by Cruise Fever Carnival Cruise Line, also known as America’s cruise line since they sail from more ports in the U.S. than any other line, hosted a celebration today in Baltimore for America’s 250th anniversary. The celebration on Carnival Pride in Baltimore kicked off a series of America250 homeport celebrations for Carnival Cruise Line....

Created by Cruise Fever Royal Caribbean’s newest cruise ship is not debuting in a U.S. cruise port. This time, Europe will get first dibs at the latest 7,600 max passenger vessel. The very first sailing for the cruise line’s third Icon-class ship, Legend of the Seas, will enjoy her first official cruise on July 4,...

Created by Cruise Fever During the first half of 2026, cruise ship illness outbreaks have dropped 70% compared to 2025, and ships scoring perfect 100 health scores have nearly doubled. Illness Outbreaks During the first half of 2026, there have been five outbreaks of gastrointestinal (GI) illness on cruise ships; three were from norovirus and...

Created by Cruise Fever Margaritaville at Sea just reached a big milestone, and one lucky family from Tennessee walked away with the ultimate embarkation day surprise. While boarding Margaritaville at Sea Islander at Port Tampa Bay, Richard Frazier Jr. was stopped by terminal staff. But he wasn’t in trouble. He was just about to receive...

Created by Cruise Fever Norwegian Cruise Line is offering compensation to passengers currently sailing on the 25-year-old ship, Norwegian Sun. The ship will be skipping it’s call in Sweden today, and two more ports will have to be missed due to issues on the vessel. The 1,976-passenger vessel is currently on a 9-day Northern Europe...

Created by Cruise Fever Carnival Corporation has expanded their unserved meal donation program to another cruise port in the Caribbean. Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras was the first ship to donate unserved meals at Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic. Carnival, the world’s largest cruise company, started a Less Left Over Food program in 2017...

Created by Cruise Fever After already turning one of their ships into an adult-only experience, a British cruise line with five ships in the fleet has announced plans to turn another vessel into a kid-free zone. Along with the change to adult-only, the ship will be getting an escape room and a few other fun...