Created by Cruise Fever Starting on January 1, 2025, taxes and fees that cruise passengers pay when visiting ports in Mexico is scheduled to more than triple. The new policy will see port taxes and fees raised from $20 a day to $62 per passenger. Port taxes in Mexico will be 213% higher than the...

Created by Cruise Fever Without fanfare or a major announcement, Royal Caribbean has added a popular travel item to the “do not pack” list.  The cruise line’s prohibited items webpage was recently updated to combat a growing trend among travelers who are trying to stay connected while at sea. While internet service on cruise ships...

Created by Cruise Fever With the holidays quickly approaching, many of us will be scrambling to purchase the perfect gift for our friends and family members. Some of them are easy to buy for, while others tend to be more complicated.  Do you have a cruise lover in your life? My guess is, “absolutely”, since...

Created by Cruise Fever A couple celebrated their 300th cruise on the same ship last month on a voyage to The Bahamas from Florida. John & Jolen Kolockiejski love sailing on Margaritaville at Sea Paradise so much, they recently completed their 300th cruise on the vessel. The celebrate the milestone, the captain and some of...

Created by Cruise Fever Princess Cruises is changing the itineraries on four cruises on one of their ships so essential engine maintenance can be done. Two months ago, Princess Cruises canceled a few cruises on Regal Princess due to problems with the ship’s generators. Now, the cruise line is modifying four itineraries on the ship...

Created by Cruise Fever Viking went from zero ocean cruise ships in their fleet 10 years ago to adding their 11th vessel when they took delivery of their newest ship, Viking Vela. Viking Vela is not only the 11th ocean ship in Viking’s fleet, but it is also their largest at 54,300 gross tons. It...

Created by Cruise Fever Celebrity Equinox just arrived at her new home in Florida.   The 2,850-passenger Solstice-class vessel was welcomed into Port Canaveral Tuesday morning, marking the first time Celebrity Cruises will homeport a ship from the area. The move to homeport a ship in Port Canaveral was announced last August when the cruise line...

Created by Cruise Fever After the smashing success for Virgin Voyages’ Summer Season Pass, the adults only cruise line is introducing the cruise industry’s first Annual Pass. Virgin’s new Annual Pass will start in 2025 and allow you to hop from ship to ship, anytime, anywhere, during the calendar year. The Annual Pass is good...

Created by Cruise Fever Norwegian Cruise Line will be moving two ships to Tampa and one to Miami for the upcoming winter deployments. After cancelling 38 cruises on at least three different cruise ships two weeks ago, Norwegian Cruise Line is revealing where these vessels will homeport for the 2025 and 2026 winter seasons. Norwegian...

Created by Cruise Fever A Royal Caribbean cruise ship is now sailing its third season in Queensland offering cruises to the South Pacific, New Zealand and Australia. Quantum of the Seas will sail 22 cruises from Queensland that range from two- to 14-nights in length. 11 of the cruises will visit the South Pacific on...