The BBC is reporting, “Carnival Corporation, the cruise firm that owns P&O and Cunard, is facing a boycott from LGBT travellers after halting gay weddings on some ships. The company was forced to stop allowing same-sex unions on its ships that are registered in Bermuda. The British Overseas Territory legalised …
Read More »CoCoCay getting major improvements
TheRealDeal.com has a great story about updates to Royal Caribbean’s private island CoCoCay. “A perfect day on CocoCay costs Royal Caribbean International $200 million to build. The private island in the Bahamas has been owned by the cruise liner for more than three decades, however a major overhaul is now …
Read More »Cruise ‘Cocaine babe’ tells court she smuggled drugs for ‘likes and attention’ on Instagram
Just when you think you’ve heard it all, FoxNews is reporting, “A Canadian woman who recently pleaded guilty to smuggling cocaine aboard a glamorous ‘round-the-world cruise admitted in court on Wednesday that she was partly doing it for Instagram likes.” I want to get as many “likes” on social …
Read More »Norwegian Cruise Line raises prices for gratuities
Many of my friends ask me why I don’t actively sell NCL cruises. I sailed on the Pearl twice, and found that the cruise line nickel and dimes guests over and over and over again. NCL just announced a price increase for gratuities. I hope that the other cruise lines …
Read More »A Cruise Ship Passenger Guide to Taiwan
Taiwan News is reporting, “After a 9-year break, the Tainan City Government announced earlier this week that cruise ships are once again going to be docking in the historic Port of Anping this year. Two large cruise liners are scheduled to arrive in March and May this year and the …
Read More »Unplugging during your cruise vacation
While news reports detail how internet speeds are increasing on cruise ships, Sir Richard Branson seems to have a better idea. In the CNBC article below, the title is, “Billionaire Richard Branson says this is the key to happiness and success.” That key is to unplug and to get in …
Read More »Cruise tourism agreement reached between Egypt, Cyprus and Greece.
Egypttoday.com is reporting, “Egypt, Cyprus and Greece have reached an agreement on cruise tourism on Friday, announced Egypt’s Minister of Tourism Rania al-Mashat in a statement. In a meeting held on the sidelines of the IT travel trade fair in Berlin, Mashat and her Cypriot and Greek counterparts, Yiorgos Lakkotrypis …
Read More »Woman rescued after falling overboard from Norwegian Epic in Bahamas
ABCNews is reporting, “A cruise ship passenger is lucky to be alive after she fell overboard from a mega ship in the Bahamas, Tuesday night. The woman, who has not yet been identified, fell from the massive Norwegian Epic while it was sailing and rescue efforts were launched immediately, Norwegian …
Read More »St. Maarten returning to normal (pictures)
My wife and I have cruised to St. Maarten several times and it’s probably our favorite Caribbean port of call. We love the beaches, and I love watching the planes fly very low on approach to the Princess Juliana International Airport. Check out the link below from The Huffington Post and …
Read More »Ritz-Carlton improving the cruise experience.
My family always enjoys staying at the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island which is only 45 minutes from our home in Jacksonville, Fl. The level of service is second to none. The food is amazing, but certainly not cheap. Fortune.com is reporting on the upcoming Ritz-Carlton cruise experience. Click on the link …
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