On my final day of Cruise3Sixty, I had the opportunity to take a tour on board Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Liberty. I have cruised on two of Carnival Liberty’s sisters before, the Carnival Freedom and the Carnival Valor, and I honestly love the Conquest Class vessels. The design of the ship is different kinds of flowers and other plants, […]
Greetings from cruise3sixty in sunny and humid Ft. Lauderdale, Florida! While Embark is extremely happy being in the cruise center of the universe, it’s hard to escape talking and debating about sports during our downtime. In addition to chatting about cruising, we’ve conversed about the hometown Miami Heat in the NBA Playoffs, the Florida Panthers […]
Today at Cruise3Sixty I had the opportunity to tour Holland America Line’s beautiful ms. Maasdam. I have never sailed on Holland America, but after today I hope I will someday have the chance too! First off, the crew is phenomenal. Everybody on board was so friendly and very helpful. The dining room staff was very attentive and friendly. As soon […]
Earlier today a fire completely destroyed the luxury cruise yacht, Safari Spirit while docked in Seattle. The ship was being prepared for a season of Alaska cruises, so there were no passengers on board, but an engineer and the ships owner, Dan Blanchard, were on board but were able to escape by crawling down a mooring […]
1:00 am Update: It is now confirmed that the Norwegian Star did not collide with the USS Intrepid, but instead with the dock near the moored USS Intrepid. The Norwegian Star briskly scraped along the dock and sustained only minor damage. It is now being reported that Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Star has collided with the US […]
This is the official press release that I received from Norwegian…MIAMI – April 27, 2012 – Norwegian Breakaway will take recreation and outdoor fun to new heights when it launches in April 2013. The ship’s top decks will feature the first Aqua Park at sea with five full-size water slides, including twin Free Fall slides, […]
So tomorrow I will be at Cruise3Sixty where I will be touring Holland America Line’s ms. Maasdam, attending press conferences held by MSC and Azamara, and visiting the trade show for a little bit. I am really excited to share what I learn about the cruise industry this week, so to make sure you stay […]
Here is Kaleigh and James again with some cruise news that I didn’t really cover, plus a review of the Norwegian Epic! — Header image: cruises.about.com
By Carolyn Shepard of The Cruise Web, Inc. Carolyn has worked in the travel industry for years, specializing in cruises. The Cruise Web is a cruise-only travel agency that focuses on providing travelers with the best value for their time and money in finding and booking a cruise vacation! I’m a shopper by nature so […]
Hello everybody! It’s me Jennifer, and today I thought we could do something a little fun just to end the weekend in a good way. In the comment section under this post, leave a few names that you would name a ship if you built one. It will be fun to see what everybody thinks […]
Costa Cruise Lines announced today that the task of removing and towing away the Costa Concordia will go to both Florida based Titan Salvage and Italy-based firm Micoperi. Costa has announced that both firms will work together to remove the Costa Concordia by re-floating her, and then towing her in one piece to the nearby port of Civitavecchia, […]