Mike Faust is an avid world traveler, often found traversing city streets in Asia and Europe rather than his home city of Boca Raton. Mike has touched down in 39 countries, set sail on 35 cruises, and flown over 400,000 lifetime miles.
Banana Coast has signed Holland America Line as the first cruise line to schedule regular calls at the first mainland Honduras cruise port at Trujillo. Holland America Line’s 1,260-passenger Ryndam is slated to call at Banana Coast 11 times between 2014 and 2015 on its western Caribbean itineraries. The ship’s Nov. 19, 2014, call is […]
Beginning in 2014, Carnival Cruise Lines has significantly diversified Carnival Splendor’s year-round offerings from New York, adding new four- and five- day Canada cruises, seven-day Canada/New England departures, and the only program of eight-day eastern Caribbean voyages operating one-way between New York and San Juan. These new voyages complement the ship’s popular year-round eight-day departures […]
Earlier last year, Carnival Cruise Lines sent the Carnival Spirit to Australia to sail year round South Pacific cruises. The arrival of the Carnival Spirit marked the first time a Carnival ship had ever sailed from Australia. It is now clear that Carnival is in high demand for Australian cruisers, because Carnival has decided to […]
Earlier this week, Carnival revealed to its UK based travel agents that Carnival will not deploy a ship to either the Mediterranean nor the UK. In the letter, Carnival alludes to the fact that there is not enough demand from European cruisers to cruise on ships that are normally popular with American cruisers. Carnival has […]
Well, it’s finally ready – my video tour of the Norwegian Breakaway. This video tour is a bit different from past video tours, as I used video footage from the ship throughout the entire video versus using just photos in the past. Click play above to check out the Norwegian Breakaway’s new spaces, restaurants, bars, lounges, and many more […]
Yesterday afternoon, the Norwegian Breakaway officially became the 12th ship in the Norwegian fleet as she was christened in her homeport – New York City. Yesterday’s christening featured many speakers and theatrical groups. Speakers included Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who blessed the Norwegian Breakaway; Craig Cannonier, the Premier of Bermuda, who spoke on the importance of the Breakaway’s visits to Bermuda; Perry […]
In a tragic incident, two Australians guests sailing aboard the Carnival Spirit apparently fell overboard on May 8th around 8:50 pm. The two guests apparently fell from somewhere mid-ship as shown in a CCTV camera that was later replayed to discover that the two had fallen overboard. The two young Australians from New South Wales […]
Today at 2:00 pm EST, the Norwegian Breakaway will be christened in her homeport of New York City by her godmothers, the Rockettes. To stay updated on the christening ceremony and to follow me along on a tour of the ship, please utilize the links below to explore the Norwegian Breakaway and to watch the christening live […]
Costa Cruises will offer the first-ever round-trip world cruise from China in 2014. Departing Shanghai March 22, Costa Atlantica will sail an 83-day journey that spans five continents and three oceans, and calls at 23 destinations in 16 countries. The 2,680-guest, 85,700-ton Costa Atlantica will first stop at Vietnam, then take a westerly course to […]
Early this morning, the brand new Norwegian Breakaway slowly made her way under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and entered New York Harbor for the first time. The Norwegian Breakaway will be debarking her first guests today, whom were sailing on a special transatlantic voyage that departed Southampton earlier last week. The Norwegian Breakaway will be christened tomorrow afternoon in New York by her […]
Earlier today, Hapag Lloyd’s newest luxury ship, the Europa 2, set sail from Southampton on one her first voyages. The Europa 2 is currently sailing a short preview cruise for select media guests, leading travel agents, and invited guests of Hapag Lloyd Cruises. While I am having trouble locating an official itinerary for this particular media cruise, […]
Earlier this weekend, the Carnival Sunshine departed from the Fincantieri dry dock facility in Trieste, Italy and arrived in Venice, Italy to begin her summer Mediterranean sailings. The Carnival Sunshine welcomed aboard her first guests on Sunday and is currently sailing on a 12 night inaugural Mediterranean cruise. Cruisers aboard the Carnival Sunshine this week will enjoy […]