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.
Good morning everybody! As you may know, I have two upcoming ship tours on December 27th and the 28th. I have yet to announce what ships I will be touring and where, but I suggest you keep watching the horizon as the announcement may be docking soon. In the meantime, I thought it would be smart to […]
Norwegian Cruise Line board members, executives and officials from Meyer Werft took part in the Keel Laying Ceremony of Norwegian Getaway at the ship yard in Papenburg, Germany on Tuesday, October 30, 2012. During the official ceremony, block number 34, the first of 73 blocks that will comprise the 146,600 gross ton vessel was lifted […]
For the next 48 hours, you have FREE access to download the the Ship Mate Cruise App (Thursday 11/1 and Friday 11/2) using this link: If you’re not yet familiar with Ship Mate, features of the app include: Cruise countdown clock Roll Call Deck plans & cruise ship info Cruise port info (history, maps, locations, weather) Excursion info Cruise […]
Earlier this week as Hurricane Sandy tore through the Caribbean and East Coast, the Carnival Conquest was being transformed into the Carnival Conquest 2.0. Check out the Conquest before and after her transformation in the videos below… You can read the full article on the Conquest’s transformation here. [divider] Photos: Mikey Faust Videos: Carnival Cruise Lines
During the quarter, Norwegian announced upcoming enhancements to Pride of America, Norwegian’s US-flagged ship which sails exclusive seven-day itineraries in Hawai’i. Twenty-four new suites and four new studio staterooms will be added, bringing the ship’s capacity to approximately 2,200 Berths. During her 14-day dry-dock, Pride of America will also be outfitted with Norwegian’s signature Brazilian […]
Windstar Cruises is celebrating Halloween with a wicked good deal on 31 select voyages. Going on now, guests who book a cruise before Friday, November 2nd can sail on board one of Windstar’s sailing yachts for as low as $1,031. It’s the perfect time to sail through the moonlit islands of the Caribbean, experience the Old World […]
Just over a week ago, the Norwegian Breakaway’s hull was completed in Papenburg, Germany at the Meyer Werft Shipyard. On Wednesday, October 17th, the ship’s bow was lowered into place. The bow, known as block 73, weighed 361 tons, measured 72 feet long, 101 feet wide and over 39 feet high. Check out the video footage of this […]
Hopefully you haven’t had the misfortune of cruising through a hurricane, but I thought it would be interesting to see what it is like to experience that kind of storm while on a cruise ship. So, I searched around YouTube to bring you my favorite videos from various cruisers who cruised through Hurricane Sandy this past week. Enjoy! 1) […]
A cruise ship holiday can be one of the most luxurious, relaxing and enjoyable breaks a holidaymaker can take. Your time at sea will undoubtedly leave you with many great memories to treasure, but on occasion there could be complications which require you to make a complaint. However, some cruise passengers lodge complaints that are completely ludicrous […]
Carnival Corporation today announced it has reached an agreement for the construction of two new cruise ships – a 99,000-ton ship for Holland America Line and a 135,000-ton vessel for Carnival Cruise Lines. A memorandum of agreement has been signed with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the construction of a 2,660-passenger ship for Holland America Line […]
Windstar Cruises announced today the latest plans for the $18 million fleet-wide renovation project to be completed in December of this year. Wind Surf, the company’s flagship, will enter into dry dock on November 12th at Lisnave, a Portuguese shipyard. Wind Spirit’s public spaces will be refurbished shortly after, starting on November 25th. Wind Star, the sister yacht to Wind Spirit, […]
Earlier today, Royal Caribbean confirmed that the rumors of a new Oasis class ship are true. Richard Fain announced today that Royal Caribbean is currently engaged in negotiations for the possible construction of a third Oasis class ship. Fain said that the ship, when ordered, would be delivered sometime between mid and late 2016. “The […]