Celebrity Chef Giada De Laurentiis named godmother of Oceania Vista
You may know her from her many morning show appearances, her cookbooks, or more, and now she has one more title to add to her name. Italian-American chef, author, restaurateur, and Emmy Award-winning food personality Giada De Laurentiis will be named the godmother of Ocean Cruises Vista, debuting in May 2023. Multiple Grammy and Emmy...
Princess to be first major cruise line to visit Virginia’s Historic Triangle
For the first time ever, Princess Cruises will call at Yorktown, Va. and Virginia’s Historic Triangle, as part of a series of custom-curated itineraries.
Rescues are just part of a cruise ship captain’s job
It’s not something most people think about when heading out on a cruise ship vacation, but more often than you would think, cruise ships from all of the major lines are rescuing small boats of people at sea. Already this year, the Celebrity Beyond and the Virgin Scarlet Lady spotted and rescued small boats full …...
Trip Report: A few fun days on the new Norwegian Prima
Norwegian Cruise Line recently invited my husband Matt and I on a three-night media cruise to check out the brand new Norwegian Prima.
Our tour of the MSC Divina at Port Canaveral
The MSC Divina departed from Port Canaveral last week on Sept. 16. It was MSC Cruises first of many ongoing 3-, 4-, and 7-day cruises from the Central Florida port. We were invited to tour the ship.
New luxury cruise line launches, Atlas Ocean Voyages
‘World Navigator’ exclusively sails Egypt and Greek Isles voyages for the inaugural summer season.
Trip Report: Day three on the Carnival ‘Mardi Gras’
Carnival Cruise Line invited us to sail on their newest ship, the “Mardi Gras”. It’s a seven day sailing and the first ship to sail out of Port Canaveral since the pandemic stopped all cruising in 2020. Here’s how day 3 went.
Trip Report: Day two on the Carnival ‘Mardi Gras’
Carnival Cruise Line invited us to sail on their newest ship, the “Mardi Gras”. It’s a seven day sailing and the first ship to sail out of Port Canaveral since the pandemic stopped all cruising in 2020. Here’s what we experienced on day two, Aug. 1, 2021.