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.
Oceania Cruises new 2022 Europe and Tahiti cruises now available to book
Oceania Cruises has introduced 16 new Europe and Tahiti voyages for early 2022 aboard the Regatta and Nautica ships.
Carnival offers new four- and five-day cruises from Port Canaveral
By Jackie Roseboom Carnival Cruise Lines will launch the cruise industry’s only four- and five-day Caribbean trips from Port Canaveral with the Carnival Ecstasy. She departed Nov. 7 on a five-day sold-out cruise to Nassau, Freeport and the private Bahamian island of Half Moon Cay — the first of 78 annual cruises from the Space...
Regent unveils 2013 itineraries
By Michael Coleman The ultra-luxurious Regent Seven Seas Cruises fleet — Voyager, Mariner and Navigator — is poised to offer new port calls, five Grand Voyages and a circle South America sailing as part of the line’s just released 2012-2013 winter collection itineraries. Look for the Grand Voyages to feature exclusive amenities, a...
Holland America returns to Australia and South Pacific
Starting in winter 2012 and spring 2013 two Holland America Line ships ——ms Oosterdam and ms Volendam —— will sail a series of Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific cruises, visiting more than 50 ports where guests can indulge in the cosmopolitan cities of Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland, and explore the exotic landscapes of...
China, Asia-Pacific region beckon Voyager of the Seas
By Michael Coleman VENICE, Italy — July 30, 2011 – The largest cruise ship in the world, just a decade ago, is set to make a big splash in the world’s largest market. Voyager of the Seas, the globe’s most innovative cruise ship when it was launched in Nov. 1999 and which spawned the large …...
Gauguin offers 20-night South Pacific hotel/cruise package
By Michael Coleman The intimate 332-guest Paul Gauguin, fresh from a $25 million makeover, is offering a 20-night hotel/cruise package January 23, 2012 featuring nine distinctive islands in five South Pacific archipelagos. The line’s “South Pacific Discovery’’ cruise will call on Australia, New Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga, Cook and...
Cruise Guide: Royal Caribbean unveils getaways
By Michael Coleman Royal Caribbean has unveiled a host of three, four and five-day Caribbean cruise getaways for 2010 and 2011. Look for some 331 sailings, 20 itineraries and 15 ports of call all from a Florida port near you. The cruise line will enhance and expand its deployment in Tampa with Radiance of the …...
Princess offering new itineraries and ports for Europe in 2010
The iconic wonders of the ancient world, the continent’s bustling cities and the majestic beauty found along dramatic coastlines will be showcased with Princess Cruises’ just-announced 2010 Europe program....