Cruising offers the ultimate in romance
By Matt Roseboom With breakfast in bed, dining under the stars and dancing until dawn, you can’t get much more romantic than a cruise. If you haven’t already made plans for your sweetie this Valentine’s Day, surprise them with a romantic cruise. Here’s a sampling of Valentine’s Day-inspired offers, programs and activities:...
Carnival Corp. and affiliated brands donating $5 million to help Haiti
Carnival Corporation & plc and its affiliated cruise brands are donating at least $5 million toward relief efforts following the devastating earthquake in Haiti. The funds will be forwarded to several different international organizations coordinating relief efforts within the country. “We are saddened by this tragedy, one of the...
Ship Review: Escaping the daily grind aboard Carnival Liberty
The cares of the world seem to disappear aboard Carnival Liberty. While CNN and other news channels (beamed to the ship via satellite) remind us of a sagging economy, a nation at war, and the titillating trials and tribulations of Tiger Woods, passengers aboard this mega-ship can enjoy a week-long respite from it all, year-round,...
Onboard: Liberty features endless array of culinary options
Cruise News Weekly Editor Michael Coleman is aboard Carnival Liberty on a Western Caribbean itinerary this week. Here’s his latest dispatch: AT SEA, en route to Miami – Dec. 11, 2009 — The monumental task of serving eight meals plus snacks per day for some 3,000-passengers runs like clockwork aboard Carnival Liberty. Passengers...
In Port Today: Carnival Liberty in Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Passenger’s enjoying a seven-night Western Caribbean voyage aboard Carnival Liberty had 33 shore excursion opportunities to choose from in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, yesterday (Dec. 10, 2009). Many, however, opted for fun in the sun on Ocho Rios Bay Beach. Carnival offered more than 100 shore excursions to guests during the week which...
Onboard: The Great Escape – Carnival Liberty a welcome reprieve
Cruise News Weekly Editor Michael Coleman is aboard Carnival Liberty on a Western Caribbean itinerary this week. Here’s his latest dispatch: AT SEA, En Route to Grand Cayman Island, Dec. 8, 2009 — The cares of the world seem to disappear at sea and nowhere is that more evident than aboard Carnival Liberty in the …...
Follow us onboard Carnival Liberty this week
Officers stood watch on the bridge of Carnival Liberty as she departed Miami, Saturday. The 2,974-passenger ship, trailing fleet-mate Carnival Destiny, has just begun a seven-night Western Caribbean voyage to Cozumel, Mexico; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; and Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Cruise News Weekly Editor Michael Coleman is onboard and...
Cruise Guide: Carnival Dream Review, Photos and Videos
The Carnival Dream recently made her North American debut. The 130,000-ton ship is the first of a new class of ships for Carnival Cruise Lines and their largest yet. It’s 1,004 feet long and holds up to 3,646 passengers. The Dream offers many firsts for Carnival and cruise lines in general. Click here to read …...
Cruise Guide: Mega-ships Poesia, Dream, Oasis debut
By Michael Coleman Three of the world’s largest cruise ships ever constructed are making their North American debuts this week. MSC Poesia, Carnival Dream and the world´s biggest passenger vessel, Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas, were all unveiled to much pomp and circumstance. And, justifiably so. It’s a...