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Princess Cruises fourth Royal Class vessel, Sky Princess, successfully completed her sea trials ahead of her October debut. The new cruise ship set out to sea from the construction dock at Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy and was put through a series of maneuvers to test the propulsion, steering and navigational equipment. After a successful six days of trials, Sky Princess is now back in the shipyard for further exterior and interior finishing to prepare for the maiden Oct. 20, 2019 seven-day Mediterranean & Adriatic cruise from Athens to Barcelona.…

With news agencies covering the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian impact across the Bahamas, many cruise lines have already committed millions to aid in the relief efforts. Royal Caribbean Royal Caribbean International was one of the first cruise lines to publicly announce their plans to help those in need in the Bahamas. Royal Caribbean posted the following: Royal Caribbean is committing $1 million to Dorian disaster relief, and ITM—our partner in the Holistica joint venture that is developing the Grand Lucayan resort in Freeport—is also donating an additional $100,000. To make…

With the powerful Hurricane Dorian already impacting the islands of the Bahamas, many cruise lines have had to alter their scheduled itineraries to avoid the storm. Guests booked on cruises should have received notifications alerts from their cruise line. For the latest updates, the links below will take you the most current notifications. Carnival Cruise Line https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/6292 Celebrity Cruises https://www.celebritycruises.com/travel-alert Disney Cruise Line https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/guest-services/advisory/?4 MSC Cruises https://www.msccruisesusa.com/en-us/About-MSC/News/Tropical-storm-Dorian.aspx Norwegian Cruise Line https://www.ncl.com/ Royal Caribbean https://www.royalcaribbean.com/cruise-ships/itinerary-updates Other Links   National Hurricane Center https://www.nhc.noaa.gov PortMiami https://www.miamidade.gov/portmiami/ Port Everglades http://www.porteverglades.net Port Canaveral https://www.portcanaveral.com  …

Amid great fanfare at the D23 Expo taking place in Anaheim, California this past weekend, Disney Cruise Line reveled the name of their much anticipated fifth cruise ship and details of a second private Bahamian island for their guests. And the Name is … In classic Disney fashion, Tinker Bell was on hand to make the revel that the next ship would be named Disney Wish. Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Bob Chapek said: Along with announcing the new name, Disney Cruise Line also provided a rendering of Rapunzel,…

Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas will undergo a $116 million transformation in early 2020. Continuing the recent improvements made to other ships in the fleet, the 8-week dry dock will bring a whole new way to experience Freedom of the Seas. Many of the updates are similar to those added to other Royal Caribbean ships amplified over the last 18 months including Independence the Seas, Mariner of the Seas and most recently, Navigator of the Seas. High-energy features and guest favorites that will come aboard, include The Perfect Storm…

There’s no disputing that Royal Caribbean hit a home run with the opening of Perfect Day at CocoCay. Ships offering stops at the re-imagined private Bahamian island are commanding a premium price and the cruise line has ramped-up capacity with several instances of two ships docking at the same time. Also Watch: Perfect Day at CocoCay Complete Tour (2019) Taking the experience even further, Royal Caribbean has announced that select 4 night cruises onboard Mariner of the Seas from Port Canaveral and Navigator of the Seas from Miami, will make…

Continuing with Celebrity Cruises “Revolution” to modernize their fleet of ships, Celebrity Constellation will receive a major dry dock in May 2020. The revitalized ship will be welcomed to Port Tampa Bay in the Fall 2020 marking the first time Celebrity Cruises has home-ported a ship there since 2007. Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, President and CEO, Celebrity Cruises said: Recent construction and development in Tampa Bay aims to create a truly dynamic, urban lifestyle for workers, residents and visitors alike. The city’s downtown waterfront is currently being transformed through the $3 billion…

Royal Caribbean has announced details on the massive $165 Million transformation of Allure of the Seas coming in 2020. As part of Royal Caribbean’s $1 Billion “Royal Amplified” program to modernize their existing fleet, Allure of the Seas will receive major changes to many areas throughout the ship. Following her 58 day dry dock from March through April 2020, the Amplified Allure of the Seas will debut on May 10th, with a series of 7-night Mediterranean cruises from Barcelona Spain throughout the Summer. In November 2020, Allure of the Seas…

Virgin Voyages has enlisted the help of Spice Girl, Geri Horner to thoroughly test out the line’s new RockStar Suites onboard their first cruise ship Scarlet Lady. In the video, Sir Richard Branson calls Geri Horner to see how she is doing with putting the RockStar Suite through a rigorous “real-life” test from a “real-life” rock star. Following Horner’s journey through the ‘Gorgeous Suite,’ one of the ship’s most glamorous cabins, the footage chronicles her full RockStar experience, as she’s seen spinning records, reading Branson’s book, rocking out with a…