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Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line Welcomes Grand Classica

Apr 16, 2018Aug 24, 2018 TalkingCruise

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line commenced cruises with their second cruise ship, the Grand Classica on Friday April 13 from the Port of Palm Beach. Grand Classic joins the Grand Celebration as the only two cruise ships sailing regular two-night cruises to the Bahamas and featuring an option to combine with a land stay in the Bahamas. Grand Classica, formally sailing as the Costa neoClassica for Costa Cruises, was purchased by Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line and received substantial upgrades and refurbishments in 2014 and 2017 during a dry dock. Grand Classica…

Crystal Welcomes New River Cruise Ship

Apr 13, 2018 TalkingCruise

Luxury Cruise Line, Crystal River Cruises has added a fifth vessel to their river cruise fleet. The Crystal Ravel, was officially handed over to the company today in Wismar, Germany. The company is proud to welcome the ship to the award-winning fleet ahead of its maiden voyage next month. In attendance at the handover ceremony for Crystal Ravel which took place at MV WERFTEN shipyard, were Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, chairman and CEO of Crystal’s parent company, Genting Hong Kong (GHK), Colin Au, group president of GHK, and Jarmo…

MSC Seaside Review: The Good, Bad and Unbelievable

Apr 4, 2018Apr 13, 2020 Christopher Cardona

MSC Seaside Review MSC Seaside is MSC Cruises year-round cruise ship departing from Miami and their first brand new ship to start cruising exclusively from the United States. I recently sailed on the MSC Seaside on a 7 night Eastern Caribbean itinerary to Nassau, Bahamas, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas and St. John’s, Antigua. The following is my account of the experience I had with my family and my observations and comparisons to other cruises I’ve experienced over the past 20 years. UPDATE: June 22, 2018 – I just came back…

Carnival Horizon joins the Carnival Cruise Line Fleet

Mar 29, 2018Apr 13, 2018 TalkingCruise

At the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy, Carnival Cruise Line has taken delivery of the 26th ship in their fleet, Carnival Horizon. The 133,500-ton, 3,954-passenger ship will reposition to Barcelona, Spain, where it will depart April 2 on an inaugural 13-day voyage – the first of four sailings from the European port. The ship will then operate a trans-Atlantic crossing before arriving in New York May 23, 2018, for a pierside overnight gala and naming ceremony featuring the ship’s godmother, Grammy award-winning musical artist and acclaimed actress Queen Latifah. Carnival Horizon…

Symphony of the Seas – A First Look

Mar 28, 2018Mar 28, 2018 TalkingCruise

Anticipation for Symphony of the Seas has been incredible and now that the world’s largest cruise ship is here, let us give you a first peak. The fourth ship in the Oasis-Class of ships takes many of her design and feature elements from her sisters, such as the Ultimate Abyss slide, the Perfect Storm water slides and the AquaTheater, but as with all new builds, some new elements and spaces are making their debut. Playmakers Sports Bar and Arcade offer a great place to watch all kinds of sports, snack…