U.S. Government Shutdown Affects Cruises

The U.S. government shutdown has had a few affects on the cruise industry.  The shutdown is currently in its second day and there are...

World’s Largest Cruise Ship Being Built By Royal Caribbean

There is good news for cruisers who are fans of the Oasis Class cruise ships.  Royal Caribbean has cut the first piece of steel...

Carnival (CCL) Stock Takes Hit On Earnings

Carnival Corp. dropped over 7% (closing at $34.54 -$2.86) ($CCL) today on extremely heavy volume after Q3 results missed on revenue and earnings.  It...

Royal Princess Suffers Power Outage in the Mediterranean

Update: Princess has canceled the remainder of the current sailing.  Passengers will disembark in Naples on Wednesday and Princess will make arrangements for them to...

Cruise Ship Uprighted: Next Step for the Costa Concordia

The Costa Concordia cruise ship is sitting upright for the first time since hitting a reef off the coast of Italy 19 months ago....

LIVE: Costa Concordia Being Pulled Upright (Video)

The Costa Concordia cruise ship is finally being pulled upright out of the waters off the coast of Italy.  The ship has been half...

Carnival Offers Unbelievable Cruise Vacation Guarantee

Have you been afraid to take a cruise because you didn't want to "waste" your money if you did not like it?   Have...

Help Name 2 New Norwegian Cruise Ships

Norwegian Cruise Line is once again asking for help in the naming of two new cruise ships.  The two new ships are part of...

Tropical Storm Gabrielle Has Cruise Ship Stuck in Bermuda

Tropical Storm Gabrielle has regained strength and is on a path near Bermuda tonight and into tomorrow. The storm had previously lost most of...

Royal Caribbean Becomes Latest Cruise Line to End Balcony Smoking

Less than a month after Disney joined several other cruise lines in banning passengers from smoking on balcony cabins, Royal Caribbean becomes the latest...