The newest cruise ship coming to America is, in reality, more than six months old. Among other things, that means Anthem of the Seas will have any little glitches eliminated by the time it heads off on its first Caribbean cruise a week from today. Royal Caribbean’s newest Quantum Class ship arrives in New York… Continue reading Cruise World Getting New Anthem
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Freighter Cruising A World Of Its Own
There’s something curious and funny about what might be called the latest trend in cruising. Take a freighter. This seems to be an “industry” that’s growing, although nobody’s racing to build new freighters, or rush them off to the nearest tourist hotspots, or find the latest water slide to lure people on board. In fact,… Continue reading Freighter Cruising A World Of Its Own
Friday File: Día de Los Muertos
If you’ve ever disembarked from a cruise ship in Mexico at this time of year, then you know what that means. Maybe you know even if you’ve never been in Mexico on “Day of the Dead” weekend, which oddly enough coincides with Halloween. To the Mexican people, this is a far more serious time —… Continue reading Friday File: Día de Los Muertos
Carnival Ships Join China Surge
There was a time, not that long ago, that the only places you could take Carnival ships was from a port city in North America. The one caveat was when the world’s biggest cruise line built a new ship in Europe, and it had to get to North America by crossing the Atlantic. Then Carnival… Continue reading Carnival Ships Join China Surge
Eighth Cruise Wonder, Anyone?
A writer for Conde Nast Traveler, Ondine Cohane, has produced the “Seven Cruise Wonders of the World.” It’s a clever idea and, like all such lists, highly subjective. Picking up on it, Princess Cruises now has a contest for cruisers to add No. 8. The top prize is to sail away to one of the… Continue reading Eighth Cruise Wonder, Anyone?