The newest ship on the ocean (okay, sea) these days is the Carnival Breeze, currently on its inaugural cruise in Europe, in the Mediterranean en route to Venice. This is the latest in a long line of ships from the world's biggest cruise line and, while it's not necessarily the biggest and the best,… Continue reading Carnival Breeze's Three Island trip
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Curse and Blessing of Cruising Internet
Internet on ships: Will it ever be free? Given that "ever" is infinite, it might. Not likely in the lifetime of people on cruise ships today. It is both a curse and a blessing for cruise lines…a curse because they are forever fielding complaints about slow connections, a blessing because it generates enormous revenue —… Continue reading Curse and Blessing of Cruising Internet
Carnival Cruisers Get a Taste of Appies
Before there were apps, there were appies. We love appies. Probably more than we love apps. So now along comes Carnival Cruise Lines with the latest attempt to appeal to our palettes. Free appies and, yes, we know that there are lots of free apps, too. But when was the last time you ate… Continue reading Carnival Cruisers Get a Taste of Appies
Royal's New Ship The Standard?
The news yesterday that Royal Caribbean is exercising its option to build another new ship again begs the question: Has the cruise industry discovered the customer’s tolerance for big ships? The same cruise line that owns the two biggest ships “of the Seas”, the mighty Oasis and the equally mighty Allure. They carry about 6,000… Continue reading Royal's New Ship The Standard?
New Ships: Carnival Breeze
There will be eight new cruise ships launched this year, two of them refurbished ships that have been given new names. As 2012 gets underway, we’re giving you a snapshot of all of them… Launch date: June 3 Capacity: 3,690 Sister ships: Carnival Magic, Carnival Dream Maiden Voyage: Venice Home Ports: Barcelona and Miami Ships… Continue reading New Ships: Carnival Breeze