Let’s dive in!
First, we hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and grabbed some great Black Friday deals! For you Loca Bricks lovers, Tony did some LEGO Black Friday shopping!
This Monday, we explored the NCL Leo-class ship, Norwegian Spirit. Have you sailed on her?
Royal Caribbean announced it is bringing back its exclusive beer, Chilla Thrilla, to its private destination and ships sailing out of the US. Several cruisers shared their excitement and their photos from 2019, the last time the drink was available.
Carnival Cruise Line reached out to its VIFP members this week to let them know the cruise line is pushing back the launch date of its new Carnival Rewards Loyalty program. The program will now launch September 1, 2026, allowing those summer cruises to count toward guests’ final VIFP status.
Princess Cruises announced it will have three ships sailing in Australia for the 2027-2028 Summer Season–Royal Princess, Grand Princess and Sapphire Princess. The three ships will sail a total of 64 itineraries that will include 57 destinations across 13 countries.
We delved just a little into some of the 2026 themed cruises that are available. Have you ever sailed a themed cruise?
There you have it–this week’s Cruise News Digest.
On the La Lido Loca YouTube channel, channel members received a Monday morning update. If you are not a channel member, you can choose from two levels of membership to get extra content and other membership perks.
On The Cruise Show, Tony brought us three different news stories involving attacks, cruise fights, and a missing cruiser. If you missed any of it, you will want to subscribe to the channel with the notification bell on so you don’t miss out again. You can also catch The Cruise Show wherever you get your podcasts, so you can listen on the go.
On this week’s episode of Cruise Talk Weekly, Carnival Cruise Line was the center of Tommy and Tony’s conversation. What the heck is Carnival Cruise Line doing?
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