MSC Cruises’ 2025 Summer itineraries are here! Whether you want to sail the Caribbean aboard the new MSC World America, or the Mediterranean to see the wonders of Europe including…
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Antigua Breaks Ground on New Cruise Terminal
On February 10, 2025, a commemorative groundbreaking ceremony was held at the site of a new cruise terminal at the Antigua Cruise Port. The new terminal, which is operated by…
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It’s Monday! Let’s explore a cruise ship. Let’s start with Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Sunshine Carnival Sunshine debuted in 1996 as Carnival Destiny. At the time, she was the world’s…
Comments closedCruise News Digest–March 2, 2025
Welcome to the weekly Cruise News Digest. Here you can catch up on the past week’s cruise news and all things La Lido Loca. Let’s dive in! On February 20,…
Comments closedHolland America Line Opens Bookings for 2026-27 Panama Canal and Hawaii Cruise Season
Holland America Line has opened booking for its 2026-2027 Panama Canal and Hawaii cruise season. Six ships will sail 14- to 28-day itineraries from five different North American homeports. Guests…
Comments closedRoyal Caribbean Expanding Lineup of Short Getaways
Royal Caribbean is expanding its lineup of short cruises for 2026-27. The short getaways will be 2- to 5-night sailings from Florida and Texas on 11 Royal Caribbean ships–Utopia, Wonder,…
Comments closedScarlet Lady Celebrates Five Years of Service
Five years ago, Virgin Voyages’ first lady, Scarlet Lady, finally set sail. Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri had delivered her to Virgin Voyages in February 2020, but the Covid pandemic had kept…
Comments closedCarnival Cruise Line Adds Facial Recognition Technology to 11th Homeport
Carnival Cruise Line has introduced its facial recognition technology at Carnival Sunshine’s new Virginia homeport, Norfolk. The new technology, which was implemented in Norfolk on Monday, February 24, 2025, has…
Comments closedStar Trek: The Cruise IX Will Sail in 2026
“Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly…
Comments closedNorwegian Breakaway Undergoing Significant Refurbishment
Norwegian Breakaway completed a trans-Atlantic sailing from Miami to Europe on February 19, 2025. She then arrived at the Damen Shipyard in Brest, France the next day for a three-week-long…
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