Norwegian Cruise Line’s next ship, the Norwegian Breakaway, will spend most of its first winter sailing from New York to the Bahamas and Florida. The line today announced the 4,000-passenger vessel, which debuts in May 2013, will operate a series of 25 seven-night cruises to the region starting on Oct. 13, 2013. The ship also [...]

January 4, 2012 By: George Dooley Travel Agent Cruise prices remain in consumers’ favor going into 2012, according to a new Cruise Holidays 2012 Cruise Trends survey. Prices to the Caribbean and the Mediterranean are still averaging lower than they were in 2008, 2009 and 2010, the survey says. However, prices to these destinations have [...]

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Cruise from Barcelona Norwegian Cruises is offering a seven-night cruise on Norwegian Epic from £919pp (was £974pp), departing from Barcelona April 29 2012, and calling at Naples, Civitavecchia, Livorno, Nice and Provence. The price includes all flights and transfers. Click here for further information Three-night mini cruise Fred Olsen is offering a three-night cruise on [...]

One of the biggest dance fests ever planned for the high seas kicks off Friday in Fort Lauderdale, and organizers are promising a lively event. The first-of-its-kind Holy Ship! music cruise, as it’s being called, features more than 20 top DJs who are “hyped into making it a whole adventure and not just playing a [...]

Cruising has become all the rage in the last few years. Once it was reserved for the rich but you’d be amazed at the deals you can get on commercial liners these days! Cruises are no longer reserved for the 1%, they totally cater to the 99% who want to take that all-inclusive holiday and [...]

This was my first cruise ever. While I live in South Florida, I was always worried a cruise would make me feel trapped and I would get bored or just get tired of the cheesy activities. While this was my first cruise, I must start off by saying this was a different trip. There was [...]

The 2,056-passenger Carnival Inspiration just arrived in Long Beach, Calif. in December to begin regular three- and four-night cruises to Mexico. What’s the ship like on the inside? Click HERE to see our new comprehensive photo tour of the Carnival Inspiration by veteran cruise writer and ship photographer Peter Knego. Designed as a research tool [...]

Whether planning a trip out, or watching tourists come in, South Florida plays into the latest trends in travel. Here’s what’s hot for 2012, according to interviews with local travel agents, hotel executives and concierges and national surveys. Healthier food: Travelers are looking for lighter and healthier food, even for their children. More visitors seek [...]

As first-time cruisers, we were obviously new to the whole experience, therefore it was all a lot of fun to explore the ship and get used to cruise life. Add to that fact that we had perfect weather during the entire cruise, we were with our two college-age kids for Christmas and that everybody was [...]