This item was written by Larry Bleiberg, former travel editor of The Dallas Morning News and Coastal Living magazine. Bleiberg is serving as Guest Editor of The Cruise Log while USA TODAY Cruise Editor Gene Sloan is away. While the Caribbean remains the most popular destination for cruisers, Europe has edged out Alaska for second [...]

The Nieuw Amsterdam (image via insightcruises.com) The paper of record has launched an educational cruise program that “connects readers and lifelong learners with Times journalists while they enjoy the pleasures of travel,” according to a release sent out today. The program is co-produced by Insight Cruises, which also does tours branded by Macworld, Travel, and Scientific [...]

And while the couple must be passengers on the cruise, most lines with full-service packages allow land-side guests to come on board to witness the event. PRINCESS CRUISES Passengers can tie the knot at sea, ashore or harbourside in glamorous locations including Aruba, Florence, San Francisco and Hawaii. For those smitten by the romantic allure [...]

Tweet  A cruise ship hosting a dance party ran aground in the Caribbean last week, leaving 2,500 passengers stranded for an entire day. According to Mixmag, passengers on board were heard screaming, “We’re going to die!” when the ship hit a reef two miles off Grand Bahama. The MCS Poesia, heading from Fort Lauderdale, was [...]

January 9, 2012 By: C. Elliott Mest Travel Agent Silversea Cruises has created a “Slow Food Adventure in Tuscany” land option debuting on three Mediterranean voyages in 2012. In collaboration with Slow Food Italy, the ultra-luxury cruise company designed an exclusive three-night program that will highlight the culinary and cultural traditions of Tuscany and introduce [...]

We have been on several Princess cruises (as well as NCL, Celebrity, Royal Carribbean, Carnival and others) and should reach Platinum level with Princess after this cruise. But, over the years, we have noticed a degradation of service and I believe it unlikely we will ever reach the top Black level of Princess’ customer loyalty [...]

Reflecting an increased demand in cruise holidays that start in and return to the UK PO Cruises has added seven new cruise itineraries in 2012, all departing from and returning to Southampton. (PRWEB) January 11, 2012 The cruises range from a three night cruise break on Ventura to a 28 night Caribbean cruise on Adonia. [...]

This item was written by Larry Bleiberg, former travel editor of The Dallas Morning News and Coastal Living magazine. Bleiberg is serving as Guest Editor of The Cruise Log while USA TODAY Cruise Editor Gene Sloan is away. Carnival Cruise Lines is promising to take passengers to new dimensions on its soon-to-debut ship, Breeze. The [...]

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, Jan 09, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – MSC Cruises is marking President’s Day with a special Caribbean-style “sail-a-bration” offer on a 7-night sailing on MSC Poesia. For guests who book the President’s Day special, cruise-only rates begin at $629 per person, double occupancy. The rates include a complimentary upgrade from Oceanview to [...]

This will be my 8th cruise. (Carnival- 2, Princess-1, RC- 1, Holland -1, and Celebrity-3). Some with my family, some with friends and family, some just my wife and I. I’ve never written a review before so this review might be a little bit too much detail for some readers. My wife and I were [...]