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. Oceania is taking the concept of an all-you-can-eat buffet to its shore excursions. The luxury cruise line [...]

  Princess Cruises is knocking up to £1,600 per couple off two-week cruises to the Mediterranean from Southampton this summer. The company claims its wave season ‘Big Princess Sale’ is offering “considerable savingsâ€� against launch fares on all ships and cabins across the year, including the peak summer season. The £1,600 price cut is based [...]

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. Oceania is taking the concept of an all-you-can-eat buffet to its shore excursions. The luxury cruise line [...]

A 25-year-old Royal Caribbean employee has been indicted on charges of sex abuse of a minor after authorities say he had sex with a teenage girl aboard a cruise ship out of Baltimore, records show. According to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court, Fabian Palmer befriended the 14-year-old girl and her family during a [...]

This is part two in a three-part series examining opportunities and challenges for the cruise industry – and cruise sellers – in the year ahead. The coming year may be full of opportunity for the cruise industry and cruise sellers. But the 2012 outlook for cruise is not all rosy. Uncertainty – economic and political [...]

7-Night Alaska Cruise from $644 + Bonus The Cruise: American Discount Cruises Travel is offering a seven-night Alaska cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Radiance of the Seas, sailing from Vancouver to Seward on May 11, 2012. Fares start at $644 per person for an inside cabin, $770 for an outside cabin and $1,059 for a balcony [...]

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. There’ll be room for Kate plus thousands more this August on a special theme sailing on the [...]

Continuing Shawn J. Dake’s: Cruise Ships 2011, The Year In Review: PO Cruises And PO Cruises Australia ARTEMIS refueling at Port of Los Angeles January 21, photo © Martin Cox 2006 P O Cruises bid a fond farewell to their veteran ARTEMIS (ex ROYAL PRINCESS) in April as they handed her over to new owners [...]

The new Cruiseabout Takapuna store in Auckland has been open for three days and as a helping hand for travellers planning a fly-cruise holiday, the Takapuna team share their top six handy tips. 1) Connection times While statistics show that most flights take off on time, it pays to expect the unexpected when you’re planning [...]

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. For most Alaska cruises, the Last Frontier is often limited to the same few ports of call. [...]