The two biggest companies — Carnival Corporation, the parent of more than a half-dozen lines, including Princess and Costa Cruises, and Royal Caribbean — saw bookings drop by percentages in the midteens in the weeks after the Concordia ran aground off the coast of Isola del Giglio on Jan. 13. The accident, in which 32 [...]

THE strong Australian dollar and the chance to grab a bargain brought about 12,000 holiday-seekers to Newcastle Panthers yesterday. Cheap flights to America, coach trips around Europe and cruises across the Pacific Ocean were popular choices at the Travelworld Holiday and Cruise Expo. Travelworld spokesman Brett Dann said the strength of the dollar was a [...]

Government jobs might be more stable than most, but that doesn’t mean federal employees aren’t watching their pocketbooks. Luckily, one of the perks of being a government worker is that there are many companies eager to thank public servants by offering them deals on everything from Caribbean vacations to iPods. The following is a sampling [...]

By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 2:30 PM on 8th February 2012 Another cruise ship has been ordered back to port after the second consecutive outbreak of stomach illness the norovirus hit Princess Cruises, resulting in more than 3,000 passengers having their dream vacations cut short. The ship was ordered back to Port Everglades [...]

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Who doesn’t want to win a beautiful vacation in the Bahamas? But don’t pack your bags just yet. A WINK News Call for Action Investigation found one vacation contest where it seems everyone is both a winner and a loser. We found contest boxes popping up around town linked to the [...]

This cruise was part of our first visit to America. We’d had a few days in San Francisco, then two nights at Waikiki before arriving at the port. Check in wasn’t too bad. We met lots of friendly couples in the queue for embarkation and it didn’t seem to take too long until we were [...]

A few years ago, I was pulled over for going 61 miles per hour in a 55 miles per hour zone. I mumbled and grumbled to myself as the officer went back to his car and wrote me a ticket. Instantly, over $100 went down the tubes, and that doesn’t include the bump in insurance [...]

The cruise ship industry will likely ride a smaller-than-usual swell into its traditional early-year “wave season,” when its sells more than a third of its 13 million passenger trips each year. It’s hard to miss the reason, sticking up half submerged off the coast of western Italy. The wave season gets its name not for [...]

After waiting for 6 hours while the CDC oversaw the complete sanitization of the Crown Princess we did not set sail until 10:30 PM. We were repeatedly warned about the virus on the previous voyage and reminded of the importance of hand washing and the hand sanitizers were at every turn onboard. You could not [...]

Princess Cruises today began offering deals on cruises this year to Europe and Alaska with what they dub the Sizzlin’ Summer sale. Here’s the deal: The sale runs today through Feb. 28. Those who book can save up to $1,700 off Princess’ regular advertised prices, based on double occupancy. The add-on cruise tours before and [...]