Cruise Travel Blog
October 6, 2026 – This Week in Cruising: Carnival Corp Reshuffles Its Fleet, Hero of the Seas Adds Preview Sailings, and Royal Rolls Out 2028 Alaska
A surprise fleet shuffle at Carnival Corporation led this week's news, with new ships headed to both P&O Cruises and Holland America. We also have new venues on Regent's Seven Seas Prestige, bigger suites on Crystal Serenity, a major makeover for Norwegian Escape, and early preview sailings on Hero of the Seas, which just got her signature musical. Let's dig in. Carnival Corporation is reshuffling ships across its brands. In 2029, after completing her world cruise, Cunard's Queen Anne will move to P&O Cruises, giving P&O a very new ship. [Read more...]
September 22, 2026 – This Week in Cruising: Royal Caribbean Eyes Sandals, Whittier Loses Its New Cruise Dock, and PortMiami Shatters Its Record
Royal Caribbean Group is reportedly close to taking a majority stake in Sandals Resorts, a deal that could reshape how cruise and resort vacations connect. Add a devastating fire at Alaska's newest cruise dock, record numbers at PortMiami, bigger private islands, and a busy deployment calendar, and there's plenty to cover. Let's dig in. Royal Caribbean Group is reportedly nearing a deal for a majority stake in Sandals Resorts. According to the Financial Times, the deal values the all-inclusive operator at more than $6 billion across roughly 20 Caribbean resorts, [Read more...]
September 15, 2026 – This Week in Cruising: Hero of the Seas Floats Out, Legend Gets Its Godmother, and Regent Debuts a New Class of Luxury
Royal Caribbean's Hero of the Seas hit the water this week, and she's bringing the biggest changes yet to the Icon class — plus Legend of the Seas has its godmother, Regent unveiled its most luxurious ship ever built, and Viking's first hydrogen-powered ship is now sailing. It's a packed week, so let's dig in. Royal Caribbean's fourth Icon-class ship, Hero of the Seas, floated out this week — and she's the one to watch. Every third or fourth ship in a Royal Caribbean class tends to bring the biggest [Read more...]
August 18, 2026 – This Week in Cruising: Celebrity’s Big Reveal, Royal Reshuffles Ovation, and New Onboard Concepts
Celebrity Cruises pulled back the curtain on its 2028 deployment, and it's a genuine shift for the brand. The Mediterranean sees its largest-ever Edge-class season, with Excel, Ascent, and Eclipse sailing 7- to 11-night itineraries across Italy, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, and Morocco. New for 2028: calls at Bari, Italy, plus a year-round Eastern Med program with overnights in Alexandria, Egypt. Perhaps the biggest surprise is Celebrity Beyond leaving her usual Caribbean summer home for 14- to 18-night Norway, Iceland, and Scandinavia sailings, while Apex takes on the British Isles [Read more...]
August 11, 2026 – This Week in Cruising: Norwegian’s Massive 2028 Release, Princess Doubles Down on Alaska, and More
It was a big week for deployment news, and Norwegian Cruise Line led the way with a huge release covering April through October 2028: over 500 voyages across all 20 ships, visiting 59 countries with an average port stay of 9.5 hours. Highlights include Norwegian Aqua running short 3- and 4-night Bahamas sailings, Getaway heading to Iceland and Greenland, Prima relocating to Galveston for the summer, and the reimagined Great Stirrup Key debuting a new water park and pier. Norwegian also confirmed it's retiring five older ships, including Norwegian [Read more...]
Oceania Sonata: A Preview of What’s Onboard Coming in 2027
Preview of the onboard amenities and experiences on the Oceania Sonata, arriving 2027.
Celebrity River Cruises: Your Guide to Europe’s Rivers in Luxury
A guide to Celebrity River cruises sailing 2027 and beyond
Choose How You Earn with Points Choice on Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea
Royal Caribbean Group introduced a loyalty program game changer for their three brands – Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea. Points Choice gives you maximum freedom to explore all of their brands!
A World of Choice: Oceania Announces Enhancements to Their Guest Experience
Oceania has announced even more inclusions for their guests with new offerings in their "Your World Included" program, including an upgraded drinks option, and shore excursion credit.
Explore the Legendary Shores of Europe with Oceania Cruises in 2027 and 2028
Oceania Cruises has announced their 2027-2028 European season, including incredible sailings to Northern Europe and the Mediterranean, alongside the farewell tour of Insignia.
