According to Travel Weekly, a cruise industry trade magazine, bookings are so strong this year that Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Line will increase cruise fares for 2010 departures.
Carnival’s rates will rise five percent on 2010 peak season (June, July and August) cruise fares while NCL’s prices will go up seven percent on April 2.
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Two passengers were killed and dozens injured when a 26-foot wave struck  Louis Cruise Lines’ 1,790-passenger Majesty during a cruise from Barcelona to Genoa, Italy.
A spokesman for the Cyprus-based cruise line said,  “The windows in a public area on deck 5 on the forward part of the vessel smashed resulting (in) the fatal injury of [...]

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As Hawaii prepares for a tsunami following the 8.8 earthquake that struck Chile early this morning,  it’s natural to wonder about the safety of cruise ships sailing in the region.   According to CNN, boat owners are moving their vessels out to sea where they’ll be safe and I’m sure the same is true of cruise [...]

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A month ago Carnival Cruise Lines said it won’t take cougars but it turns out swingers are ok. HUH? Click here to see ShipCritic’s previous post about the cruise line’s decision to nix future cougar cruises.
According to The Australian, the swingers group Yolo has booked a full-ship charter for its [...]

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Carnival Cruise Lines will introduce her newest ship, the  3690-passenger Carnival Magic with a schedule of seven-, nine- and 12-day Mediterranean voyages in 2011.  Sailing round-trip from Barcelona, the ship will cruise the Mediterranean from May to October, 2011.
Three seven-day Carnival Magic cruises, scheduled July 3, 10 and 17, 2010 will call in Monte Carlo; [...]

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Is it possible that Carnival Cruise Lines has become so family oriented and mainstream that it is forgoing the party-hard singles who were once their target market?  It certainly looks that way.
An article in the Miami Herald reports that the much-publicized “Cougar Cruise” aboard Carnival Elation last month won’t be repeated, even though Carnival spokesperson [...]

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Here’s real irony:  This New Yorker probably won’t disembark a cruise ship docked in the Bahamas because the threat of becoming the victim of a crime is too high.
What Gives?
According to a report in Travel Weekly, four cruise lines — Disney Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Line — have cancelled a popular [...]

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Imagine bypassing bumpy roads and traffic by traveling between the port and the beach by gently gliding above the ground via chair lift.   Starting today, if your ship is among the vessels scheduled to spend the day in Roatan, Honduras, there’s a good chance you’ll get to try the “Magical Flying Beach Chair“.
The $62 [...]

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After a 20 month hiatus on ordering new cruise ships due to the economic downturn, the cruise industry is once again pulling out checkbooks for new megaships.
Carnival Corp & Plc, which owns five cruise lines, today announced  that it has ordered a third 130,000-ton ship for Carnival Cruise Lines which will cost around $785 million. [...]

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If you love Las Vegas or think a week at the Bahamian resort Atlantis sounds divine, Carnival Dream is for you.   She is glitzy, high energy with loads of family programs and facilities boasting the best entertainment at sea, an enormous casino and large staterooms.  This is much more a resort experience than a cruise, [...]

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