Nobody wants to hear about delays but it has been reported over the last few weeks that multiple cruise lines are facing severe delays in the construction of their new ships. The most recent of which is the Carnival Jubilee set to be the largest ship in their lineup, will unfortunately be seeing its maiden voyage slip from an October, 2023 sailing to a merrier Christmas, 2023 debut.
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In recent months the cruise community has seen price changes across cruise lines, and all on a upward trend. This recently bit of news regarding one large cruise line is no different and will impact cruises starting soon. Will your next cruise be affected? Read on to find out!
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A large wave unexpectedly collided with a cruise ship, resulting in passengers injuries and even tragically the death of one.
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Cruise for the holidays sounds great, but one thing nobody ever wants to happen to them is to fall overboard. That is exactly what happened to one man on his Thanksgiving cruise last week. Luckily, this story ended has been hailed as a “Thanksgiving Miracle”.
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Prior to March of 2020, before all the cruise lines had to shut down due to the pandemic, the beginning of your cruise would have started off with a large gathering of passengers and crew aboard deck. This of course was the mandatory muster drill that every cruise goer was required to attend. However, when cruising came back after the pandemic large crowds of people was something that was avoided and the birth of the virtual muster drill came into being, but now that might be going away as well.
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Itโs been almost 3 years since the start of the pandemic, and even less time has passed since cruising has made its come back. Just recently major cruise lines have dropped all Covid restrictions and protocols aboard the ship, however due to a recent mass covid outbreak aboard a cruise ships those protocols are back in place.
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Disney announced last week that the company will be purchasing a half finished cruise ship formerly known as the “Global Dream” after Dream Cruises went out of business. As of now this will be the largest ship in the Disney fleet which their world class engineers or “Imagineers” will be working with German shipyard Meyer Werft to add Disney attractions to the ship.
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In 2020, at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Diamond Princess cruise ship experienced a large Covid outbreak aboard that resulted in a almost 2 week quarantine off shore of Japan and the deaths of several passengers. This unfortunate event led to the shut down of all cruising out of Japan until now.
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November has been well under way and with Thanksgiving drawing ever nearer, itโs that time of year again. Sales! Who doesnโt love a good sale right? While all the TVs and electronics are being discounted, cruise goers arenโt left out, there are some great sales this Black Friday and Cyber Monday for cruising!
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Big things are coming the cruise port in Norfolk, Virginia in 2023 and beyond. Carnival Cruise line has made an exciting announcement regarding upcoming plans for the coming years starting next year, 2023. Read on to discover the changing coming soon.
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