Cruise Travel & Vacation Tips & News

Hurricane Season Makes Cruising TrickyNews from WJAC Johnstown:By A. Pawlowski, CNN(CNN) — The Caribbean doesn’t seem like the ideal place for a vacation during hurricane season, yet many travelers take the gamble and book a cruise to the region anyway.It’s a trip that can can go very smoothly or offer some unpleasant surprises, anything from sudden itinerary changes to passengers being left behind when weather conditions change.Consider Hurricane Irene, which forced many ships to change course last week. Now, here comes Tropical Storm Katia.So what should cruise aficionados consider [...] Continue Reading…

Hurricane Season Makes Cruising TrickyNews from WJAC Johnstown:By A. Pawlowski, CNN(CNN) — The Caribbean doesn’t seem like the ideal place for a vacation during hurricane season, yet many travelers take the gamble and book a cruise to the region anyway.It’s a trip that can can go very smoothly or offer some unpleasant surprises, anything from sudden itinerary changes to passengers being left behind when weather conditions change.Consider Hurricane Irene, which forced many ships to change course last week. Now, here comes Tropical Storm Katia.So what should cruise aficionados consider [...] Continue Reading…

Hurricane season makes cruising trickyNews from CNN:
Many cruise lines offer great deals during hurricane season, but be aware of the risks.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Rough weather is possible, but ships usually move out of the way of a storm
Cruise ships are not obligated to stick to their published itinerary
Cruise lines took different approaches when guests were left behind before Irene
Expert: Buy travel insurance; stay close to the ship if a storm is approaching

(CNN) — The Caribbean doesn’t seem like the ideal place for a vacation during hurricane season, yet many travelers take [...] Continue Reading…

Travel Bargain: Repositioning Cruises Offer Great DealsNews from ABC News:Could you use a little pampering at sea? A nice, long, luxurious time afloat? Then you’re in luck. Fall is the perfect time to book a so-called repositioning cruise, and thereby bag one of the biggest bargains in the travel industry.
Every fall and every spring, the major cruise lines move their ships around the globe like chess pieces, repositioning them to take advantage of the changing seasons. Starting in September, when travelers’ fancies turn to warmer climes, ships begin to [...] Continue Reading…

Port Canaveral begins construction on $ 60 million terminalNews from USA Today:This item was written by Larry Bleiberg, former travel editor of Coastal Living magazine and The Dallas Morning News. Bleiberg is serving as Guest Editor of The Cruise Log while USA TODAY Cruise Editor Gene Sloan is away.
Port Canaveral has begun construction on a new $ 60 million terminal, which will be able to handle the largest cruise ships at sea.
The Cruise Terminal 6 complex is the biggest project at the east Florida port since 1995, [...] Continue Reading…

Port Canaveral begins construction on $ 60 million terminalNews from USA Today:This item was written by Larry Bleiberg, former travel editor of Coastal Living magazine and The Dallas Morning News. Bleiberg is serving as Guest Editor of The Cruise Log while USA TODAY Cruise Editor Gene Sloan is away.
Port Canaveral has begun construction on a new $ 60 million terminal, which will be able to handle the largest cruise ships at sea.
The Cruise Terminal 6 complex is the biggest project at the east Florida port since 1995, [...] Continue Reading…

Cruise ship doesn’t keep entertainment on iceNews from NewsOK.com:However, that doesn’t mean they won’t find humor on the Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas.One example is Alex Wildgoose III and Michael Craigmyle, who are featured performers in the professional ice skating show “Ice Odyssey.” Craigmyle describes his main character as a “creepy magician” who gets close to the audience, while Wildgoose is “always trying to make things up” with new tricks and juggling when he’s on the ice.They are also jokers off it.Craigmyle showed up for an interview between [...] Continue Reading…

Before Hurricane Irene Hits, Cruise Ship Scrambles To Leave New York HarborNews from Huffington Post:For Sandra and Eddie Castle, no hurricane was going to keep them from their cruise vacation.
“We just want to get on board, and get away from this storm,” Sandra Castle said as she and her husband towed their bags toward the massive Princess Cruises ship docked the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal early Saturday afternoon.
On the terminal all around the boat, which was originally due to sail out around 5 pm, last-minute preparations were underway to get [...] Continue Reading…

Hurricane Irene damages cruise lines’ private islandsNews from USA Today:This item was written by Larry Bleiberg, former travel editor of Coastal Living magazine and The Dallas Morning News. Bleiberg is serving as Guest Editor of The Cruise Log while USA TODAY Cruise Editor Gene Sloan is away.
Hurricane Irene damaged Royal Caribbean’s CocoCay and Norwegian Cruise Line’s Great Stirrup Cay when the storm passed through the Bahamas yesterday. The Disney Cruise Line has also rerouted one ship, allowing time to inspect facilities at Castaway Cay, its private island.
In addition, at [...] Continue Reading…

Cruise ships race Hurricane Irene to East Coast portsNews from USA Today:This item was written by Larry Bleiberg, former travel editor of Coastal Living magazine and The Dallas Morning News. Bleiberg is serving as Guest Editor of The Cruise Log while USA TODAY Cruise Editor Gene Sloan is away.
UPDATE, FRIDAY, 4:00 P.M. ET: See this post for the latest itinerary changes.
ORIGINAL POST: Cruise ships are now speeding to their Eastern Seaboard home ports to end voyages before Hurricane Irene strikes. The storm is also altering ship schedules for cruises leaving [...] Continue Reading…