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Australia cruise growth problematic
Here is a note for the cruise industry about Australia… I know you’re upset that a study recommends you not use the Garden Island Dock in Sydney for your ships (they would have to share with the navy),...
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Cruise round-up: Themes, Barcelona, Mazatlan
Time to go “Around the Horn” with cruise news. It seems forever (it’s actually been 38 years) that the Garrison Keeler’s Prairie Home Companion, located in the fictional town of Lake Woebegone in...
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Cruise port Vancouver narrowing gap
Another 7,000 passengers for 2012. That’s the forecast for Vancouver’s Port Metro and its two cruise terminals at Canada Place and Ballantyne piers as the Alaska cruise season gets underway. Expected...
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Barcelona Games more than a memory
From the decks of the Oceania Riviera, my colleagues from cruisingdoneright.com, Bob and Nancy Dunn, report today on the new ship’s home port. The next major launch will be the 3,600-passenger Carnival...
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Cruise ships returning to Puerto Plata
Carnival Corporation held ground-breaking ceremonies last week for a new port in the Dominican Republic. The Amber Cove Cruise Center, which will cost about $65 million, will be a joint venture between...
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Cruise-related websites worth visiting
The Ruby Princess, featured today in “Phil’s Picks” Today, I am going to tell you about a couple of websites that I find indispensable: 1) cruisetimetables.com 2) seatguru.com Here is what each has to...
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Marseille on the road to Cassis
MARSEILLE, France — This was the first port on my 12-day Mediterranean cruise on the new Carnival Breeze…except that it should say “Marseille under construction.” Suffering from high unemployment, the...
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From the Breeze to a pretty city in Italy
SORRENTO, Italy — Our ship, the Carnival Breeze, pulled into Salerno this morning and was tucked in against the local mountains. However, Sorrento — not Salerno — was our goal and the view of it from...
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Venice like it’ll never be seen again
VENICE — Take a look at this picture and tell me what’s unusual about it. It could be that this is a once-in-a-lifetime shot, never to be seen again when taken at this time of day. It was around 2 p.m....
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Carnival’s about-face on Norfolk, Virginia
We all change our minds. That’s part of life. Now, Carnival has changed its mind. Vance Gulliksen, a company spokesman, confirmed that Carnival will return to Norfolk, Virginia in 2015, after...
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Three cruise lines cement port relationships
Cruisers in the western half of North America can now be assured there will always be a Royal Caribbean ship in Galveston — at least for the next five years. The two have signed a five-year agreement....
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The Caribbean: Still the standard for cruising
Without the Caribbean, cruising would be just another vacation opportunity. The Caribbean is where most cruisers go for their first cruise. It’s also the place they probably make the decision whether...
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Carnival uncovers another ‘Norwegian sea change’
I am always on the lookout for that “sea change” kind of idea … you know, the one where you say “Ah, yes, this is the one I can bet on to be such a success for one cruise line that others will jump on...
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Cruise lines play chess with worldly itineraries
While the Caribbean continues to be the most popular cruise destination anywhere, there’s a chess game going on in several other ports in the world. Royal Caribbean continues to make moves to solidify...
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The price of this ‘Sanctuary’ now twice as much
Monday Morning Chatter… Look up the word “sanctuary” and you will find various meanings, but most think of it as “safe place.” If you’re on a Princess ship the price of that “safe place” — The...
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Ketchikan a casualty for Carnival this summer
Carnival heads the changing tides of news notes today… Carnival Miracle, which sails to Alaska from Seattle, will be skipping Ketchikan on 15 of its cruises. The cruise line has a technical issue that...
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Triple play on deck for Carnival, Galveston
When Carnival Cruise Lines finds a market to its liking, the resources pour into the port. The latest example is Galveston. Carnival’s adding a third year-round ship to the market, and that’s a first...
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Coming: The return of the Mexican Riviera!
There’s a reasonable chance that some of you who are reading this today first got the cruise bug by watching the TV series The Love Boat in the late 1970s. If that was a fun decade, the actors had more...
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Trending to more overnight stays for cruise ships
A frequent question I get at portsandbows@gmail.com is: Why don’t cruise lines schedule more overnights? Actually, the answer is simple. Money. Cruise lines make a lot of money on board from duty free...
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New Orleans hit by Royal Caribbean departure
Usually when a cruise line is pulling out of a homeport, you will find it announced in this space with the reasons for the departure. However, there is an element of sadness with Royal Caribbean’s...
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