Hollydaytales

Just weeks after its debut, Norwegian Cruise Lines newest ship, Breakaway, has sustained exterior damage from bad weather conditions, as confirmed by a spokeswoman for Norwegian. Apparently while the Breakaway was returning from Bermuda back to New York , Norwegian Breakaway encountered winds exceeding 50 knots. The high winds caused…

If Royal Caribbean's BRILLIANCE OF THE SEAS could talk it would be singing ''I Feel Pretty'' after emerging from a three week, $30 million dry dock this week. The 90,000 ton 2,112 passenger ship, Brilliance of the Seas is the second in Royal Caribbeans lovely , mid sized radiance class…

Carnival cruise lines has written a letter to Travel Agents and other Travel Trade Partners in the United Kingdom and Ireland and announced it would be pulling ships deployed in the region back to the US home ports. In the letter Adolf Perez, Carnivals Managing Director for the UK and Ireland, cited…

Its one of the most dramatic refurbishments in contemporary cruising , CARNIVAL DESTINY has undergone a $155million transformation, culminating in what we now know of as the CARNIVAL SUNSHINE and a ray of sunshine she will be as she does a series of 9 and 12 day yoyages throughout the…

You wake up one morning, the sun in shining and you feel you could take on the world and an adventure is what you are seeking. You turn on the radio and a company are advertising what seems like a Mystery Cruise. As a seasoned cruiser you think I can do…

At sea alcohol prices are anything but cheap, but savvy cruisers know how to keep from drowning in their bar bill. So here are some great tips and tricks from myself and my customers for scoring free or discounted pours on cruise ships. One quick caveat: With a few justified…

I know this subject has been touched upon over the years but now as we find ourselves firmly seated into the 21st century, has anything really changed when it comes to asking and being given a table for 2 on cruise ships. I think not is the answer and why…

NORTHERN LIGHTS TO REACH THEIR PEAK IN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS, SAY SPACE SCIENTISTS..... Activity on the Sun rises and falls in a cycle lasting approximately 11 years and the entrancing Arctic displays known as the aurorae or the northern lights wax and wane in step with it. According to…

Seven awe-inspiring natural wonders of the world which inspire people to discover, explore and engage in these natural phenomenas, In chaos, I here you question, yes that's right, so come and join me on a sense of discovery of one very important Natural Wonder and I will explain why. The…