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Carnival Cruise Line Opens Itineraries From Two Southern Homeports

By |September 4th, 2024|Categories: Feature, General|Tags: |

Cruisers looking for a vacation from two popular drive-to ports in the Southern US can choose from an impressive mix of Carnival Cruise Line itineraries in 2026-27. The sailings from Tampa, Florida, and Mobile, Alabama, are open for sale with departures to the Caribbean, Bahamas, and the Panama Canal. The 2,000-guest Carnival Paradise, a Fantasy-class ship that launched in 1998, already is deployed year-round at Tampa while Carnival Legend will offer a 2026-27 winter season series. The ship, a Spirit-class vessel that debuted in 2001, accommodates 2,124 guests. The 2,124-guest Carnival Spirit, the first in the line’s Spirit[...]

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Avoid These Cruise Scams, Says a Travel Agent

By |September 4th, 2024|Categories: Feature, General|

One travel agent is raising a red flag about common scams she's seen that could ruin your cruise vacation plans. Jenn Greene is a Travel Planner affiliated with MEI Travel and regularly books Royal Caribbean cruises. She's one of the top earners at her agency, and she's run into all sorts of scenarios with her clients.While most people have no issues, she's noticed an influx lately of bad actors who are causing problems, "With cruising being more popular than ever, we are seeing an uptick in scammers trying to take advantage of travelers."Consumers should always be vigilant about sharing[...]

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Tiered Bookings for New Disney Cruise Ship to Open This Week

By |September 4th, 2024|Categories: Feature, General|Tags: |

Fans of Disney Cruise Line, who want to be among the first to sail aboard the new Disney Destiny, may get the chance to snag their spot on one of her inaugural voyages as early as this week.  With a little more than a year before she officially enters service at the end of 2025, Disney is ready to open bookings for the third of the Wish-class vessels, which is currently under construction at Germany’s Meyer Werft Shipyard.  The first round of bookings will open on September 6, 2024, to the highest ranking members of Disney’s loyalty club,[...]

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How Americans Are Saving on Cruise Vacations Despite Economic Concerns

By |September 4th, 2024|Categories: Feature, General|

Americans are spending more on travel than any other leisure category, and going on vacation is more of a need than a luxury.Royal Caribbean Group President and CEO Jason Liberty told investors during a recent earnings call that his company's research is seeing consumers increasing their travel spend over the next year, even though some Americans are worried about the economy."Our research suggests that consumers are spending more on travel than any other leisure category and that they intend to increase their travel spend in the next 12 months."A study by Forbes indicates that 46% of Americans are[...]

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Grandeur of the Seas 5-night Western Caribbean Cruise Compass – August 31, 2024

By |September 4th, 2024|Categories: Feature, General|

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Carnival Cruise Line Won’t Be Showing Major US Debate

By |September 4th, 2024|Categories: Feature, General|Tags: |

With the US presidential election just weeks away between two very polarizing candidates – former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris – the much-anticipated debate between the two on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 is of interest to many, including cruise travelers. But what about passengers who will incidentally be on a cruise during the debate – televised from 9 p.m. Eastern Time and expected to last approximately 90 minutes – can they tune in? An interested Carnival Cruise Line guest asked Brand Ambassador John Heald about whether or not the debate would be shown onboard[...]

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