Cruise Travel Blog

Royal Caribbean Group is reportedly close to taking a majority stake in Sandals Resorts, a deal that could reshape how cruise and resort vacations connect. Add a devastating fire at Alaska's newest cruise dock, record numbers at PortMiami, bigger private islands, and a busy deployment calendar, and there's plenty to cover. Let's dig in. Royal Caribbean Group is reportedly nearing a deal for a majority stake in Sandals Resorts. According to the Financial Times, the deal values the all-inclusive operator at more than $6 billion across roughly 20 Caribbean resorts, [Read more...]

Celebrity Cruises pulled back the curtain on its 2028 deployment, and it's a genuine shift for the brand. The Mediterranean sees its largest-ever Edge-class season, with Excel, Ascent, and Eclipse sailing 7- to 11-night itineraries across Italy, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, and Morocco. New for 2028: calls at Bari, Italy, plus a year-round Eastern Med program with overnights in Alexandria, Egypt. Perhaps the biggest surprise is Celebrity Beyond leaving her usual Caribbean summer home for 14- to 18-night Norway, Iceland, and Scandinavia sailings, while Apex takes on the British Isles [Read more...]

It was a big week for deployment news, and Norwegian Cruise Line led the way with a huge release covering April through October 2028: over 500 voyages across all 20 ships, visiting 59 countries with an average port stay of 9.5 hours. Highlights include Norwegian Aqua running short 3- and 4-night Bahamas sailings, Getaway heading to Iceland and Greenland, Prima relocating to Galveston for the summer, and the reimagined Great Stirrup Key debuting a new water park and pier. Norwegian also confirmed it's retiring five older ships, including Norwegian [Read more...]

Preview of the onboard amenities and experiences on the Oceania Sonata, arriving 2027.

A guide to Celebrity River cruises sailing 2027 and beyond

Royal Caribbean Group introduced a loyalty program game changer for their three brands – Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea. Points Choice gives you maximum freedom to explore all of their brands!

Oceania has announced even more inclusions for their guests with new offerings in their "Your World Included" program, including an upgraded drinks option, and shore excursion credit.

Oceania Cruises has announced their 2027-2028 European season, including incredible sailings to Northern Europe and the Mediterranean, alongside the farewell tour of Insignia.

Oceania has released their Caribbean 2027-2028 cruises, with incredible options to Jamaica, Aruba, the Panama Canal, and Beyond!