Norwegian Cruise Line’s largest and most innovative Freestyle Cruising ship to date will summer in the Mediterranean NEW YORK – January 26, 2010 – Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that its largest and most innovative Freestyle Cruising ship to date, Norwegian Epic, debuting this July, will summer in the Mediterranean as part of her 2011/2012 deployment.  The ship will sail a seven-day Western Mediterranean itinerary from Barcelona, Spain from May through October 2011.  Ports of call include: Florence/Pisa (Livorno); Rome (Civitavecchia); Naples, Italy; an...

• Pier 18 is designed to get each cruiser from the curb to the check-in procedures and onboard the Oasis of the Seas within 15 minutes, once all departing guests have been cleared. • Pier 18 boasts a 4,000-square-foot skylight, frosted glass accents, and TVs to direct guests to security and check- in areas. • The Cruise Highlights flyer will be delivered to guests on the first day of the cruise to help with planning activities and entertainment for the week. • Onboard Oasis guests won’t have to retrieve life jackets from their stateroom and then...

The top of Disney Cruise Line's next ship will feature a miniature golf course themed around Goofy and a water play area for kids that has Nemo as its inspiration. The 2,500-passenger Disney Dream, currently under construction at a shipyard in Germany, also will boast an adults-only decktop pool area with a swim-up bar. The new decktop features, unveiled today, are in addition to a previously announced high-speed flume ride that will wrap around the top of the vessel  -- a cruise industry first.  The Dream is Disney's first new cruise ship in more than a decade. It's scheduled ...

Beginning October 9. 2010, Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas will begin sailing out of the Port of Tampa. The October 9th sailing will be 7 days visiting the ports of Grand Cayman, Costa Maya, Belize and Cozumel. She will then alternate 4 and 5 day sailings.

Secrets Resorts & Spas Enters New Destination
with First Property in Cap Cana

Traditional cruisers seeking an alternative to big-ship travel are discovering the delightful difference a river cruise provides.