Carnival Cruise Line Brand Ambassador John Heald is sympathetic to new cruisers and tries to help. Recently (on June 11) he turned to his massive Facebook audience for help.

The cruise industry is exploring alternative fuels to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) offers some emissions benefits over diesel but may not be a long-term solution.

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Cruise lines typically know far in advance when each ship will be out of service for its dry dock, and they plan their cruise itineraries around that. However, sometimes schedule changes happen.

Indeed, Norwegian is essentially two cruise lines in one. The line's 10 newest ships are big, bustling floating megaresorts that can carry upward of 3,000 to 4,000 passengers at double occupancy ...

Many cruise lines offer food-and-beverage packages and other inclusive options, but only a few can accurately claim to be all-inclusive. That means everything onboard, from specialty restaurants ...

A Carnival Cruise Line ship rescued four people and three dogs from a catamaran after it sent out a distress call in the Pacific Ocean, May 23, 2025.

Cruise lines are increasingly focusing their itineraries on their own private islands and resorts. Royal Caribbean says by 2027, 90% of its Caribbean cruises will sail to one of its in-house ...

Carnival Cruise Line banned dozens of people after a massive brawl. Trelle Ray / Facebook McDonald said cruises are more prone to crime because of the number of people packed in a tight area.

The cruise line has ordered four larger ships, carrying 5,000 passengers each, for delivery starting in 2030 (with several more Prima Class ships rolling out in the interim).

American Cruise Lines, as its name suggests, is an “All-American” cruise line whose entire fleet is made in the U.S.

Construction continues on a new 1,500-foot-long dock as Norwegian Cruise Line’s new ship Norwegian Aqua still has to anchor offshore from the line’s private Bahamas island Great Stirrup Cay on ...