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Carnival Cruise Line has announced that it will be showing more American Football for next season, agreeing a deal to screen both NFL and college football.

John Heald announced via his Facebook page that the cruise line has bought the NFL Syndication and Sunday Ticket package.

This means that, across the fleet, guests will be able to enjoy Monday Night Football and Thursday Night Football.

The cruise line has also struck an agreement to show 12 college football games every week of the 14-week season, with games chosen for the home ports of the ships.

The games won’t be shown on the cabin TVs, but will be available to watch in the casino bars, the pubs and the breweries onboard.

Some games will also be shown on the big screen, but the Dive In movies will still take priority.

The only exception is the Super Bowl, which will definitely be shown on the big screens and in the onboard theatre on each ship.

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Carnival Cruise Line has revealed it will be offering its first-ever solar eclipse cruise in 2026, departing from Dover.

The cruise was announced by John Heald on his Facebook page, and will offer guests the opportunity to enjoy almost 100% totality for the solar event.

The 11-night cruise will take place on Carnival Legend and will depart Dover on 9th August 2026, calling at ports such as Le Havre (Paris), Vigo, Lisbon and Zeebrugge.

But it’s the sea day on 12th August when guests will be able to enjoy the solar eclipse from the ship, provided the weather is nice and clear!

“The chance to see a total solar eclipse while having fun exploring the cultural richness of Spain, Portugal and France aboard Carnival Legend, is a truly special opportunity – among a lineup of many phenomenal cruises“

Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line

The cruise is a round-trip from Dover, meaning it could be perfect for UK guests who wish to try out a Fun Ship and see the solar eclipse in one exciting holiday.

It can be booked currently through the Carnival website and is expected to be available through online travel agents soon.

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Norwegian Cruise Line has introduced some new sustainable serveware for room service orders, in a bid to cut down on single-use plastics.

The new trays are made from 50% recycled materials and will replace the traditional porcelain plates/bowls and the plastic wrap used to cover them.

It’s down to a new partnership with Drinique, which is a manufacturer of unbreakable, reusable serveware that already works with several hotel chains, nightclubs, restaurants and more.

The new serveware is already in use on Norwegian Viva and Norwegian Prima, and will be rolled out to the rest of the fleet by the end of 2024.

This is the latest move by NCL to cut down on single-use plastics on ships.

“As part of our commitment to reduce the use of single plastic on board, we continuously search for opportunities to implement new environmentally friendly practices, while keeping our mission of delivering more experiences so our guests can vacation better with us top of mind…

“We’re excited to continue to work with Drinique to introduce these new reusable bento boxes across our fleet and continue doing our part to protect and preserve the environment.”

Mark Kansley, senior vice president of hotel operations at Norwegian Cruise Line

It was the first cruise line to remove single-use plastic straws and single-use plastic water bottles from ships in 2020, with an estimated saving of 77 million straws and 27 million water bottles.

The cruise line has committed to a fleet-wide recycling policy where possible and is aiming for net-zero emissions by 2050.

The next big step of that plan will be making sure at least half the fleet is capable of using shore power technology by the end of 2024.

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Exciting plans to build a new terminal at Port Canaveral for cruise ships have been cancelled.

The new Terminal 6 had been planned for the existing North 8 berth space and was designed to accommodate the largest cruise ships in the world.

It would’ve also seen the port keep up with the growing demand for cruises – the port is already the busiest for embarkations in the world, but cruising continues to grow in popularity.

And the new development would’ve helped to update the travel system for the wider port, with a new dedicated flyover ramp, new car park and more.

But in a 4-1 vote this week, the Port Canaveral Commission reversed their decision to proceed with the terminal, which would’ve been ready for 2026.

It comes after pressure from local officials over the support for the space and cargo industries, with the state expressing that supporting the cruise industry on the north side of the terminal would be to the detriment of those other industries.

The commission then commented that another location for the new cruise terminal at the port hadn’t been identified, and while it was not an easy decision, the new terminal should be nixed.

It remains to be seen how the port will expand for cruises in future, but reports suggest several members of the commission were disappointed with the state’s position and the overall outcome.

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Royal Caribbean has unveiled some details of what guests can expect onboard Star of the Seas when she launches in August 2025.

The second Icon-class ship will sail from Port Canaveral, and is being aimed as a rival not just to other cruise ships, but also Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Florida, with the cruise line explaining that it wants to offer an experience at sea that draws people away from the theme parks.

As a result, there are some changes planned for Star of the Seas compared to her sister Icon, which Royal Caribbean has now started to reveal.

One of the biggest changes will be to the Surfside area, with several small adjustments made to alter the target age of this neighborhood on the ship. On Icon of the Seas, this area is very much aimed at 0-6 year olds (and parents), but that age group will increase up to 10-year-olds to challenge the theme park demographics.

This will include new features for Splashaway Bay and the Playscape, and embracing the fact that the Water’s Edge pool on Icon has become more of an extension to the kids’ pools rather than a separate area for parents, as was originally intended.

The kids’ clubs will see some changes too, with more of a focus on analog play for Adventure Ocean, instead of just video games (though those will remain), and better meet-up and independent spaces for teens.

Parts of the ship will get an updated look and feel, with new multi-colour lighting for The Pearl, and updates to the Ultimate Family Townhouse suite.

And in terms of dining, Pier 7 will be overhauled, there’ll be slight changes to the AquaDome Market, and Icon’s Empire Supper Club will become the Lincoln Park Supper Club with more of a Chicago theme.

One really cool feature to be added will be facial recognition for staterooms, although it will be a pilot programme only for a select few staterooms, with no specifics on which ones yet. But opening your door without needing your keycard – provided it’s reliable – will be great, especially if you’re carrying sleepy kids back to the room!

Expect more details on the ship to be revealed as we get closer to her arrival later in 2025.

Don’t worry though, dog fans – the ship will have a resident dog onboard just like Icon. Sailor is their name!

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A victim of credit fraud has shared their story of how their parents managed to open credit cards in their name in order to pay for cruise holidays.

Sharing their story on Reddit, the person explained how they received a letter from a collection agency that wanted to work out a payment plan for more than $10,000 of credit card debt.

They did some investigating and realised it wasn’t a scam, working out that their parents must have opened the credit card in their name due to the address being on every bit of correspondence.

While their parents initially denied it, they eventually relented and explained they had intended to pay the cards off themselves, but the payments became too high. They also admitted to opening credit cards in the Reddit user’s siblings’ names.

What’s even worse is that they advised their child to file for bankruptcy, but only once the parents had time to open up more credit cards in their children’s names first!

Unfortunately, the user has since deleted their Reddit account so we won’t get closure on the story, but hopefully, they were able to get the debt removed from their credit file.

As amazing as cruise holidays are, don’t commit credit fraud in order to pay for them!

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Following protests that already affected Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Seas and the luxury cruise ship Seven Seas Mariner, two more ships have been impacted by the group this week.

Firstly, Ambassador Cruise Line was forced to alter its itinerary for the ship Ambition, and avoid the port of Amsterdam altogether, instead re-routing the ship to the nearby port of Ijmuiden.

This was due to anticipated protests which the cruise line became aware of, so it took precautionary action.

The result was that guests who wanted to visit Amsterdam were forced to take a longer bus journey into the city of around an hour, although the cruise line did at least provide complimentary transfers for those guests.

Extinction Rebellion had a more significant impact on another Royal Caribbean ship Serenade of the Seas, forcing this ship to be delayed in the locks due to the protests.

Serenade of the Seas had originally been due to sail to Bergen in Norway on the day in question, but changed plans to try to get ahead of the protestors.

However, that failed, and the ship was eventually able to dock at Amsterdam after a delay of several hours.

Serenade of the Seas is currently on the final leg of her epic 274-night world cruise, which has experienced drama and controversy already as the so-called ‘TikTok cruise’, and is due to complete the sailing on 10th September in Miami.

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Carnival Cruise Line has notified guests who had booked a cruise on Carnival Liberty that their voyage has been cancelled, due to the ship being chartered.

Many guests had already booked onto the cruise set to depart on 19th October 2025, but the cruise line has now confirmed that the cruise will no longer be going ahead.

“We are very sorry to inform you that the ship has been chartered and your cruise has been cancelled… We have a variety of alternatives and are confident you will find another Carnival cruise that is filled with an equal amount of fun.”

Notification sent to guests booked on the cruise

The cruise line is allowing guests to cancel their cruise without any fee, or book a different cruise. If they choose a similar cruise itinerary then their fare will be protected.

There are several limitations on this and guests can’t book onto charter cruises or longer cruises, along with certain key dates, and cruises to Hawaii, Europe or Alaska.

Guests who do choose to rebook on an alternative sailing will be given $100 per person onboard credit to enjoy on their cruise.

Anyone who doesn’t contact Carnival to book an alternative sailing by 29th August 2024 will automatically be refunded.

While it must be extremely frustrating to be told that your cruise is no longer going ahead because a charter takes priority, guests can at least be thankful that the cruise line has been upfront about the reason.

Cruise lines can cancel dates without providing an explanation, so at least the guests know the cause of the cancelled cruise – and they’re being told 14 months before they sail, so many won’t have booked airfare yet if needed.

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Guests embarking on a cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas were greeted by a major plumbing issue with no running water onboard.

According to a guest who posted on Reddit, this meant that no sinks were available for hand-washing, and none of the toilets were able to flush.

The ship is in Piraeus, the port near Athens, with guests arriving for a 7-day trip around the Greek Isles.

The guest said that they first tried the buffet and found that the drinks machines were dispensing pure syrup, and because no notices had been posted anywhere, they assumed it was just a drinks issue.

But then, on visiting the bathrooms, they found that the toilets weren’t flushing and the taps in the sink weren’t working, with no hand sanitiser available in the bathrooms either.

The guest spoke to the Guest Services team who confirmed it was a ship-wide issue, and that repairs would take at least another hour, having already been without water for two hours.

I’ll update once I know more, especially if the repairs take longer than planned!

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A cruise ship caught fire while docked in Jeju, South Korea this week, with three crew members injured as a result.

The Adora Mediterranea, sailing for Chinese-American cruise line Adora Cruises, was visiting Jeju as planned when a fire broke out in the engine room.

It’s not fully clear what caused the fire to start, but a letter from the cruise line to guests onboard said that it was due to a failure of air conditioning systems.

The fire did reach some guest areas but was brought under control by the onboard safety systems, including the sprinkler system.

Three crew members suffered from smoke inhalation and were treated, but as most guests were ashore, that was the extent of the human injury.

The ship remained docked in Jeju for an additional day for repairs, with guests given a free tour of the destination as a thank-you and free hotel stays while the ship was briefly repaired and certified. This did mean that a visit to Fukuoka in Japan was unfortunately cancelled.

Following the repairs into the next day, the ship was then deemed safe to sail and set off for her home port of Tianjin in China.

As compensation for the issues, guests have been refunded all hotel service fees along with a 50% refund of the total cost of the cruise. They will also receive 400 RMB (around £43/$56) for the cancelled port visit to Fukuoka, as part of cruise travel protection that’s automatically in place for all guests.

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