CND's Cruiseblogger

Ten years ago today, I was watching Good Morning America, from my home at the time in the Midwest, thinking about getting ready to go to my...

Albuquerque TV station KOB's website is carrying a story about a convicted sex offender from their area, apparently out on bond from an...

Carnival Fantasy returned to New Orleans yesterday as scheduled. Is that news? A lot of news outlets think it is, because the wire service s...

We are seeing a lot of articles, mostly from local news outlets on the West Coast, which are reporting the sudden windfall by their local po...

Earlier this week, the Anchorage Daily News published an editorial that, while it's a valid opinion, it also shows the wrong thinking in...

Will your cruise ship sailing out of Miami be adding a call at a Cuban port anytime soon? No. The US news media is reporting that the Obama ...

There are two types of articles being written about the cruise industry lately. One is consumer-oriented and talks about what good deals the...

It seems that lately there have been several articles published by various media outlets that are either basically untrue or the headline an...

A bunch of newspapers are reporting that there have been about 80 cases of norovirus aboard Queen Victoria's second cruise. As we've...

Last Monday, I was fortunate to be invited by Cunard to attend the naming ceremony for Queen Victoria. I'm sure you've read accounts...

An clever journalist in the UK (and probably one who dreams of going on a cruise) has looked at what it costs to jail criminals in the UK an...

At this time of year, when you hear "Santa," most people assume the next word will be "Clause," but thousands of people ...

Many North American fans of Princess Cruises as sad to see the line deploying the Sun-class ships on more exotic itineraries that are far f...

Here's the story: Two passengers die from natural causes aboard Celebrity's Summit last week while the ship was en route from San Di...

Emerald Princess entered service in the Mediterranean last spring, but just arrived at its winter home (Ft. Lauderdale) last weekend. This ...

Did you catch the somewhat uneven review of writer Jason Cochran's cruise to Bermuda aboard Azamara Journey in the New York Post ? It st...

Royal Caribbean acquired Spanish tour operator Pullmantur and their ships a year ago, but for some reason the English-speaking Cuban press s...

When people who don't usually go on cruises come back from one and write about it, it often seems they forget to unpack their memories o...

A lot of people consider themselves "in the know" because they get their information from bulletin boards. We always caution peopl...

It seems to be a trend when plans are announced to retire a classic ship that there's an instant reaction with an outcry to save the shi...