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Norwegian Luna Review is officially LIVE! Check out our thoughts and learn some tips and tricks with us as we tell you everything you need to know! youtu.be/9wuy3Eyl-g0?si=D6e3… #norwegianluna #cruisenorwegian
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Heartbreaking turn in a story we’ve talked about many times over the years. Cruise ship “condos” have had a tumultuous go, and Villa Vie’s announcement that “it has suspended operations” will have long-term, devastating ramifications.
Passengers on an ‘endless’ world cruise have been told to leave residential ship Villa Vie Odyssey with all their belongings in Cambodia after the company said it was 'unable to secure the fuel necessary to continue operations'.
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We booked the Margaritaville at Sea Beachcomber inaugural cruise when it was first announced. Imagine our surprise when we logged in and saw this little update to the itinerary name! Looks like we’ll all be on the 🎶Same Boat🎵! #margaritavilleatsea #beachcomber #zacbrownband
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We’re introducing our Groupies to Revolution: A Celebration of Prince onboard the beautiful Norwegian Aqua. Such a fantastic show! Have you seen it? #norwegianaqua
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Did you hear the latest news about @CruiseNorwegian Aura? The ship will be ready early! They’re not just adding 2-3 short voyages, it’s a full 10- and 9-night voyage! What are your thoughts on the new “inaugural” cruises that they announced? #cruisenews ncl.com/newsroom/norwegian-c…
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Starting today (September 24, 2026), Virgin Voyages status match program is back for a limited time! Details: Only applies to a single sailing and requires access key when booking. Match open to cruise lines, airlines, and hotel status. #cruisenews virginvoyages.com/sailing-cl…
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100 cruises! How did that happen?! 🤯 Check out some fun stats from my first 100 sailings. Can you guess my most-sailed cruise line? How about the most sailed ship? thiscruiselife.com/first-100…
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Royal Caribbean Group to acquire 50% stake in Sandals Resorts for $3 Billion. I’m guessing this means they’ll have to soften the language around what a poor deal land-based vacations are compared to cruising in their quarterly earnings calls! lol ;) $RCL reuters.com/business/royal-c…
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Well that wasn’t on our Bingo cards: “MSC explores takeover of German cruise-ship builder Meyer Werft” Preliminary negotiations could see MSC take 80% stake as Meyer Werft’s biggest customer. Imagine controlling future ship capacity?! 🤯 #cruisenews seekingalpha.com/news/464458…
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Every cruiser knows Peter Max. For so many of us, his iconic Umbrella Man is forever connected to the excitement of setting sail. Fair winds, Peter Max. Thank you for the color, joy, and impact you’ve had on the art world. Your light shines on. 💙 wsoctv.com/news/trending/pet…
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Our Oosterdam sailing to check out HAL Evolution was canceled and we were automatically rebooked on a “similar” Spain & Gibraltar sailing. The irony? Gibraltar isn’t even on the new Spain & Gibraltar sailing!!! 😂🤦‍♂️ @CruiseRadio covered this news today in case you missed it!
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With 85%+ of reviewers rating Great Tides Waterpark a perfect 5 stars, it appears that @CruiseNorwegian has a hit on their hands! We just missed the opening on our August sailing, but will be back next month to check it out! Stay tuned. $NCLH #cruisenews seekingalpha.com/news/464089…
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It looks like @VirginVoyages wanted to get in on the survey action as well! Sadly I’ve been sworn to secrecy so I can’t share any of the details. Which cruise line will be next?!
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It looks like @RoyalCaribbean is starting to work on their next class of ship with a huge focus on the upper pool decks. Excited to see what plans they have in store for their newest ships.
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I hate to say it… but one of the worst shows I’ve EVER seen at sea. Out of Time on Brilliant Lady. Just terrible.
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We don’t cover Viking often, however, today’s #cruisenews is worth some rooftop-shouting post earnings: “During the quarter, our revenue increased 16.5%…” on a 10.9% increase in capacity. Q2 revenue reached $2.19B with 2026 nearly fully booked! $VIK seekingalpha.com/news/463488…
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If you’ve always wanted your own Hudson or Rolo, now is your chance! Our order is placed and Chef Hudson will soon adorn our cruise shelf. With 100% of profits donated to charity, this is one cause we’re happy to get behind. 💙 Get yours, but only through September 6!
All profits donated to charity, here we goooo!! I’m crossing my fingers, arms, legs, toes and everything I can that we’ll raise a lot… 🚀🐕 They’re available to order for less than 3 weeks so PLEASE don’t miss out. Https://emmacruises.juniperc… 😁❤️ I can’t wait to see where you take yours. I thought it was about time we showed some appreciation for the chefs onboard cruise ships. 👀📸 (I do have direct donation links set up too if you’d like to help us support the charities but don’t want the actual toys, just comment and I’ll send you the links). 🐕🐈 Thank you SO MUCH. I am so proud of our community and the charities we’re helping to support. 🙏🏼🥳
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“NCL has not commented on case, and neither has the pig…” Thanks to Cruise Radio for the giggle (and cruise news!) to start our Monday off right!
Cruise News Today for Monday, August 17. #cruise
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Hey @Chase - can you help me understand why I’m still fighting with Marriott over a Bonvoy stay booked through Chase portal that they say doesn’t qualify for nights? It’s a stay booked at The Edit and now they say it doesn’t qualify (direct opposition of what the portal says). 🤦‍♂️
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Our at-home “lose the cruise weight” routine is officially coming to a close. Salad and Go is going out of business with today being their final day. We will miss them so much! Thank you to all of the Greenies (crew) that served us over the years. 💙 #SaladandGo #RIP
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Backseat TCL selfie can only mean one thing! Norwegian Prima, here we come!
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