Cruiseradio

Booking a river cruise feels simple at the point of sale. You choose a sailing, choose a cabin, hand over a card number, and get a confirmation email. Then the paperwork arrives and the picture gets more complicated.

(Photo courtesy of Celebrity Cruises)

There is a deposit that may or may not come back to you. There is a balance due on a date that sits oddly far...

Even as loyalty to a particular brand is becoming less and less valuable, cruise lines are working hard to bring first timers into the tent. There are several reasons why, but one of the biggest is one those being pursued might not be aware of.

You Don’t Know What You’re Missing

During a recent sailing, I had an opportunity to chat with several first-time cruise...

Port Tampa Bay has started filling the former Metroport site, once home to the historic Banana Docks, marking the first visible phase of construction on a new cruise terminal.

It’s the port’s first new cruise terminal in more than 25 years and will become its fourth once finished.

What’s happening now

Kimmins Contracting Corporation is leading site...

Holland America Line has opened bookings for its 2028 Europe season, with departures running January through early December.

(Photo courtesy of Holland America Line)

It’s the line’s highest number of Europe port calls in nearly a decade, with record visits to Norway, Spain, Ireland and the Netherlands.

Five Cruise Ships in Europe

Five ships will sai...

Norwegian Cruise Line has released the first images of Great Tides Waterpark, a six-acre addition to its private island Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas.

It opens Sept. 4, 2026, timed to Norwegian Luna’s Aug...