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Melissa Mayntz

Avid, enthusiastic cruiser (35 cruises and counting!), having sailed on multiple cruise lines, 20+ different ships in a variety of classes, and visited ports of call in more than 6 countries, including Caribbean, Mexican, Alaskan, and Hawaiian ports. Widely traveled on multiple continents, as well as a professional freelance writer and editor with more than 20 years' experience and thousands of articles published. Find out more about us here.

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PortMiami to Welcome Eight New Cruise Ships

Eight new ships from eight different cruise lines will visit PortMiami for the first time in the coming months.
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Carnival Cruise Line News

Carnival Cruise Guest Sues For Losing Finger in Door

A cruise guest has sued Carnival Corporation over a finger injury caused by a slamming balcony door. Is this a lawsuit worth considering?
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Royal Caribbean News

Royal Caribbean Ship Has Unexpected Second Visit to Florida

Oasis of the Seas is in a different port and different country than expected on Wednesday due to poor weather in the Bahamas.
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Royal Caribbean News

Weather Forces Royal Caribbean Ship to Make Alternative Plans

Allure of the Seas is cancelling a port, changing another visit, and sailing to an unexpected destination - all because of poor weather.
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Princess Cruises News

Carnival Reusing Cruise Ship Cooking Oil in Alaska

What's cooking with Princess Cruises in Alaska is a new way to fuel land tour buses by reusing cruise ship cooking oil.
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P&O Cruises

P&O Cruises Ship Involved in Major Search and Rescue Operation

The P&O Iona cruise ship was involved in a major search and rescue operation in the North Sea after two cargo vessels collided.
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Carnival Cruise Line News

Carnival Cruise Line Addresses Issue of Handing Over Passports

Carnival guests have learned they must surrender their passports on Carnival Freedom, but it isn't an unusual requirement, just a new one.
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Carnival Cruise Line News

Carnival Cruise Passenger Wakes Up to Flooded Cabin

Carnival cruise passenger wakes up to a flooded cabin on a recent Carnival Radiance sailing and captures how the crew worked to resolve it.
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Carnival Cruise Line News

Carnival Ship Sets Sail With New Funnel After Dry Dock

Carnival Freedom completes dry dock in Cadiz, Spain, including a new funnel after a fire destroyed it in 2022.
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