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Bermuda - A Great destination for Cruises Passengers Departing from New York and New Jersey. Bermuda is a great cruise destination offering swimming, snorkeling, water sports, fishing, sightseeing, golf, fine dining. attractions and more. Bermuda is featured on select 4, 5, 7 and some longer duration cruises. Stays can vary from a 10 hours to multiple days spent dockside in Bermuda allowing passengers to be further immersed in the island's culture and history. The beautiful island of Bermuda is located 600 miles east of North Carolina near the center of the Atlantic Ocean. World renown for its pink sand beaches and pastel color houses, Bermuda is an island paradise. Check out the full Bermuda Review for Cruise Passengers . Please note: Bermuda is currently closed to cruise passengers and air travel. Here is a snip-it from the Bermuda Government concerning the Corona Virus from May 7. Our island’s borders are currently restricted to residents only. Bermuda’s ...

  Carnival to Sail Crew Home, Transfer Between Ship Expected Off of the Bahamas Eighteen Carnival Cruise Line ships will rendezvous in the Bahamas over the next several days as the final plans are put in place to sail nine of the ships to repatriate more than 10,000 healthy crew members who remain on board due to restrictions limiting air travel to Asia, Africa, Europe, India and Latin America.    The ships have been at various US homeports provisioning and bunkering for their journeys. Certain crew will join ships using water shuttles off the coast of the Bahamas.  Once this is completed, nine ships will sail to their destinations with crew from North American-based ships on board. Nine ships to remain at Bahamas, Panama The remaining nine ships will spend most of their time in anchorage positions in the Bahamas or Panama and eventually all ships will reduce their crew numbers to safe operational manning levels. Carnival President Ch...

Carnival Cruises' Carnival Victory Is On Her Way to Spain for a 38-Day Renovation to Re-merge as the Carnival Radiance Let the transformation begin! Carnival Victory departed PortMiami yesterday (Sunday 3/1/2020)  bound for Cadiz, Spain, where she will undergo a $200 million dry dock and emerge as Carnival Radiance this spring. Following a trans-Atlantic crossing, the dry dock will take place over 38 days with the ship’s team members and contractors working around the clock to totally transform the 102,000-ton vessel adding a variety of exciting new spaces and experiences. Carnival Radiance will mark the seagoing debut of Big Chicken created by Carnival’s Chief Fun Officer Shaquille O’Neal, as well as many of the line’s most popular dining, bar, entertainment and attraction options. New offerings added to Carnival Radiance during its bow-to-stern makeover will include Guy’s Pig & Anchor Bar-B-Que Smokehouse created by Food Network star and longtime par...

I found this interesting video on Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas. During her inaugural ceremonies, upon her initial arrival in New York - the Anthem of the Seas sailed up the Hudson River as far as the Empire State Building. This video shows the spectacular skyline, at night, as the ship sails up the Hudson River. On a normal departure the Anthem of the Seas does not provide passengers this view, since the ship normally departs Cape Liberty, Bayonne NJ and turns right toward the bridge and out to sea. I hope you enjoy this video.  RETURN TO NYCRUISEINFO.com   ---------------------------------------   Sister Sites => NYCruiseInfo.com Website - Cruise Schedule, Ship Reviews, Ports of Call & More. => Nick's Cruise Corner Blog - News On Cruise Ships Sailing World Wide. => Follow Us on Instagram - NYCruiseInfo At Instagram => Subscribe to Our Monthly New York Cruises Newsletter . 

Queen Mary 2 Christmas Cruise to Feature George Takei as Guest Speaker. Celebrated actor, author and activist George Takei will headline the holiday voyage on Cunard’s flagship liner Queen Mary 2 as part of the luxury cruise line’s renowned Insights program, December 22, 2019 - Jan 3, 2020 (M001). While sailing on the 12-night Caribbean Celebration voyage, round-trip out of New York, George will be offering two presentations, a Q&A, and a book signing for guests. His first talk will focus on American history and his childhood spent in a Japanese American internment camp during WWII. In his second lecture, George will discuss his favorite Hollywood moments and behind-the-scenes anecdotes with some of his famous friends such as Tom Hanks, Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, Cary Grant, Brad Pitt, Howard Stern, Leonard Nimoy, Patrick Stewart and Jane Fonda. George Takei to be guest speaker on Queen Mary 2 holiday cruise “I am looking forward to spending the holidays on...

MSC Cruises Meraviglia to Sail New England Canada Cruises From New York After a multi-year hiatus MSC Cruises is returning to New England / Canada Cruising, offering 2 10-day sailings. MSC Cruises is placing their 2017 built MSC Meraviglia in the Northeast. The MSC Meraviglia is a very large ship weighing 171,598 tons, 1,033 feet long and 141 feet long. Capable of a cruising speed of 22 knots  the 5,714 passenger ship will be the largest cruise ship to call at New York (until 2020 when the Oasis of the Seas begins sailing from New York).   RETURN TO NYCRUISEINFO.COM .

Captain James Griffiths as the captain of Scenic Eclipse Scenic announced the appointment of Captain James Griffiths as the captain of Scenic Eclipse , the world’s first Discovery Yacht, launching August 15, 2019. “ Scenic Eclipse is setting an entirely new standard in the Cruise and Expedition industry,” stated Captain Griffiths, “and she is the first cruise ship to truly combine ‘go anywhere/see everything’ ability.” Captain Griffiths comes to Scenic with an extensive background in expedition cruising, having served as expedition captain with Windstar and captain of Lindblad’s National Geographic Explorer , as well as spending 11 years with Cunard Lines. He was appointed Chief Officer at age 25 on board the RMS Queen Mary 2 . In a career that has spanned nearly 20 years, Griffiths has worked on 12 different ships, commanding six of them, and visited more than 105 countries. Griffiths was educated in the U.K. and holds multiple degrees and designations from th...