“They Took My Balcony Handle”: What Carnival Actually Does When a Guest Drinks Too Much
Security walked her back, took her key and her drinks package, then unscrewed the balcony door handle. Why Carnival does it, and what it means for you.
Cruise Disasters: What the Official Reports Actually Found
Search for cruise disasters and you will find the same ten stories, told the same way, with no ship named and no date given. “The cruise ship that lost power and drifted for days.” “The massive wave that crashed through…
The Fastest Liner Ever Built Lost a Rent Fight. Next Month She Becomes a Reef
The SS United States still holds the Atlantic speed record. In November, Florida plans to sink her as the world's largest artificial reef.
AIDAnova Turned Around for a Burning Fishing Boat. The Law Said It Had To
A sea day detour: AIDAnova's crew pulled four fishermen from a liferaft in the Skagerrak. The timeline, the maritime law, and what it means for passengers.
A Bermuda Cruise Was Sent to Canada. Guests Can’t Get Off the Ship.
Vision of the Seas swapped Bermuda for an overnight in Saint John, where guests can't go ashore. Oasis lost three ports too. What happened and what you're owed.
He Ran a Marathon in Every Port, Plus 185 Laps of the Ship. Then Etna Erupted.
Seven marathons in seven days on Enchanted Princess, 185 deck laps and an erupting Etna. What it shows about the all-aboard clock.
Bees Took Over a Utopia of the Seas Umbrella. Then the Beekeeper Brought a Vacuum.
A bee swarm moved in under a Deck 15 umbrella on Utopia of the Seas in Port Canaveral. Why bees board ships, and what to do if you meet one.
Carnival Spirit’s Hawaii Cruise Lost Its Only Foreign Port. An 1886 Law Says That Matters
A hurricane reshuffle, a surprise repair stop in Honolulu, then no Victoria. Why losing Carnival Spirit's only foreign port matters, and what guests got.
Party Ship, Floating Hotel, Crypto Dream: The 1961 Liner Funchal Is Sold, and the Buyer Also Scraps Ships
The 1961 liner Funchal carried an emperor's remains, then a string of failed hotel plans. Today it sold to a Greek owner of repair and scrap yards.
Carnival Freedom’s Funnel Caught Fire Twice. Now It Has a Third Whale Tail, and It’s Shorter
Two funnel fires, two cut-downs and a patent calling it ornamental: Carnival Freedom's third whale tail, and what guests got when the funnel burned.