Carnival Corporation has reported that advance bookings for 2009 cruises are running behind those from this year, with ticket prices for new bookings also at lower levels. ...more

December 19, 2008

Cruise line competitors Carnival Corp. and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., which serve the Port of Tampa, have suspended fuel surcharges on passengers in separate moves. ...more

December 9, 2008

Cruise line competitors Carnival Corp. and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., which serve the Port of Tampa, have suspended fuel surcharges on passengers in separate moves. ...more

December 8, 2008

Sure, the fanfare and the feathers are still there: the high-stepping Vegas-look-alike hoofers, the brassy Broadway revues, and the bauble-bedecked million-dollar productions. But entertainment at sea is broadening to include classical music performances, opera, contemporary dance and theater. Cunard Line, for instance, showcased the Boston Symphony Chamber Players, one of the world's most distinguished chamber music ensembles, on Queen Mary 2's eastbound trans-Atlantic crossing that departed New York on Sept. 4. ...more

September 14, 2008

From the time I was a young boy, my English grandmother Victoria Mills spoke often of the Queen Mary, regaling me with tales of its regal elegance, gourmet dining and first-class entertainment and her memories of strolling along the promenades in her mink stole under the endless moonlit sky. ...more

September 7, 2008

Florida's attorney general is reviewing whether cruise lines such as Carnival Corp. and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. adequately disclosed surcharges they started billing passengers this month to offset rising fuel prices. ...more

February 6, 2008