Disney Magic is Disney Cruise Line's very first ship that launched in 1998. While she is one of the cruise line's smaller vessels, she offers some fantastic itineraries ranging from those visiting the Bahamas and Caribbean to Mexico and even the Panama Canal!

The ship was refurbished in 2013 and 2018. With these intensive updates, the ship was given new additions, such as the AquaDunk water slide and Rapunzel’s Royal Table restaurant.

One of the reasons I love cruising so much is because it’s incredibly affordable! A cruise vacation is so convenient because everything you need is in one spot, including all of your dining options, entertainment, accommodations, and transportation. You can kick back and truly relax when you decide to cruise for your vacation. 

With your cruise fare including so much, you’ll feel like you’re at an all-inclusive resort without blowing your vacation budget. 

Oceania Cruises will conduct a ship-wide refurbishment on two of its vessels as part of the next phase of its OceaniaNEXT experience elevation initiative.

This next phase, may be Oceania Cruises’ most ambitious yet, as it is seeking to completely renovate and reimagine the ships Riviera and Marina in its fleet. Oceania Cruises aims to make two of its ships better-than-new.

This means that once these two ships have been completely re-inspired from stern-to-stern, Oceania Cruises will be operating a fleet of completely new vessels.

Most of us aren’t lucky enough to live within driving distance of a cruise port. Plenty of people onboard a cruise ship have to fly from their home into a port city before boarding their cruise.

Even if you live close to a cruise port, you might want to cruise to other destinations, which often requires airline travel.

Currently three of the major cruise lines, Royal Caribbean International, Carnival Cruise Line, and Norwegian Cruise Line require that guests older than five years of age be fully vaccinated in order to cruise. However, as more amenities return to, and reopen, on cruise ships, there are more and more talks on when cruise lines might end their requirement for proof of vaccination.

Due to shipping delays and supply chain issues, the launch of Margaritaville’s cruise line has been delayed.

The first of the company’s cruise ships, Margaritaville at Sea Paradise, was scheduled to debut on April 30th 2022. In a statement from The Chief Marketing Officer of Margaritaville, Tamara Baldanza-Dekker said, “as a result of shipping delays, and in an effort to ensure the very best possible onboard experience, we are moving our first official passenger sailing to May 14th.”

The Disney Wonder, which had its maiden voyage in 1999, is the second ship from the Disney Cruise Line. It is also one of the two smaller ships (along with the Disney Magic), but still offers fun activities and amenities that are perfect for families. As a smaller ship, it is more manageable and can feel more intimate and comfortable.

Norwegian Cruise Line’s ship Pride of America returned to service on April 9th, and will resume its inter-island sailings in Hawaii.

Pride of America will return to its year-round, cruises from Honolulu Hawaii that it sailed before the COVID-19 pandemic. The itineraries for Pride of America will consist of seven-day sailings that will make stops in Honolulu, Kahului (Maui), Hilo (Big Island, Hawaii), and Nawiliwili (Kaua’i).

However, while the ship will return to its pre-pandemic sailing itineraries, details of the cruises will be different for the time being.

Saturday was the first time a cruise ship has docked within Canada in over 905 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Holland America’s ship the Koningsdam was the first to return to Canadian waters since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. The ship docked in Victoria British Columbia on Saturday, containing roughly 1,200 passengers.