Latest Cruise News for November 2018

Pizza delivery,  blow dry bars and more.  Here is the latest cruise news for November 2018.

First on deck is the $115 million dollar refurbishment of Royal Caribbean’s cruises Navigator of the Seas cruise ship.  The entire top deck of the Navigator is being redone to add the Perfect Storm water park, however this water park will be unlike any other Royal ship, as it will have the Blaster, Royal Caribbean’s first ever aqua coaster.  One to 2 guests get on a raft that will travel more than 800 feet including a section that hangs over the side of the ship.  The 2nd water slide will be the first headfirst mat racer.  In addition to the pool deck, Royal is adding Playmakers Sports Bar & Arcade, Jamie’s Italian, El Loco Fresh & Hooked Seafood as new food options, as well as adding the new Bamboo Room lounge in the Promenade & a 2 level bar by the pool called the Lime and Coconut which will offer live music. The ship will also add the first blow dry bar at sea.  If all of these upgrades weren’t enough to get you excited, they are also adding Laser tag and an Escape room.  When the ship is done it will home port in Miami. Browse Royal Caribbean cruises 2019.

Carnival Cruise Line started a pizza delivery program on it’s new ship, the Carnival Horizon.  They now plan on expanding this program to other ships by 2020.  The service works in conjunction with Carnival’s HubApp.  You use the app to place your pizza order from Pizzeria del Captiano restaurant.  The pizza can then be delivered to your cabin or a number of other venues on the ship.  The app will also estimate how long your order will take.  There is a $5 delivery fee.   In other news, the Carnival Victory cruise ship will get a $200 million makeover in 2020 and will be renamed the Carnival Radiance.  Highlights will include new dining options & lounges, an enhanced spa, a ropes course & waterpark.

The Celebrity Edge cruise ship is now complete.  It will set sail on November 6th from France to the new T25 terminal in Port Everglades, Ft. Lauderdale.  Celebrity has 3 more Edge class ships being built which will be ready in 2020, 2021 & 2022.

Low water levels continue to affect areas of the Danube and Rhine rivers in Europe.  Many river cruise companies are having to cut the cruises short and bus guests from one city to another which of course is quite disappointing.  Viking River Cruises and Avalon River Cruises have in some cases been able to combine ships so that guests only take a short bus ride while their luggage is moved from one vessel to another.

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