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When comparing a Carnival vs Royal Caribbean cruise many will ask which one is better. But the answer depends heavily on your own personal taste and what you want out of your vacation.

There are few vacations more magical than harnessing the cozy charm of the Rhine River than sailing through the Netherlands, Germany, and France on this unique eight-day Viking Cruise. The "Rhine Getaway" affords behind-the-scenes access to some very exclusive historic locations. The adventure begins in Amsterdam and offers some once-in-a-lifetime experiences with access to notable historic landmarks you cannot easily encounter otherwise.

This post may include affiliate links. If you purchase anything though these affiliate links, the author may earn an commission. Planning a cruise is exciting, but also a little overwhelming! It gets even more confusing when you’re planning a family or group cruise. My husband and I were married on a cruise in 2012, and had a bunch of family sailing with us.

Port Canaveral, or Port Canaveral, in the state of Florida, has become the busiest cruise ship port in the world. This is reflected in a report recently published by the Florida Ports Council in its Seaport Mission Plan. According to it, in 2022, 4 million 72,396 passengers will pass through the port. The Port of Miami is close behind, with just 49,852 fewer passengers, for a total of 4.02 million travelers.

★ABOUT THIS VIDEO★ Come explore Disney’s newest cruise ship, The Disney Wish, which launched in July 2022. With a capacity of 4,000 guests and 1,100 crew, you would think we would feel crowded…but we didn’t; queue the Concierge Level. We highly recommend splurging on a Disney cruise, on concierge and we’ll tell you why in this video. ❤︎ Theresa & Cam

Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas- image by the author. My husband and I enjoy traveling, but we did not enjoy cruises. The first time we went on a cruise, our experience was not good. Therefore, we opted to not do any more cruises in the future; until our daughter and her fiancé convinced us otherwise. They booked the cruise in late October 2021. Though we did not like cruises, the Alaska cruise was one we definitely wanted to do.

Today, Norwegian Cruise Line announced that starting with September 3rd sailings, they will allow unvaccinated adults to sail with proof of a negative PCR or antigen test taken within the last 72 hours. They are the first cruise line to make the change to allow adults to sail regardless of vaccination status. Up until to this point, cruise lines have only allowed very limited exemptions for unvaccinated adults and have allowed unvaccinated children under age 12 to cruise with proof of a negative test.

Norwegian GetawayNorwegian Cruise Line Holdings/ncl.com. Following news of Norwegian Pearl’s cancellation on day one of sailing and returning to Miami and the last-minute cancellation of Norwegian Getaway’s January 5th sailing due to positive COVID cases, the Miami-based cruise line has issued more cancellations and has delayed the return of further ships to their fleet.

Royal Caribbean's Jewel of the SeasRoyal Caribbean International. In an email sent to travel agents, Miami-based Royal Caribbean announced on Friday they’re suspending operations for select ships “as a result of the on-going COVID related circumstances around the world and in an abundance of caution.”

Treat your loved ones and yourself and make memories that will last a lifetime with these exciting adventures. From December to April every year, gray whales migrate along the Southern California coast. Cruises departing from Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, and Monterey Bay are offering tours to see the whales and giving you a chance to get up close to look at them.