Charlotte Cruise Ships Examiner

05/09/2025

Who’s going cruising this summer? Tell us what ship, your dates and what fun excursions you plan on taking!

06/04/2023

Whole heartedly agree with this assessment. If you’ve never been on a cruise before, what do have to compare it with?

Carnival is a great line. We started on Carnival Destiny (now called Carnival Sunshine out of Charleston) in 1997 when she was the largest ship out there at the time, and we haven’t looked back.

Sure we have been on other lines, and they are great too, but our allegiance always goes back to Carnival.

If you ever need to book a cruise, please let me know. I will work hard for you every time!

After trying Disney Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, and Carnival, I've found that the cheapest cruise line is the best for first-time cruisers.

04/14/2023

I think they’re still worth it!

https://www.cruisehive.com/carnival-drastically-increases-private-island-rental-prices/98470?fbclid=IwAR3x7wOBW00pmOtGVbGQucWIu3-Krezfye-lZaIRhFhEebShk4MstJaPd0g&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Renting a villa or cabana on Half Moon Cay may no longer be in the budget of many cruise travelers due to recent price increases.

04/14/2023

This isn’t terribly surprising

When Royal Caribbean's new beach club opens in The Bahamas in 2025, its intent is to offer something for both cruise ship passengers and the people of...

11/23/2011

Had to pull this out of my archives...here is a different, yet unbelievably easy dessert to try tomorrow for Turkey Day. Probably the best chocolate dessert you will ever have too. Those going on Carnival need to have this every day - you will not regret the weight gain!

The World Famous Carnival Cruise Lines' Warm Chocolate Melting Cake (Photo courtesy of Carnival Cruise Lines) Those of you who have been on a Carnival cruise re

11/23/2011

Okay - so this is perfect for the shopper who wants to stay home during the madness. Call the travel agent in the article and get something for you or others for the hilidays. I am going on the Norwegian Epic in June 2012. Come hang out with a (good) travel writer and cruise expert!

Norwegian Cruise Line launches its Black Friday/Cyber Monday limited time offer to celebrate the biggest shopping days of the year with special savings on Frees

10/05/2011

The second part of my series of the new Carnival upgrades to make your cruise more enjoyable!

http://www.examiner.com/cruise-ships-in-charlotte/carnival-cruise-lines-introduces-fun-ship-2-0-part-two

What could Carnival Cruise Lines possibly do more of to enhance its cruising experience? Well, Your Charlotte Cruise Ships Examiner wrote in yesterday's article

10/04/2011

You should see the new features that Carnival is adding to their fleet..this article depicts the first half of them. Stay tuned for the second half tomorrow.

Carnival Cruise Lines has taken the next steps to ensure that its passengers are well taken care of in the Fun department. The line has introduced Fun Ship 2.0,

03/17/2011

Time to get started for those 2012 & 2013 vacations! Princess has announced their entire schedule so you can start planning. Please read more below about this:

The CruiseHonk is a blog dedicated to international travel, with a concentration on cruise travel. For those that don't understand the word "Honk", there are two meanings of the word: (1) the sound that the cruise ship's horn makes as it's leaving port; and (2) someone who is a "honk" is someone who

03/16/2011

Royal Caribbean is experimenting with all-inclusive cocktail packages. What do you all think of that?

03/14/2011

If you are interesting in saving big time on NCL, now is the time to do so. Please read more below:

The CruiseHonk is a blog dedicated to international travel, with a concentration on cruise travel. For those that don't understand the word "Honk", there are two meanings of the word: (1) the sound that the cruise ship's horn makes as it's leaving port; and (2) someone who is a "honk" is someone who

03/03/2011

Captain Stubing turns 80! Hard to believe that legendary actor Gavin MacLeod turned 80 this week. He looks incredibly young! Please read more below about Mr. MacLeod's birthday celebration in L.A. aboard the Golden Princess:

The CruiseHonk is a blog dedicated to international travel, with a concentration on cruise travel. For those that don't understand the word "Honk", there are two meanings of the word: (1) the sound that the cruise ship's horn makes as it's leaving port; and (2) someone who is a "honk" is someone who