It is known as the number one passenger port in the world. The Port of Miami is the largest cruise ship port anywhere, home to some of the largest ships ever seen, and every year more than four million people pass through its gates, heading off for destinations in every corner of the globe. (more…)
It’s one of the most scenic cruises available; a trip up British Columbia’s picturesque Inside Passage to Alaska. Millions of towering fir trees almost close enough to touch from your balcony. Orcas cutting the glassy water on the horizon. Fresh air gently blowing down from the majestic peaks on the horizon. (more…)
Visitors to the 2010 Winter Olympics will have a new accommodation option: cruise ships. Tourists and security personnel will be housed aboard ships from Holland America, Carnival and Norwegian docked at Port Metro Vancouver. Although cruise ships have been used previously in the 2004 Summer Games in Greece, Vancouver marks the first time this option has been available for the Winter Olympics. (more…)
Five years in the works, including two years of construction, the joint project by Carnival Corporation and local businessman Jerry Hynds has created a cruise ship port like no other. The $62 million dollar Mahogany Bay Cruise Center can accommodate berthing of two post-Panamax class ships simultaneously; allowing for upwards of 8,000 passengers per day. (more…)
Q. If I book an outside cabin, will I get wet if it rains?