On June 26th, Celebrity Edge made history as the first cruise ship to sail from the US in over 15 months. We're onboard (so make sure you follow our social media accounts below) and were invited to enjoy sail away from Magic Carpet at a special party hosted by Royal Caribbean Group's CEO, Richard Fain... read more
Celebrity Edge will make history on Saturday June 26th, 2021 as she's the first ship to cruise from the US since the start of the pandemic. While another Celebrity ship, Celebrity Millennium, has been sailing from St Maarten for several weeks (check out our live blog from the first sailing), tomorrow represents a massive step forward in a return toward normal and the recovery of the cruise industry.
We're going to be onboard this sailing, so after the details below, check out how you can follow along and get your questions answered! read more
July 18, 2021 Update: The 11th Circuit panel voted, 2-1 to stay the ruling which was scheduled to make the Conditional Sail Order a recommendation rather than a requirement in the state of Florida. This means the June 18 ruling noted below is currently on hold.
On June 18, a Federal judge handed the State of Florida a victory in their challenge of the CDC's Conditional Sail Order (CSO). The judge agreed with Florida's claims that the CDC was exceeding the authority given to them, but offered several next steps, and stopped short of invalidating the order... read more
On June 5th 2021 we set sail on the very first cruise ship to safely sail the Caribbean in over 15 months! In this video we talk about the process and what was different about this cruise. We discuss and show the pre-cruise process, restrictions, what it was like onboard, the rules for going ashore, and more! read more
On day three of the first Caribbean cruise back in service, we woke up earlier than we usually do on land. No, not for an early shore excursion, or to watch the ship entering port – but to catch a glimpse of ourselves on The Today Show! Being on the first cruise ship back AND the guy on national TV saying he almost cried stepping back on a ship after a year? Yep. Despite the excitement though, we had an objective: check out Bridgetown, Barbados! Though that mission today, required some extra planning... read more
If you travel a lot, you might have woken up in a bed and taken a moment to remember where you are. When we woke up this morning just before 9:00am to the first sea day of the cruise, and the year, I knew exactly where we were – but I still couldn’t believe we were onboard... read more
Friday (June 4), the two largest cruise lines in the world made more clear their policies on vaccine requirements for recently-announced US sailings. In both cases, the announcements were a bit surprising as they were contrary to what each line had previously indicated. read more