Category: Articles

Top New Cruise Ships Arriving in 2026

Chris Cardona

It’s time for the annual Talking Cruise guide to The Top New Cruise Ships in 2026. This year we’re highlighting our Top 5 picks of the latest and greatest.   The 2026 lineup of new ship builds will offer tons of variety in design, purpose and features and we’re certain you’ll find at least one that you can’t wait to board. Norwegian Luna Norwegian Cruise Line Photo Courtesy: Norwegian Cruise Line Launching: March 2026 Ship Class: 2nd Prima Plus Class Ship Home-Port: Miami, Florida: New York, New York Size: 156,300 Gross…

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Star of the Seas: Our Experience & What to Expect Onboard

Christopher Cardona
Star of the Seas - Perfect Day at CocoCay

I’ve recently returned from one of the Star of the Seas Preview cruises from Port Canaveral and I’m sharing my experience from onboard Royal Caribbean’s newest ship. Port Arrival/Parking Port Canaveral is generally a pretty easy port to get in and out of, with a couple of caveats. If you’re flying in, I absolutely recommend using my friends at Go Port. Their packages will take the stress out of embarkation day arrivals and they even have hotel options if you want to come a day or two before, which I…

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Ultimate Guide to Royal Caribbean Fleet & Ship Classes (2025)

Chris Cardona
Royal Caribbean Fleet Guide

Of the major cruise lines, few offer a more diverse lineup of ship classes than Royal Caribbean. In fact, for the most-part, Royal Caribbean ship classes are quite distinguishable from each other. In this post, we’re highlighting class specific features and giving you the insight to choose the best ship for your next Royal Caribbean cruise. Royal Caribbean has been a leading innovator in the cruising industry for over five decades. From 1996 through 2021, Royal Caribbean introduced a new cruise ship every year in all but six of those…

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Norwegian Aqua – Our Onboard Experience On NCL’s Newest Ship

Christopher Cardona
Norwegian Aqua

I recently had an opportunity to cruise on Norwegian Aqua on one of her first sailings from PortMiami and wanted to share my personal experience. New Miami Terminal Even though Norwegian Aqua will not be sailing regularly from PortMiami, I wanted to share my experience with the new terminal. Norwegian Cruise Line’s terminal B at PortMiami is very stylish, but not as accessible by vehicle as Royal Caribbean’s Terminal A or MSC Cruises Terminal AA. Wether you enter PortMiami by the bridge or tunnel, you’ll end up at the same…

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Taking a Brightline Train to Your Florida Cruise

Chris Cardona
Brightline Train to Your Florida Cruise

Did you know you can take a train to your cruise from Miami, Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) , Palm Beach and Port Canaveral? In the article, I’ll show you everything you need to know about taking a Brightline train to your next cruise. Brightline – Miami Station If you’re like me, there’s always anticipation and excitement when it’s almost time to cruise. Stressing about getting to the port on embarkation day and dealing with uncontrollable factors like weather, traffic and port parking is no way to start your amazing cruise…

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