Travel in city Fort Lauderdale

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ryan Gutridge, an IT professional who spends more than 300 days a year on a cruise ship. It has been edited for length and clarity.

Floridians and those visiting the state now have a competitive alternative to road and air travel.

Ongoing conflict in the Red Sea has led Princess Cruises to revise its world cruise itineraries for the Island Princess and the Crown Princess, which were scheduled to sail there in 2025.

After almost sinking during COVID, the cruise industry is getting hot again. New ships, from the “city at sea” 7,600 passenger Icon of the Seas (Royal Caribbean) to smaller, all-luxury ships like the 920-passenger Explora I are bringing new interest—and new cruisers—to the industry.

Princess Cruises has developed a ship-within-a-ship suite category on the recently debuted Sun Princess and its sister, the Star Princess, which is due out in October 2025.

Cruise lines are building a plethora of new ships—and they’re counting on travel advisors to help fill them.

Would you be willing to wait at a port city with your bags packed, hoping to board a cruise at the last minute, all in order to secure one of the cheapest cruise deals out there? Holland America—with its industry-first standby fare offerings—is betting yes.

The “Great North American Eclipse” is over—now prepare for the “Greatest American Eclipse.”

Spirit Airlines and Airbus have agreed to defer all its aircraft expected to be delivered in 2025 and 2026 to 2030-2031 as the airline seeks to improve its financial position following its failed merger with JetBlue. 

High-speed rail company Brightline is making it easier to catch a cruise in Florida thanks to a new partnership with Princess Cruises.

Frontier Airlines is doubling down on its strategy shift in 2024 with another round of route announcements.

Three-, four-, and five-night quick escapes from the everyday.

Spirit Airlines is expecting to receive anywhere from $150 million to $200 million in compensation for grounding some of its planes due to issues with Pratt & Whitney engines. 

Spirit Airlines is bringing more affordable domestic flights to popular destinations this summer. 

Spirit Airlines continues to rearrange its network with the addition of nine new routes.

Two Holland America Line cruise members died as a result of an accidental steam release aboard Nieuw Amsterdam on Friday, reports USA Today.

Spirit Airlines is moving forward again after several years of "inertia" following the coronavirus pandemic and the carrier's failed merger attempt with JetBlue, chief commercial officer Matt Klein said.

JetBlue told crewmembers on Tuesday that it is cutting a slate of routes as part of its strategy to restore profitability following the termination of the Spirit Airlines merger. 

JetBlue will make significant changes to its network structure, the airline said Tuesday, as the carrier continues plans to return to profitability in the wake of several major strategic upsets.

The Palm Beaches (the 39 cities of Palm Beach County, Florida) are well-known for their outdoor activities, from golfing to boating to tennis and even polo. But the area also boasts a surprisingly urban destination, with luxurious hotels, fine dining, theatre, shopping and much more.

It probably seemed like a great idea at the time: use a rare confluence of itineraries to bring three cruise ships together in the middle of the ocean, launch a drone or two, and get unique photos to highlight Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s biggest brands: Celebrity, Silversea and Royal Caribbean.

Passengers aboard the Silversea Silver Nova have been informed, more than a week in advance, that their disembarkation time in Fort Lauderdale would be delayed by four hours. The reason offered for this change was a photo opportunity with the Royal Caribbean Icon of the Seas and the Celebrity Ascent two days before disembarkation.