Catie Kovelman

6 days ago | cruisehive.com | Catie Kovelman

While nobody is perfect, the captain of Silversea Cruises’ Silver Ray has just made a rather costly mistake. On May 3, 2025, while the newest addition to the fleet was operating an 11-night sailing from Barcelona, Spain, to Rome, Italy, the small ship sailed into the protected waters surrounding the famous Faraglioni of Capri. The 801-foot long vessel came within 500 meters (or 1,640 feet) of the iconic rocks, which puts the marine ecosystem, the landmark, and the ship itself in danger.

1 week ago | cruisehive.com | Catie Kovelman

When embarking on a cruise, there are many delightful things you expect to smell – such as delicious food onboard or the salty sea air. Sewage and feces do not make that list. However, one first-time cruiser and his family, who were sailing onboard an unspecified Royal Caribbean cruise ship, were hit with a rather gross smell every time they entered their stateroom. “Is it normal to occasionally smell poop?

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Catie Kovelman

21 hours agoThere's a new fee for cruise passengers looking for a sunny escape. Mexico’s new cruise passenger fee will be much lower than expected when it takes effect this summer. According to the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA), cruise guests visiting the country will pay $5 beginning on July 1, …

1 week ago | cruisehive.com | Catie Kovelman

Missing your cruise ship is something that is almost always completely avoidable and comes with a huge hassle. Even so, cruisers push their luck all the time by rushing to rejoin their ship at the end of a port call at the very last minute. Usually, these so-called pier runners are in an absolute panic when they finally arrive at their cruise ship – often to the amusement of other guests onboardwho returned on time.

1 week ago | cruisehive.com | Catie Kovelman

If you wouldn’t talk during a movie screening or theatrical performance on land, you probably shouldn’t do it at sea either. Talking during the mainstage productions on cruise ships does pop up as a source of annoyance across the cruise lines, but this frustration has reared its head most recently for one patron of Disney Cruise Line. “It never fails. People constantly talk during the live shows.