Melissa Mayntz

5 days ago | cruisehive.com | Melissa Mayntz

The shoes you pack for a cruise vacation could depend on your fashionable style, the destinations you plan to visit, if you enjoy beach breaks, will you be hiking on shore, are you dressing up for formal night, and more. But should a pair of slippers be on your cruise packing list? One upcoming Carnival guest was hoping the cruise line would provide that casual footwear. For clarification, they reached out to Carnival Cruise Line’s brand ambassador, John Heald, with the somewhat unusual question.

6 days ago | cruisehive.com | Melissa Mayntz

Today’s cruise travelers won’t soon forget the longing for an oceangoing getaway five years ago (already five years?) when the industry was shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic and no one knew how it would change or even if it would restart. But while we stayed home and wished we were on cruises, there were people – crew members – onboard ships who just wished they could go home.

6 days ago | flipboard.com | Melissa Mayntz

NowTo celebrate the launch of CNN Original series “My Happy Place,” CNN’s own anchors and reporters take us to their favorite destinations — their own happy places. In this episode, Dr. Sanjay Gupta brings us to Ann Arbor, where he spent over a decade of his life studying to become a neurosurgeon at …

6 days ago | cruisehive.com | Melissa Mayntz

Carnival Cruise Line offers exciting Playlist Production shows featuring singers, dancers, music, special effects, and more. Many guests want to arrive early to the shows to get a good seat, but the main theater doors don’t always open early. This can lead to late-arriving guests searching for seats and blocking the others’ views, taking away from the enjoyment of the evening’s entertainment. But is there anything the cruise line can do?

6 days ago | cruisehive.com | Melissa Mayntz

A Greek Isles cruise can be an amazing, bucket-list itinerary for many travelers, and there is no more iconic destination in the Grecian archipelago than Santorini. Unfortunately, port visits to Santorini have been questionable in recent months, following an earthquake swarm that peaked in early February 2025. Guests aboard Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Equinox were welcomed with the happy news that their visit to Santorini would go ahead on the current sailing, but with some new challenges.