As we head into the weekend, I think this would be a good time to analyze the Cruise Line’s recent financial statements.
Carnival
Who better to start things off than the Industry leader and cash machine Carnival Corp. The Miami based firm reported a net income of $252 million ($0.32 per share) with total revenues coming in [...]
I can’t seem to find any old shipyard reports of the Allure so I guess this is Cruiseind’s #1.
Anyways, these photos come courtesy of Royal Caribbean’s Flickr.
Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Seas missed Stockholm, Sweden today due to a mechanical problem with he ships propulsion. A spokeswoman for RCCL, Cynthia Martinez, stated that it was a problem with “one of the four hydraulic motors on the starboard propulsion system” what ever that means. Not sure what a hydraulic motor has to [...]
Oasis has undergone some external changes the past few weeks. You may recall that when she first arrived in the states from Finland, she encountered some rough weather that resulted in some damage to one of the fowardmost lifeboats. It resulted in them actually having to sail the ship with out it, as it was [...]
RCI has always had a rough time with publicity surrounding past guests. There was the March 2009 scale back that sparked outrage. Then the Royal Champions on a certain message board. RCI announced today further changes and enhancments to their past guest program dubbed Crown & Anchor, an homage to the likes logo.
So lets take [...]
UPDATE SATURDAY: According to two comments below, the ship was not evacuated in Cadiz. Here is where I got the false information:
Round Town News
Thanks to Rosie and fudge for keeping us informed
UPDATE: This gets weird, according to British news, the ship was evacuated. This doesn’t mean a) lifeboats were used as she was docked in [...]
Confirmed: Crewmember missing from Oasis. A 45 year old member from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was first discovered to be missing and then confirmed to have gone overboard (probably through the ships surveillance cameras). The ship will now sail a modified itinerary after transferring the search to the U.S. Coast Guard.
source myfoxnewyork.com
UPDATE TUESDAY MORNING: [...]
Royal Caribbean announced that they will upgrade the Freedom and Liberty of the seas in drydocks in early 2011. These changes are to bring the two sisters up to Oasis level in terms of amenities only. Don’t worry, they will not stretch each ship.
To debut on Freedom and Liberty (Not Independence*)
Cupcake Cupboard. The [...]
