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Greg Dragonetti
Greg (he/him) is the founder and editor of CruiseInd. He has been writing about the cruise industry since 2009 and studying it since 1998. His first ship was the Norwegian Majesty.
Carnival Corp Announces Q4 2014 Earnings
From Carnival Corp: Carnival Corporation & plc announced non-GAAP net income for the full year 2014 of $1.5 billion, or $1.96 diluted EPS, compared to non-GAAP net income of $1.2 billion, or $1.58 diluted EPS, for the prior year. Full…
Carnival Announced Newbuilds for Carnival and HAL
Carnival announced just now that they have come to an agreement with longtime partner Fincantieri for the construction of one vessel for Carnival and one for Holland America. Carnival’s ship will be 3,954 pax and set for delivery in March 2018.…
CLIA CEO Named President of Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival has announced that the CEO of CLIA, the special interests and lobby group of cruise lines, has been named the President of Carnival Cruise Lines. She’ll be replacing the departing Gerry Cahill, who is retiring. Official Statement added below.…
P&O Aurora Seen Sporting New Livery
Hmm….What do you think? Leave a comment with your thought below.
Norwegian Escape to Feature Largest Ropes Course At Sea
NCL just announced that their first Breakaway-plus vessel, Norwegian Escape, will feature the largest ropes course at sea. There will be over-water planks, zip lines and a three story ropes maze that guests can climb through. The aquapark will feature…
Carnival Introduces New Port
Carnival announced a new port of call, Amber Cove, Dominican Republic. I wonder what this does for their Haiti plans. from Carnival: Amber Cove, an exciting new destination located in the heart of the Dominican Republic’s breathtaking North Coast,…
[UPDATE] Cruise & Maritime Voyages To Acquire Third Ship
UPDATE: The majority shareholder of Cruise & Maritime Voyages, Global Maritime Group, have officially acquired the Astor. Official statement this morning: Astor originally joined the CMV fleet in December 2013 under a bareboat charter arrangement with full ship management services provided by…
Celestyal Cruises To Add Fifth Ship
In what can pretty much be described as the re-launch of Louis Cruises, which itself was a relauch of sorts of Royal Olympic Cruises; Celestyal Cruises announced that the 840-passenger Celestyal Odyssey will be joining their fleet. The Odyssey is…
[UPDATE] Three Crew Members Die Fighting Shipboard Fire
St Lucia News Online is reporting that the 3 crewmembers that were rushed ashore after battling a fire onboard the Insignia this morning, passed away. An additional crew member remains hospitalized. All passengers were safely evacuated from the ship and…