P&O Unveils Britannia’s Livery
The U.K.’s P&O Cruises have unveiled the Union Jack livery that will adorn their newest flagship. When the Britannia’s construction is complete, she will be formally christened in Southampton in March 2015.
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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.
Oasis Returns from Drydock
Oasis has sailed from her drydock and is now berthed in Rotterdam. These two webcams come courtesy of virtualvisit.nl. Over on CruiseCritic, someone has released the total changes. I have yet to cross check them with the deckplans as they…
Upcoming Princess Fleet Changes. Ocean Princess Put Up For Sale
Princess Cruises have announced that they intend to sell their smallest ship the Ocean Princess. For now it seems her sister ship Pacific Princess will stay in the fleet. P&O Crusies’ Adonia is also rumored to be for sale as…
Oasis of the Seas In Drydock
Oasis of the Seas arrived into one of the worlds largest drydocks located the Netherlands.
Passat Kreuzfahrten’s Delphin Ceases Operation
Germany’s Passat Kreuzfahrten has officially stopped operations. When their lone ship, the 1975-built Delphin (ex-Byelorussiya, Kazakhstan II) returned to Bremerhaven last week, passengers were notified it was the last cruise for the ship. The ship will most likely be made…
Free Princess@Sea Messenger on Regal Princess
Thought this was pretty cool. Would love to try it out. via Princess: Regal Princess guests will have the opportunity to connect with their fellow cruisers with the debut of Princess@Sea Messenger, a free mobile messenger feature offering guests an…
Thomson Cruises Announces Investment in Thomson Dream and Celebration
via Thomson Cruises parent company TUI Group: Thomson Cruises today announces a significant investment in Thomson Dream and Thomson Celebration as part of the cruise line’s modernisation strategy. Upgrades will include public areas such as sun decks and lounges, and…
Carnival Announces Q3 2014 Earnings
Carnival Corporation & plc announced non-GAAP net income of $1.2 billion, or $1.58 diluted EPS for the third quarter of 2014 compared to non-GAAP net income for the third quarter of 2013 of $1.1 billion, or $1.38 diluted EPS. For…
[PHOTO]Norwegian Cruise Line and Meyer Werft Lay Keel for Norwegian Escape
NCL and Meyer Werft today celebrated the Keel laying of the first Breakaway-plus vessel, Norwegian Escape.
Steel Cutting for Ovation of the Seas
With Quantum of the Seas about to head out of Papenburg Germany, Meyer Werft is wasting no time. Today they are celebrating the steel cutting ceremony of the third Quantum class ship, Ovation of the Seas.