In Asia, Bohai Ferry has officially launched and are now sailing the ex-Costa Voyager. She was renamed to China Taishan. What was once the fastest cruise ship when she sailed for Royal Olympic Cruises, can now be seen sailing between Yantai,…
Royal Caribbean is currently briefing the press on the new technology that Quantum will feature. Updates can be found at our Live blog.
U.S. Marshals have arrested the 2,354gt ship the Yorktown. The tiny Inter-coastal Waterway ship is currently operated by Explorer Maritime Cruises LLC whom Germany’s KfW IPEX-Bank states that its owed almost $10 million. Explorer Maritime then contracts out to New York luxury travel…
Hey everyone, Just a quick note. If you haven’t already, make sure to check out out Quantum of the Seas live blog. The link is right below the top menu. Also can be accessed here. As with out other new…
Carnival Corp. announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Haitian government to exclusively develop a cruise port on Ile de la Tortue on the north coast of Haiti. The deal is said to be just north…
Starting this fall, Louis Cruises will begin sailing as Celestyal Cruises. The goal is to “serve our travelers with an authentic Greek experience.” Louis Crusies will still exist in the form of the Louis Aura (ex-Starward, Bolero, Orient Queen) which will continue to…
German luxary operator Peter Deilmann Rederei have announced that company president Christopher Nolde will agree to step down. The reason given is that they have failed to meet their growth and financial targets for the fiscal year. It’s refreshing to see some…
This is great news for the workers in Turku. And even better news that they secured business in the TUI Newbuilds. I wonder if there’s any truth to the NCL 200,000gt ships now that the merger if finally complete. Official…
Princess cruises have announced that they have reached an agreement with Italy’s Fincantieri Shipyard for the construction of a third Royal Princess class ship. The unnamed vessel will join her sisters, Royal and Regal Princess in 2017. I have updated…
Norwegian Cruise Line (Nasdaq:NCLH) (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., NCL Corporation Ltd., “Norwegian” or “the Company”), today reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, and provided guidance for the third quarter and full year 2014. Second Quarter Highlights Adjusted EPS improvement…