via Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE, OSE: RCL) today reported second quarter results, updated full year guidance and introduced its Double-Double Program, a new three-year profitability initiative. KEY HIGHLIGHTS Second Quarter 2014 results: Net Yields were up 2.6% on a…
UPDATE MONDAY: Another photo today of her Arrival in Genoa’s inner port. UPDATE SUNDAY 12:30pm: The Costa Concordia has reached outter port limits on Genoa. UPDATE 8:48am: The Concordia has officially left her resting place off Giglio. Shes…
A major Chinese travel agency called Ctrip are rumored to be entering the cruise industry. It wouldn’t be until this winter and they are only planing to sail inter-Asia routes, mainly out of China. CIN is reporting that, according to…
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that they have reached an agreement with Germany’s Meyer Werft for the construction of two vessels. The total order comes out to be $1.09 billion The new ships will be similar to the Norwegian Escape…
via P&O Cruises Australia: After sifting through more than 30,000 suggestions from across Australia and New Zealand, P&O Cruises today drew a line in the sand to reveal the names of its latest ships – Pacific Aria and Pacific Eden.…
from Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean International today announced it is changing the way how people plan their vacations by working with Google to be the first cruise line to launch Google Maps Business View using Google’s Street View technology onboard…
While the countdown is nearing its end, there has been a last minute change to the refloating of the Costa Concordia. Originally, the project managers chartered the Dockwise Vanguard to carry the Concordia to its final destination. It was originally…
I am hearing severla rumors that NCL is looking at building a ship around the 200,000gt mark. That puts it at just slightly smaller than the current largest Oasis and Allure of the Seas which come in at 225,000gt. The…
It’s no secret that STX Finland is in serious financial woes. After the Mein Schiff 4 is launched next year, there will officially be no cruise ships on their order book. One of the major reasons that the Rauma yard…
from Viking Ocean Cruises: Viking Ocean Cruises today announced its first ship – the 930-passenger Viking Star – was “floated out,” marking the latest major construction milestone, and the first time that the new ship touches water. The traditional ceremony took place on…