Saga Cruises, the cruise brand of Saga plc, is rumored to be exploring the market for a new ship. Their fleet currently consists of the 1981 built, 18,627gt Saga Pearl II (ex-Astor, Arkona, Astoria) and the 1981 built, 37,049gt Saga Sapphire (ex-Europa, SuperStar…
Carnival Corporation & plc announced non-GAAP net income of $80 million, or $0.10 diluted EPS for the second quarter of 2014 compared to non-GAAP net income for the second quarter of 2013 of $57 million, or $0.07 diluted EPS. For…
From HAL: Holland America Line is returning to the pink sands and pastel-colored skyline of Bermuda on seven-day cruises aboard ms Veendam. Sailing roundtrip from Boston, Mass., six departures will sail in May, June and July, and feature three days and nights…
Italian Shipyard Fincantieri have announced that they have just received approval from Italy’s Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (the Italian version of the SEC) to become a publicly traded firm. Their IPO will be held from June…
UBS Investment Research is claiming that Carnival Corp. intends to place an order for 2 ships this summer. That would place them on track for delivery in 2017. It is not expected that this will be delivered to Carnival Cruise…
TravelWeekly has thrown together this neat infogrpahic. The full version can be viewed here. In the accompanying article, they explore the crunch that the lines are facing in the Caribbean this year. After rough summer seasons in Europe the past…
This is an archived post that originally appeared on CruiseInd on Jun 11, 2014 @ 19:58 This Live Blog Has Closed November 19: If you’re interested in the interiors of Quantum, check out this post. ———- In other news, during…
UPDATE VI: CruiseCritic is reporting that it was the Quantum of the Seas that it was on. This seems to be the final word on the matter. There latest story is here. UPDATE V: …And it was pulled again. CruiseBusiness is reporting…
Several publications are reporting that the Costa Concordia will be scrapped in Genoa, Italy. Ironically enough, Genoa is her port of registration. As is the custom in an Italian legal case, the ship will be seized by Italian officials once…
Here are photos of TUI Cruises newest ship, Mein Schiff 3, making her way to her home port of Hamburg, Germany. All are from Shipspotting. She kinda looks like a Solstice class from Celebrity Cruises. And as TUI Cruises is a…