Greg Dragonetti

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.

NCL to Add Exaust Scrubbers to Six Ships

NCL recently announced that they will be retrofitting six ships with exhaust scrubbers. This is a technology whereby the exhaust is essentially scrubbed of sulfur oxides by running it through seawater before venting it through the funnel. The company has contracted…

Analysis: P&O Cruises Shows off Britannia

P&O Cruises have released some renderings of their upcoming flagship. The interiors have a very bright sense to them. That’s a trend were seeing lately. In the early 2000’s it was about bight, but bold colors. We’re still seeing some of that…

RUMOR: MSC Close to Deal with STX

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MSC Cruises is reportedly close to signing a deal with STX yards. The deal would be for two ships to be built at STX France. There would be an option for two more. There is no confirmed size the ships…

Costa Voyager Reportedly Sold

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The 24,427gt Costa Voyager has always been the outcast in the Costa Cruises fleet. It is currently being heavily rumored that Chinese interests have purchased, or are very close to purchasing the ship. She would be operating for Bohai Ferry in…

Star Cruises Orders Second Ship

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Back in October, Star Cruises announced that they have signed an agreement for the construction of one ship in Germany’s Meyer Werft. Today they announced the deal has been increased to two ships. I estimate the deal to be close…