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 Announces Ultimate Dining Package

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In light of the recent success lines have had with their ultimate drink packages, NCL has announced a package that allows guests to dine at the additional fee restaurants for one flat fee. Norwegian Cruise Line today introduced an all-new…

Norwegian Epic To Be Based Year-round in Europe

Speaking onboard his newest ship, the Getaway, NCL CEO Kevin Sheehan made the announcement that NCL will deploy its largest ship, the Norwegian Epic, to Europe yearround starting April 2015. The 4,100pax ship will sail Mediterranean cruises out of Barcelona. Kevin…

[ARCHIVED] Norwegian Getaway Inaugural Blog

This is an archived post that originally appeared on CruiseInd on Jan 11, 2014 @ 12:11 Inaugural Schedule Track the Getaway Live NCL Getaway Homepage Current Time onboard the Getaway The Latest: This Page will be updated throughout her first…

Norwegian Breakaway Larger Than Getaway

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Its only a minor difference, but enough to make one ship bigger than the other. When launched last spring, the Norwegian Breakaway came in at 146,600gt. Her recently launched sister, the Norwegian Getaway, is measuring 145,655gt. According to a CruiseInd source, the…

Norwegian Getaway Delivered

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  Norwegian Cruise Line has officially taken delivery of the 114,000GT Norwegian Getaway. The 4,000pax ship is now officially Norwegian’s. She is currently on her way to Rotterdam for a quick stop. She’ll arrive tomorrow. Afterwards she’ll be making her way…

Costa Concordia Removal Update

UPDATE: Cruise Critic is reporting that a port in Britain is among 12 ports/groups that are in the process of bidding to accept the Concordia. Teesside Environmental Reclamation and Recycling facility (TERRC) at Able Seaton Port in Hartlepool, on the…