Royal Caribbean CEO Adam Goldstein announced that all Voyager class ships will be getting major upgrades in their next drydock. Between February 2014 and February 2015, 4 of the five Voyager ships will be upgraded to incorporate more Oasis class…
I guess its fitting. She is going to debut in New York as a hotel ship for the super bowl this year. Anyways, NCL has announced that on February 7, 2014 all cheerleaders of the Miami Dolphins will christen their…
It was just announced that ultra-luxary brand Seabourn cruises has a MOU in place for the construction of a 4th Odyssey class ship. The 32,000gt ship will be constructed at Italy’s Fincantieri yard. She has a planned entry into service…
Princess cruises newbuild will be launched roughly 2 weeks early, Fincantieri, the Italian yard that’s building her, announced today. Subsequently Princess also announced that instead of the inaugural on June 2, 2014, they have added to additional voyages. The new…
click for larger Back in January the famous Queen Elizabeth 2 was confirmed to have been sold to the Asian Pacific firm, Oceanic Group. That group has announced further details. While we still don’t have all the facts, here’s what…
Aida has named their 2015 newbuild: AIDAprima. Set to be the third large passenger ship out of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan, the 125,000grt ship will make her inaugural voyage on March 22, 2015. She will sail from Tokyo to…
Dockwise has announced that they have been awarded the contract to remove the now upright Costa Concordia. The Dutch company will sail the Dockwise Vanguard to Giglio where the Concordia will be loaded onto the heavy lift vessel. Dockwise is…
Norwegian Cruise Lines has announced the names of their two Breakaway-plus vessels: Norwegian Bliss and Norwegian Escape. Due to launch out of Meyer Werft beginning in 2015, the 163,000grt ships will be similar to the current Breakaway class, but with…
Tradewinds has the exclusive that Genting (Star and NCL’s parent company) have an MOU for the order of one ship from Germany’s Meyer Werft yard. Details are sparse as the deal ‘technically’ isn’t official yet. The usd960 Million vessel will…
According to CIN’s European sources, executives from Star Cruises are ‘in serious talks’ with a shipbuilder in Europe about a potential new build. Star Cruises is the Asian based line that is Norwegian Cruise Lines parent company. A newbuild option…