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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…
When the ex-Grand Mistral is transferred to Costa’s fleet this winter, she will be renamed and rebranded as the Costa neoRiviera. This naming scheme is similar to her fleetmate Costa neoRomantica. She will be deployed to the Middle East with…
The Royal Princess is currently docked in Naples, Italy as the last guests disembark from there shortened cruise. Princess has announced that after their technical team took a look at the situation, there will be no need to cancel her…
Carnival Corp announced non-GAAP net income of $1.1 billion, or $1.38 diluted EPS for the third quarter of 2013 compared to non-GAAP net income for the third quarter of 2012 of $1.2 billion, or $1.53 diluted EPS. For the third quarter…
Britain’s P&O Cruises have announced that their newest ship will be named Britannia. The 141,000grt will carry 3,600 pax. She will be launched in February 2015 and sail her inaugural in March. She will be based on the Royal Princess…