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.
Norwegian Breakaway Returns from Sea Trials
The above shows the Norwegian Breakaway’s sea trials positions in the Skagerrak Strait in Norway. She’s now safely berthed back in Germany. Full presser after the break…
Regal Princess Floated out in Italy
Via Princess: SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (March 26, 2013) – Regal Princess reached a significant construction milestone today when the Princess Cruises vessel was “floated out” at its building dock at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy. A traditional ceremony marked the…
BREAKING: Oasis of the Seas to Sail Europe in 2014
Very clever move by Royal Caribbean here. Traditionally vessels will drydock in the Grand Bahama Shipyard in Freeport. However there are very few drydocks that are capable of fitting vessels the size of Oasis and Allure. Most of them are…
SS United States May be Headed to the Scrap Yard
The conservancy that bought the vessel state that they need to raise $500,000 that’s due in unpaid bills thus far. Susan Gibbs, Executive Director of the SS United States Conservancy: This is a four-alarm historic preservation crisis. If this great…
New Video Details Destiny to Sunshine
Here’s a really cool video done by Carnival showing the current status of the drydock of the Destiny in Italy.
Fascinating Piece from a Cruise Industry Opponent over the Carnival Triumph
Jim Walker, from Cruise Law News, is never shy about calling out cruise lines. As a professional maritime plaintiffs lawyer, its his job after all. If you frequent his blog, you’ll see what I mean. Today he put up a…
Would You Cruise on This Ship?
CIN has the exclusive. Apparently, a new luxury expedition line is building this vessel in Norway. Hit the link for details.
Cruise Ships Banned from Grand Turk (temporarily)
Following reports of gastroenteritis, the port has been put off limits to visiting cruise ships. The port is operated by Carnival Corp, yet receives port calls from a variety of lines.
Carnival Triumph Update and Sunshine is Delayed
CruiseCritic is reporting that the Carnival Triumph will be out through early June. She will remain in Mobile until the end of April/early May. Then she will sail to Freeport Bahamas to finish out all repair work. I’d Imagine that…