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According to CIN and their 2013 Cruise Industry News Annual Report, they state that with the delivery of MSC Preziosa, the line will over take NCL as the #3 line. The line will carry over 1.45 million passengers on their…
The ever growing small ship expedition market is on the rise. One of the more popular ones is Lindblad, who partnered with the National Geographic Society. It’s now time for Lindblad to start expanding. Their latest move was to purchases…
Every year in March, the cruise industry gathers in Miami for the largest cruise trade show in the world. This year, the conference starts today March 11th, and runs through Thursday. I will not be in attendance this year,…
Holland America’s Maasdam had to make an emergency return to port after setting sail on a 10 Day Eastern Caribbean. The case was two medical emergencies onboard. She docked at berth 21/22 and quickly departed again on her voyage. via…
Italian authorities have finally decided on the shipyard they will bring the soon-to-be-re-floated Costa Concordia. After having laid partially capsized since January 2012, the 114,137grt will be towed to the Tuscan port of Piombino. The choice could delay the refloating…
The Norwegian costal Liner, Kong Harald, had run aground in the Lofoten islands off the coast of Norway. The ship was freed after about six hours when high tide came in. There was some water intrusion reported in the ships…
It is being reported that a fire broke out onboard the Norwegian Getaway. The ship is still being constructed in Papenburg, Germany. Papenburg, 5 March 2013 – Today a fire leading to significant smoke formation broke out on a ship…
via gCaptain: The contract to build Titanic II has not yet been signed, Palmer said. “Oh, probably next week, something like that,” Palmer said, when asked when that would happen. “Most things I say I’ll do I do.”
2012 Full Year Highlights -Net income of $173.1 million and diluted EPS of $0.97, excluding share-based compensation charge detailed below -Adjusted EBITDA increase of 10% -Net Yield increase of 1.6% (2.4% on a Constant Currency basis) -Net Cruise Cost per…
The above render comes from a marketing campaign I came across. It shoes how the classic lines of the Titanic will meet modern standards. Note the Lifeboats. However, I don’t think that’s enough. The stern will need to be redesigned…