Carnival Dream Fresh from the Drydock
Now that the Carnival Dream left yesterday on her first post-drydock cruise, here are some pics of the new additions.
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.
More Concordia Fallout: New Lifeboat Procedures
Directly from the CLIA: On behalf of the global cruise industry, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the European Cruise Council (ECC) today announced that the cruise industry has adopted an additional safety policy. This policy, which exceeds current international…
Cruise Segmentation
Cruise Market Watch published a quite snazzy statistical model to show # of Pax v. Price Per Day v. Cruise Duration. Problem is, with out it in 3D, its hard to tell. If someone can figure it out, let me…
Classic International Cruises Vessels Arrested
The vintage cruise ships Athena and Princess Danae, belonging to Classic International Cruises (CIC), were arrested in Marseille France on Sept. 17. The cause: unpaid fuel bills and labor issues. CIN is reporting sources have said that a third CIC…
EDITORIAL: Port Of Galveston Upgrades
From Mikey’s Cruise Blog: the Port of Galveston is considering spending $12 million dollars to put towards terminal renovations and possibly a new terminal. Later this year, the port will host three cruise ships at once on nine separate days.…
Norwegian Breakaway Godmothers
NCL CEO Kevin Sheehan with the Godmothers for the Norwegian Breakaway, the Rockettes. Photo via expertcruiser
Crazy Video of the Norwegian Star Hitting the Explorer of the Seas
Crystal Cruises Debuts Living Wall at Sea
In an industry first, ultra-luxury Crystal Cruises has unveiled the world’s first self-contained, free-standing living wall at sea, created and crafted by UK-based ANS Group Europe. ANS Group Europe spent two days installing the living wall on the 922-guest Crystal…
Carnival Dream Drydock Photos
In what is becoming a popular trend, and one I do enjoy, cruise lines have flocked to social media streams with updates from their ships drydockings. Here is an update from the Carnival Dream’s drydocking in Freeport, Bahamas. …
Cunard Cancels Queen Victoria Voyage
Cunard Line announced that it intends to cancel a cruise in October to allow an emergency drydocking to fix what is being described as a ‘propulsion issue.’ A recent breakdown forced the ship to sail at only 90% power and…