Viking Ocean Cruises Newbuild Goes Official
After falling through with STX yards and switching the bid to Italy’s Fincanteri, the contract was officially signed. The contract calls for 2, 47,000grt ships with a capacity of about 944.
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.
Queen Elizabeth 2 to Become a Floating Hotel says CruiseCritic
click for larger Not entirely sure why CrusieCritic needs to state this, but this was already the plan. The Global Economic Crisis just stalled it a bit. They do state that the ship will no longer be going over…
Did you know P&O has an Option for their ship?
via CIN: Sometimes supplier announcements can have unintended consequences, like Wärtsilä Hamworthy confirming an equipment order for the P&O Cruises 141,000-ton newbuild at Fincantieri, due for delivery in 2015, along with an option for a second ship. The cruise line…
Cunard Data Breach Hits Over 1,200 booked Guests
It doesn’t appear that this was the result of a hack or malicious code, just a goof on their end. And quite the goof it was. Over 1,200 booked guests had their Name, Email and Booking Number added to a…
Oasis of the Seas Encounters Cuban Refugees and its all captured on Twitter
Thank social media for this, and the people who actually know how to use it. [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/bastable/status/218819048413212672″] [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/bastable/status/218819735104659456″] See more unfold after the break…
RUMOR: Chinese Cruise Line Orders a 100,000grt Vessel
CIN is reporting that an unnamed cruise line may have just ordered a 100,000grt newbuild set for launch in 2018. The date seems a little too far in the future in my opinion, but China has no experience building post-panamax…
Carnival’s Statement on Carnival Breeze Fire?
Travel Agent Central initially reported that it was a fire that caused smoke to be seen inside Carnival newest ship cruising the Med. However Carnival’s PR dept. issued the following statement: A fan belt inside an AC unit in a…
Fire on German River Ship Prompts Evacuation
On Saturday, a fire broke out onboard France’s MS Gerard Schmitter. The CroisiEurope ship was in the process of tying up when the fire was first reported. The cause seems to be a cable that sparked in the ships ‘Technical…
I found the QE2 in Dubai!
I spoke to one of the directors of my company and he said they keep her under heavy guard and security won’t even allow pictures. So I found a way around it. The Burj Khalifa is the worlds tallest free…
NCL Officially Acquires the Norwegian Sky?
This may sound crazy but it turns out she was never owned by NCL. According to IHS Fairplay the owner is Ample Avenue Ltd. NCL has signed a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) to formally purchase the vessel. Ample Avenue Ltd…