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As part of Carnival’s latest press release regarding their financials, Micky Arison, CEO of Carnival Corporation, stated that the Costa Allegra will not be returning to service with Costa Cruises. She will either be sold or scrapped in the next…
Costa Crociere S.p.A. along with the Civil Protection Agency announced that they received a total of 6 possible plans from 10 of the largest salvage companies. No details were given but it is known that all plans give a 10-12…
Shock and aw when it was announced that the Pacific will be scrapped. Now normally the announcement of a 40- year old ship being sold to the Scrappers is no big deal. However, once word got out that she was…
Italian Crocieristi.it has photos of the interiors of the Costa neoRomantica port-drydock. Check them out. The insides are night and day compared to the atrocity that is her exterior.
Royal Caribbean Cruises, owner of Spain’s Pullmantur Cruises, have announced, cleaverly hidden in a 10-K filing with the SEC, that the 1981-built Ocean Dream will be chartered to Peaceboat. The time charter is for six years, with a four year…
Nope, But Cruise Industry News is expecting an announcement this week at Cruise Shipping Miami. You may recall that the MSC Preziosa was the former Libyan ship that STX was stuck with when the Libyan Civil War broke out. She…
It only took until the second paragraph of Carnival’s latest SEC filing for the word Concordia to be brought up. For the first Quarter Carnival is reporting an expense of $29 million including a $10 million insurance deductible. They also…
Today marks the first day of Cruise Shipping Miami. The largest convention for the cruise industry is held annually in late winter in Miami. Stay tuned to CruiseInd for all your Cruise Shipping Miami needs.
Last month I reported a rumor going around that Louis was looking to sell the Louis Majesty to Britain’s Thomson Cruises. It now appears to be official. Replacing the 30- year old Thomson Destiny, the 40,876 GRT, 19-year old ship…
Be prepared for a ton of stories were about to release. You have been warned.