click for largerFox News is reporting what the situation was like onboard. Please overlook the part where they call it a luxury liner. Published May 17, 2011 A relaxing cruise ship dream vacation was headed toward becoming a nightmare for…
In the wake of the MSC Opera’s mechanical issues, MSC has officially announced the the next cruise (departing May. 17th) will be canceled. From MSC Cruises: “As the work of the electrical team is not yet over, MSC Cruises has…
Yesterday I reported on the MSC Opera breaking down and having to be towed to Sweden. Today, CIN has the photos: via: CIN photo: Kim Viktor
While cruising the Baltic, MSC Cruises MSC Opera suffered propulsion problems and was left adrift. She is currently under to to the Swedish port of Nynashamn. She is preliminarily scheduled to arrive tomorrow morning. No word yet on the future…
The 441 foot Discovery Sun, operated by Discovery Cruise Line, will sail her last trip on September 6th. Originally last Thursday, it was reported that she would be heading to drydock on the 7th for an extensive refurbishment. Just yesterday,…
Westerdam in 2008 The USCG just issued a statement that they are investigation and incident that recently took place in Alaska. The United States Coast Guard is investigating an allision between the 935-foot cruise ship Westerdam and ice in the…
via Celebrity Celebrity Cruises has long been recognized for its vast, exceptional collection of contemporary art. With hundreds of original works by both recognized and emerging artists exhibited on every ship in the fleet, and the recent introduction of self-guided…
click photo for high res And thats how you remove the “shopping cart handle” from a cruise ship. Although for some reason i always found it to be attractive. And below is what she looks like sailing now.
NCL also released their Q1 results. Unlike rival RCI, NCL’s were mostly positive except that it lost money. Although it is still an improvement. Highlights: Revenue increased to $368.0 million EBITDA increased to $81.9 million BUT they lost $10 million…
Royal Caribbean International announced their first Quarter results and they were pretty positive even though price for fuel has been steadily increasing. Highlights Revenues of $1.7 billion Net income $91.6 million See the full presser after the break: