Greg Dragonetti

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.

Allure gets a New Port

Royal Caribbean and the Island of St. Kitts announced that they will commence a series of trail runs to see if Allure of the Seas can call on the port. The first call at the Port Zante Cruise Ship Pier…

NCL to Raise Prices

NCL announced that it will be increasing fares across the board starting April 1st. Other than its a great strategy to increase bookings in slow months, it shows how strong the industry is doing. The fact that it can support…

Celebrity Solstice To Australia

Hot on the heels of Carnival Spirit getting repo’d down under, Celebrity Cruises announced that the (arguably)Flagship Celebrity Solstice will be sent there for the Winter 2012-13 season. Full presser after the break:

New Look for Norwegian Dawn

The Norwegian Dawn will enter drydock in May to undergo extensive refurbishments. Details are starting to emerge about those enhancements. The most noted one will be the removal of the forward looking Spinnaker Observation lounge. In its place will be…

New Cruise Ship Order

Rumor has it that Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has received an order for two cruise ships. The buyer is not known at this time. All that is know is that they will cost roughly 50 billion yen a piece. This…

Costa Cruises Get New Ship

Costa Cruises announced that they have transferred the Grand Voyager of IberoCrceros, to the Costa fleet. The Italian line reported did this to bolster its presence in the Red Sea for the winter 2012 season. The Ship will have her…

Scotia Prince Recieves New Life

International Shipping Partners (ISP) announced a time charter of the m/s Scotia Prince to Flemingo Duty Free Shop Pvt. of India. The charter party calls for the ship to be handed over on February 14. She will immediately sail for…