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.

Disney Dream Arrives

The highly anticipated Disney Dream had arrived in her new home of Port Canaveral Florida. An estimated crowd on 2,000 people watcher her sail in. In typical Disney fashion, it was a sight to behold that no one will forget.…

Finance Friday: Carnivals Q4 Results

As this is posted on the eve of Christmas, Carnival gave their investors a Christmas present with a solid quarter. The numbers break down: Net income for Q4 of $248 million yielding 31 cent gain a share. This was just…

Steel Cutting for Libyan Ship

Update: She has a name: m/v Phoenicia The General National Maritime Transport Company (Libya) and STX France celebrated the steel cutting ceremony for the state-run comapny’s first cruise ship. The ship ordered back in June has celebrated the first milestone…

No PODS for Princess Newbuild

Princess will be using the standard propulsion for their newbuilds. Princess has had pretty good luck in the propulsion section. Unlike rivals Celebrity that had a ton of issues with their mermaid pods. They did make it up in the…