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Celebrity cruises has been in the news in the past for offering the first apple store at sea, having an entire internet café of iMacs in the iLounge, and offering classes in Apple software. Well now you can add the…
As we head into the weekend, I think this would be a good time to analyze the Cruise Line’s recent financial statements. Carnival Who better to start things off than the Industry leader and cash machine Carnival Corp. The Miami…
The Disney Magic is spending her summer months cruising around Europe. This is where the stumbled upon 18 Algerians while cruising from Gibraltar to Barcelona in the Med. The ship the North African’s were on had lost power and was…
I can’t seem to find any old shipyard reports of the Allure so I guess this is Cruiseind’s #1. Anyways, these photos come courtesy of Royal Caribbean’s Flickr.
Hopefully the Sea Sheppard’s won’t get news of this, although maybe it’ll make the show interesting to watch. The Sapphire Princess collided with the over 40-ft long humpback while cruising in Alaska. She was cruising from Ketchikan to Juneau and…
MSC recently finalized the order for their 12th ship. The vessel was originally to be called the MSC Favolosa. European rivals Costa Cruises will be naming their newest vessel the Costa Favolosa. In a rare (has this even happened before?)…
A guest onboard a MSC Cruises vessel was killed when a gangway collapsed. A 62- year old Spanish female was boarding the MSC Splendida in Genoa, Italy. Another passenger was also involved, but bizarrely enough, he escapes with only bruising.…
Jewel of the Seas plagued my Mechanical Issues | CruiseInd
Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Seas missed Stockholm, Sweden today due to a mechanical problem with he ships propulsion. A spokeswoman for RCCL, Cynthia Martinez, stated that it was a problem with “one of the four hydraulic motors on the…
President Obama signed into law the Cruise Vessel Safety and Security Act. The act is basically regulations on how the lines will handle crime and prevention of it. Cruise Lines will now be required to report deaths and other such…