Yes, that’s right. Libya just ordered a cruise ship. The Libyan National Company for Maritime Transport, GNMTC, just signed a letter of intent to build one ship at STX France in Saint Nazaire. The ship, to be completed by December…
…at sea that is. Click the photo for the link on CruiseInd’s Epic page.
UPDATE 11:46: So it turns out that when I go to find a quote from Princess, their news site is down! 96 passengers became ill with the norovirus on Princess Cruises, Sapphire Princess. She was on the return leg of…
In my post titled “Cruise Line Changes From Israel-Gaza Ship Clash,” it was mentioned that further alteration could be announced. This morning comes word that Azamara Club Cruises had cancelled the Azamara Quest’s port of call in Ashdod, Israel. Although,…
On Thursday I reported about the Vistamar that flunked safety inspections and detained in port. Today the BBC is reporting that she finally set sail. The fixes had been made, she was re-inspected and and given her certificate of seaworthiness.…
Here are Crystal Cruises fleet, all of 2 ships, docked in Barcelona, Spain this morning. The ultra luxury ships are docked bow-bow. Onboard the Crystal Serenity, looking at the Crystal Symphony Onboard the Crystal Symphony, looking at the Crystal Serenity
Some Norwegian Epic news for you this morning. As she nears completion and her June 15 delivery date looms close by, STX has released a slew of new photos of her. I have been, and will be, compiling them on…
Vistamar in Turkey in 2008 from Shipspotting.com Interesting story developing in the U.K. Officials from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) have detained the cruise ship, Vistamar, in the Port of Belfast and are not permitting her to leave…
As we’ve all seen in the news, there are a lot of protests regarding the Israeli special forces landing on a ship. So far Princess Cruises have cancelled today’s call in the port of Ashdod, Israel. Azmara is the next…
Oasis has undergone some external changes the past few weeks. You may recall that when she first arrived in the states from Finland, she encountered some rough weather that resulted in some damage to one of the fowardmost lifeboats. It…