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.

Carnival Dream Returns from Sea Trials

Carnival’s latest ship, the Carnival Dream, is being outfitted in Italy’s Fincantieri’s Monfalcone yard. She is due to enter service in fall. As with Oasis, all new construction goes on several sea trials to make sure equipment and hardware work…

Queen Elizabeth Shipyard Report #1

This past week saw the laying of the first piece of the new Queen Elizabeth. The ship is being constructed at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone yard in the north west part of Italy. This photo courtesy of Cunard. I have no idea…

Peter Deilmann Cruises Ceases River Operations

Peter Deilmann Cruises announced that their river operations will terminate. Cruises throughout the summer will still take place though. At the seasons end, the fleet will be sold off, according to Peter Deilmann’s UK managing director. The reason the company…

Oasis Dining Info.

As stated earlier, yesterday via a chat (kind of weird) RCI announced the dining options for Oasis. Nothing ground breaking really. The biggest news is that you can now make reservations for the alternate venues online prior to your cruise.…

Louis Majesty

Today Louis Cruise Line, announced that the Norwegian Majesty will be renamed Louis Majesty when she transfers into the Louis fleet.

Update to the Royal Princess

The fire crippled two of the ships four main engines. A shipyard in Greece has been chosen for these repairs due to their mechanical nature. The ship will leave for Pireus (Athens), Greece on Wednesday and is scheduled to arrive…