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Here is a photo from Cruise Industry News, that shows a massive skylight just inserted into the refurbished Terminal 18 in Port Everglades, Florida.
Norwegian Cruise Line is finally pulling themselves out of the big hole they dug themselves into. NCL recently released their Q2 earnings, and things are looking up for the third largest cruise line. NCL posted a profit of $15.4 million. This…
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Fellow cruise blogger John Honeywell reports that South Africa canceled plans to have 2 cruise ships docked in South Africa for the World Cup. A few weeks ago we reported that the Queen Elizabeth 2 was to be repositioned there possible…
Spanish cruise line Pullmantur’s Atlantic Star, now docked in Marseille, France, will not leave the port until at least January 1, 2010. Originally built as FairSky for Sitmar Cruises in 1984, she became the Sky Princess after Sitmar was bought…
Sad sight for any ocean liner enthusiast. MidShipCentury and MaritimeMatters’ Peter Knego confirms the sad sight of the Regal Empress (Built 1953, ex. Olympia, Caribe, Caribe I, Regal Empress) now beached in Alang, India awaiting the torches of a scrapper. The…
Take a look at the Norwegian Epic Page either by the link above or click here. NCL’s CEO can be seen in front of the Epic.
Well this is another interesting development in the Cruise lines v. “that damn flu.” Royal Caribbeans Voyager of the Seas pulled into Villefranche-sur-Mer, France today, along with 60 sick crew members and 2 passengers. French officials according to this Reuters report,…
Richard Fain referred to h1n1 as “that damn flu.” Europe has been a pleasant surprise in terms of demand loss of $0.16 per share Costs are down and fuel costs are down Pricing and discounting are lower (meaning better for…
When the Sapphire Princess docked in Vancouver yesterday for its scheduled turnaround, it arrived with one extra guest. A whale. While sailing through the inside passage, comprising of Canada and Alaska, the ships bulbous bow struck a fin whale and…