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 Splendor in Astoria

Normally this would be just a regular cruise ship in a regularly scheduled port, but not this time. The swine flu, H1N1, or whatever they are calling it now, scared shipowners into dropping all port-of-calls in Mexico. This led to…

Carnival Dream Shipyard Photos

With all the recent publicity of new ships, think Norwegian Epic and Oasis of the Seas, the Carnival Dream, Carnival Corp’s answer to the previous two, seems left out. Well not to leave her behind, here are recent shipyard photos.…

Funny Norwegian Jade Incident

  Well not so funny for those involved. A few weeks ago, the Norwegian Jade was embarking passengers for a short cruise from Rotterdam. As they were taking the luggage from the pier to the marshalling yard on the ship,…

Norwegian Epic’s Final Reveal

…is currently underway in NYC. Stay tuned for updates. UPDATE 4:31: Today’s event is focused around the entertainment offered onboard. UPDATE 5:06: So far revealed is a big casino with bars above it and the atrium dining below it. A…

New Norwegian Epic Photos #2

Bridge Section The Norwegian Epic’s Bridge arrives at the building dock. Cruise Ships are built in large sections; like Legos. Bridge in the Air In order to lift these big pieces, the yards lift them with big A-frame cranes. Bridge…

WOW, NCL Made a Profit!

This just in, after years and years of being in the red, NCL announced they have a first quarter profit of $5 Million. This profit could be a sign of things to come under the leadership of Kevin Sheehan. Sheehan…

Carnival’s Calling at Mexico Once Again

In late June, Carnival will resume the previous itineraries with the scheduled stops in Mexico. A complete list of exact dates can be found here. All announced altered cruises, the ones avoiding Mexico, will still avoid Mexico. This decision comes…