Oasis of the Seas 4/15/2009
Just like all my coverage of the Norwegian Epic, I will also follow the construction and deployment of the Oasis of the Seas. Interesting to note from the below picture from 4/15/2009, only one set of pipes are in place…
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.
Independence of the Seas year-round in Europe
RCI announced today that the Independence of the Seas will be based year-round in Europe. She will sail from Southampton starting in April 2010. It has already been announced that she will sail to Europe for the Summer 2010, RCI…
Windstar Cruises Bankrupt?
News from PR Newswire may suggest that. Ambassadors International, Inc., the parent company of Windstar Cruises, may be on the brink actually. Today Ambassadors sold its Travel and Events division to Lakeview Equity Partners, LLC, a Milwaukee Equity Fund. It…
Norwegian Epic Close-up
Source: Shipspotting.com (Photo by Gilbert Cailler)
Norwegian Epic Shipyard Photos
These photos come from NCL. They are located on the bottom of the site, but I was able to get a little bit bigger versions of them.
Norwegian Epic Cabin Layouts
Digging around the Epics site and looking at the code, I was able to get larger layout’s of the cabins. ENJOY!
State of MSC Newbuilds
As I previously reported in MSC Newbuilds Being Renegotiated on March 26, Lloyds List is also reporting that the contracts are being renegoiated. The main issue is cost. MSC wants bigger and better, but they dont want to over pay.…
End of Cruising to Antarctica?
Well not a total end, but drastic changes. The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, is working on a resolution that would have limits placed on these cruises. Possible limitations include the size of ships, number of passengers allowed ashore,…
Norwegian Epic Restruants
Got this info from Cruise Critic: No Fee Restaurants Taste The Manhattan Room O’Sheehan’s Cafe Jardin/The Great Outdoors Epic Club/Courtyard Grill (only for suite and villa guests) For-Fee Restaurants Cagney’s Le Bistro La Cucina Shanghai’s/Wasabi/Teppanyaki No word yet on pricing.
Finally we Reach the End
So far that appeard to be it except this one last big thing. The last reveal will take place in New York City on May 20. The ship will also go on sale to the general public on that date.…