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Well I’ve been trying to find pictures that show any possible damage. (If anybody has any please let me know) What I have been able to find if photos from onboard. Thanks to a South Carolina Pastor, Greg Surratt…
So I go to sleep and it was a slow day in the industry. I wake up to news that a cruise ship off of Egypt suffered a serious fire. Here is what I know so far: Princess Cruises Royal…
The long rumored names of the new Disney ships have been confirmed. The Disney Dream will debut in 2011 and her sistership Disney Fantasy will debut in 2012. A leaked rendering can be seen below:
Mark your calendars! On Wednesday, June 24, 2009 RCI will announce the final piece of the puzzle regarding Oasis. At 2:00 p.m. ET Adam Goldstein, president and CEO, and Kenneth Taylor, director of Fleet Restaurant Operations, will hold a live…
Part 1 Part 2 More photos have been released courtesy of STX France Cruise SA. This set focuses of the arrivals and placement of the massive funnels. Like them or hate them; leave a comment below.
Word from the sea trails is that the Aerostat will not be part of the Oasis of the Seas. This rumor comes after troubles the crew had with it. The fact that she came undone from the ship and flew…
So the Oasis departed for her sea trials. Sea Trials last a few days off the coast of Finland. Their purpose is to test the systems and abilities of the ship in an open ocean environment. Typically there will be…
Well I’m back in Massachusetts after spending some time in Dallas so I’ll start blogging a lot more now. As the summer season comes closer there will be a lot of posts including progress reports from Europe on the construction…
Kind of an update to my previous entry. Browsing through some pictures I came upon the Carnival Splendor sailing out of San Francisco harbor. Here she is seen passing under the Golden Gate Bridge on May 11th.
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…