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Norwegian Cruise Lines shook things up at the executive level. Andy Stuart had been with the line since 1988 and survived the line going through three different ownership groups, all of which cleaned house when they took over. Stuart was…
A look inside the ship that made history with short cruises, European voyages, and Cuba sailings. Royal Caribbean’s Empress of the Seas began her story in the late 1980s under a very different name. Originally conceived by Admiral Cruises as…
During an internal corporate review of Italian brand Costa Crociere, it was announced that they will see a fleet makeover soon. In November last year it was announced that the Costa Atlantica and Costa Mediterranea will leave their fleet for…
Carnival Corporation & plc announced financial results for the third quarter ended August 31, 2019 and provided an outlook for the full year, fourth quarter 2019 and 2020. Key Highlights U.S. GAAP net income of $1.8 billion, or $2.58 diluted EPS, for the third…
Today brings us two updates on the massive renovations going on in PortMiami. The first is that MSC finally got approval on what will actually be two different terminals right next to each other. Called Terminal AA and AAA, they’re…
File this one under the post-that-became-a-rant… There’s a ‘yacht’ currently under construction at Vard Holdings yard in Tulcea, Romania (same builders as Hapag-Lloyds and Ponant’s luxury exploration vessels are constructed). It’s being referred to as REV Ocean. The background on this…
A sad end to one of the few remain companies that sail classic ships. England-based Voyages to Antiquity operate only one vessel, the Aegean Odyssey (ex-Narcis, Aegean Dolphin, Aegean I). She’s been plagued with serious mechanical issues all this year…
Geneva-based MSC Cruises have announced that they will stretch the MSC Magnifica by 75 feet. Stretching, is the process whereby a ship is cut into two pieces and a mid-section is inserted in between them. They then weld it all…
Australian tour operator Scenic tours have always specialized in land based tours since their inception. They then started getting into the maritime market with the 2014 launch of Emerald Waterways, a four-star luxury river line based in Europe. Around the…
Genting Hong Kong Announced some more intriguing details on their upcoming mega-ship class, the Deam-class. While at a travel trade show in China, Genting announced that the first of the 208,000gt Global-class will be called Global Dream. Some additional details:…