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Saga Cruises first newbuild has been delivered. That’s their first newbuild, ever! The British line has line has always used second or thirdhand tonnage from British or German lines. While this 38,350gt newbuild won’t be setting records in any size…
When the Mardi Gras debuts in 2020, she’ll be the first Excellence-class vessel for Carnival Cruise Lines. As she is a clean sheet design for them, they’re really able to enhance the dining experience onboard. CLICK TO VIEW MARDI GRAS…
Carnival Corporation & plc announced financial results for the second quarter ended May 31, 2019 and provided guidance for the third quarter and full year 2019. Key Highlights U.S. GAAP net income of $451 million, or $0.65 diluted EPS, for the second quarter of…
Royal Caribbean’s upper-premium brand, Azamara Club Cruises, has re-branded to simply, Azamara. The design philsophy surrounding their new logo is broken into three different parts; “an open world symbol; the two artistic strokes represent both land and sea experiences; the…
In connection with the news yesterday, cruise lines have begun cancelling calls in Cuban ports. A overwhelming majority of those cruises are booking those voyages solely for calls in Havana. Here are the updated cruise lines statements: NCL NCL has…
UPDATE 6/4: Carnival Corp. will pay a fine of $20 million. (Basically a slap on the wrist.) In the courtroom today, CEO Arnold Donald stated that they will fix the problems and initiate a plan in order to do so.…
German Hapag-Lloyd Cruises newest ship has just entered service. The HANSEATIC nature is the first ship in their luxury expedition class. VIEW HANSEATIC NATURE DECK PLANS European tour operator TUI Group’s cruise division contains three divisions: the all German TUI…
Celebrity Cruises just took delivery of their next vessel, Celebrity Flora, and she’s unlike any other. VIEW CELEBRITY FLORA DECK PLANS 2019 will be the year of the expedition vessel. Of the 25 vessels due out this year, almost half…
The 1989-built 5,218gt luxary expedition vessel, Silver Discoverer has been sold to CroisiEurope. France’s CroisiEurope specialize in river cruises throughout Europe. They currently operate only one other bluewater vessel, the La Belle de l’Adriatique, but that vessel is basically a…
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019, as well as provided guidance for the second quarter and full year 2019. Highlights The Company generated GAAP net income of $118.2 million or EPS of $0.54 compared to $103.2…