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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.
Windstar Cruises To Stretch Fleet and Announces $250 Million Refurb
Beginning in Fall of 2019, Windstar Cruises will lengthen all three ex-Seabourn ships as well as give each a complete refurbishment. The $250 million project will increase each vessel’s capacity by 100pax to 312 total per ship. The work will…
Carnival Celebrates Steel Cutting For Next Flagship
Carnival Cruise Lines celebrated the steel cutting for their first LNG ship of the XL-class, which is heavily rumored to be named Carnival Reflection. They also released an updated render that shows them painting the ships hull partially blue. They’re…
UPDATE: Carnival Victory To Become Carnival Radiance
Carnival Cruise Line just announced the inaugural schedule for Carnival Radiance. After her drydock in Cadiz, she’ll do an inaugural voyage on April 29, 2020 which will be a 10-night Mediterranean sailing RT from Barcelona, then a 9 and 12-night night voyage. Then…
American Queen Steamboat Company Acquires Victory Cruise Lines And Adds Newbuild
American Queen Steamboat Company has agreed to acquire Victory Cruise Lines. Victory started up in 2016 with the Victory I (ex- Cape May Light, Sea Voyager, St Laurent) and Victory II (ex-Cape Cod Light, Sea Discoverer). The former they acquired from…
Symphony of the Seas Arrives in Port Miami
Last week I wrote about the Allure of the Seas arriving in Miami and becoming the largest vessel to dock in Port Miami. Over the weekend the ever-so-slighty larger Symphony of the Seas has usurped her older sister as the largest…
Marella Spirit (ex-Nieuw Amsterdam, Patriot, Thomson Spirit) Has Been Sold For Scrap
The ship formally know as Marella Spirit, Thomson Spirit, Patriot, and Nieuw Amsterdam has been sold to the scrappers. The 1984-built ship has been renamed Mare S and will head to Alang shortly. She is currently laid-up in Piraeus. It…
First Look: Introducing Celebrity Edge
View a Tour of the Celebrity Edge. VIEW CELEBRITY EDGE DECK PLANS Below Originally Published on: Nov 9, 2018 @ 10:22 Easily the most anticipated ship this year is Celebrity’s Edge. She’s a completely new design measuring 130,818gt. Her most…
Carnival Corp. Shuffles Ships Around
And so it begins….. Carnival Corp. has just announced that their newly set up partner line, CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping, will be receiving the 85,619gt Costa Atlantica and her sister Costa Mediterranea. The ships, built in 2000 and 2003 respectively, will…
NCL Reports Q3 2018 Earnings
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018, as well as provided guidance for the fourth quarter and full year 2018. Highlights The Company generated GAAP net income of $470.4 million or EPS of $2.11 compared to $400.7…