Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship, Carnival Horizon, has now officially been named and christened. At a ceremony last night in New York, godmother Queen Latifah poured the bottle of champagne over the ships bell. Following the ceremony, Queen Latifah battled Philadelphia…
In a Facebook live post, Virgin Voyages released the first renders from their upcoming 2020 newbuild and first ship in their fleet. The as yet unnamed ship will feature: Richard’s Rooftop A private sundeck fir VIP guests. This will be…
The Norwegian Bliss is currently enroute to the west coast and is transiting the Panama Canal today. Doing so has made her the largest cruise ship, and largest ship by GT, to transit the canal. The only other arguably larger…
The latest flagship for Germany’s TUI Cruises has just set sail. Let’s take a look at her. TUI Cruises is set up as Royal Caribbean Cruises’ German subsidiary. It’s technically a joint venture between the Miami-based RCCL and German tour…
Seabourn Cruise Line is undoubtedly one of the top cruise lines in the world. They’re nestled in the category of ultra-luxury and definitely live up to it. Their latest flagship, the Seabourn Ovation has just been delivered so let’s take…
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) (together with NCL Corporation Ltd., “Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings”, “Norwegian” or the “Company”) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018, as well as provided guidance for the second quarter…
Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest flagship has just set sail. In our series of First Looks, which replaces the Inaugural Liveblogs, lets take a look and see what sets her apart from her fleetmates. The Norwegian Bliss can trace its lineage…
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. reported record first quarter results and increased its outlook for the full year. The company reported first quarter US GAAP earnings of $1.02 per share and Adjusted earnings of $1.09 per share beating guidance due to better revenue. Full year Adjusted…
I had the opportunity last month to board the Norwegian Getaway for a quick tour so I could document it for CruiseInd. This review will encompass the public areas and select cabins. It will consist of high-res photos and panoramas.…
Norwegian Cruise Line has just taken delivery of their newest flagship, Norwegian Bliss. The 168,028gt ship was just completed at Germany’s Meyer Werft yard in Papenburg, Germany. The ship took 18 months to build. She’ll now head to Southampton, England for…