Greg Dragonetti

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.

[VIDEO] Superships Irish Ferries Ulysses

Our next video is from the series Superships. This one coveres the Irish/Welsh ferry Ulysses. At the time she was launched in 2000, she was the largest ro/ro ferry in the world. Since then, Norway’s Color Magic and Color Fantasy,…

First Look: MSC Seaside

MSC Cruises MSC Seaside

The MSC Seaside was just delivered from Fincantieri to MSC so I thought this would be a good moment to take a first look at this prototype ship. The Italian shipyard has long been pushing their Project Mille design and…

Fincantieri Delivers MSC Seaside

MSC Newbuild from Fincantieri. The rumored Project Mille

MSC Cruises have just taken delivery of the MSC Seaside. This is the first in the highly anticipated Seaside class of vessels. She will sail direct from Trieste, Italy to Miami where she will be home-ported.  This will be the…

MSC Announces Additional Seaside Order

MSC Newbuild from Fincantieri. The rumored Project Mille

MSC Cruises announced that they have agreed with Fincantieri to construct two additional Seaside class vessels. Hulls 3&4 will come with a slightly altered design. In the rendering above, it looks like they added an additional deck in the forward…

Carnival Announces Name for Third Vista-Class

Carnival Cruise Lines has just announced that the third Vista-class vessel will be named Carnival Panorama. She’ll launch in November 2019. So far carnival has announced the same interior venues as her sisters, Vista and Horizon. Once we get into…

Princess to Name Next Ship Sky Princess

Princess has announced that their next ship will be named Sky Princess.  She will be the fourth in the Royal-class ships. Sister ship to Royal Princess, Regal Princess and Majestic Princess. Also important to note that P&O’s Britannia is, and should…

Celebrity To Build New Expedition Vessel

Not to be left out of what will soon be the latest boom in the industry, luxury expedition ships, Celebrity Cruises will build a brand new expedition vessel called Celebrity Flora. Celebrity is no stranger to this market. They currently…