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.

Costa Cruises Announces Newbuild

UPDATE:Here’s official photos from Costa. These blurry photos my be the first glimpse we have of 4 of the 9 ships that Carnival Corp placed in their massive 9 ship order back in March. It was announced that of the nine, four…

John Maxtone-Graham Passes Away

Noted maritime historian, and one one of my idols, John Maxtone-Graham passed away this weekend in Manhattan, New York. Growing up I always used his novels in my research of the cruise industry. I couldn’t get enough of them! I’ve…

Maasdam Breaks Down In Boston Harbor

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While departing Boston harbor yesterday afternoon, Holland America’s Maasdam suffered a main engine failure and remains anchored in Boston Harbor. Reports from the ship confirm it was an engine problem and some (very few) toilets were broken overnight. The engine…