Well it’s official, China is the darling of the industry now. Royal Caribbean announced that the third Quantum-class vessel, Ovation of the Seas, will be homeported in Tianjin, China. The 168,666gt ship will sail from the shipyard in Germany to Southampton where she will…
A couple of people have gotten their hands on some documents from that infamous Colin Veitch v. Virgin Management USA lawsuit. In it are some renders of what the proposed ship would look like. It’s basically an Oasis vessel with…
Here’s the latest rumors I’m hearing from the show floor. ABB will be delivering their propulsion units, Azipods, to NCL newbuilds in Germany. Lindblad Expeditions which recently merged with investment company Capitol Acquisition Corp. II for usd$439m is in the…
MSC Just announced at Cruise Shipping Miami, that their Project Seaside newbuild will be stationed yearound in Miami. MSC and the Port of Miami will invest in building a new terminal for her. No word yet on where on Dodge…
#CSM2015 State of the Industry's Pierfrancesco Vago, Arnold Donald, Frank Del Rio, Richard Fain pic.twitter.com/Z3VFef8Bgu — Seatrade Insider (@SeatradeInsider) March 17, 2015 The highlight of the convention is undoubtedly the State of the industry panel. This years has Arnold Donald, CEO…
Cruise Shipping Miami got underway yesterday in Miami. The largest gathering of all things cruise industry is an annual occurrence in Miami, but next year it will transition to Fort Lauderdale. Here’s some gossip from Monday, which is typically a…
This is a strange story unfolding. Last Wednesday, Colin Veitch, former CEO of NCL, brought a breach of contract suit against Virgin Management USA Inc. and Richard Branson. Here’s the details from Justia: Plaintiff: Colin Veitch and VSM DEVELOPMENT, INC.…
Royal Caribbean announced that the Harmony of the Seas (the third Oasis vessel) will sail Europe from Barcelona. She’ll be there from May 2016. It seems this will happen before she sails for Port Everglades, her new homeport. Royal Caribbean…
Royal Caribbean released this neat infographic depicting the transit. She’s now safely berthed in Eemshaven for her final outfitting. #AnthemoftheSeas is greeted by a beautiful sunrise while arriving to Eemshaven and the North Sea pic.twitter.com/FHyDsS87RS — Royal Caribbean PR (@RoyalCaribPR)…
More details have emerged on Virgin cruises. Talking on one of his trains to the Telegraph, Sir Richard Branson announced that he is in the final stages of negations with Fincantieri and/or Meyer Werft. For two ships, the total cost…