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.

Koningsdam Floated Out In Italy

Yesterday, Holland America Line celebrated the float-out and transfer from dry dock to the outfitting dock of the ms Koningsdam. Holland America’s flagship is currently under construction at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Italy. They also announced that they will be slightly…

Crystal Cruises Sold to Genting Group

Crystal Cruises parent company, NYK Line, have sold Crystal Cruises to Hong Kong based Genting Hong Kong. If Genting sounds familiar, that’s because they are a major stake holder in NCL. Lately they’ve been rumored to be taking a back…

American’s Can Now Book Cruises to Cuba

Louis Cristal Cuba

According to travelagentcentral this morning, American citizens can now legally book cabins on Cuba Cruise itineraries to Cuba. Of course flights to and from Havana are still not widely or publicly available yet, so you must arrive/depart in Montego Bay,…

Details on Harmony of the Seas

from Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean International’s new generation Oasis-class ship, Harmony of the Seas, is set to launch in April 2016. The third in the Oasis class of ships – currently the largest cruise ships in the world – will…