Royal Caribbean is celebrating the steel cutting ceremony of the 4th Oasis class vessel.(above) They also took this opportunity to update us on the current construction of the third Oasis vessel. (below) via Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas, Allure…
The Miami Herald broke the news that the Vista will be homeported in Miami, FL. That is of course after her inaugural season in Europe, then her christening in New York. The deal that Carnival and the Port of Miami…
Looks like today’s #CruiseShipOfTheDay’s Inaugural sailing is canceled. #BahamasParadise #GrandCelebration nice shot @theshameoflife! A photo posted by Cruise Ships (@cruise.crazy) on Feb 1, 2015 at 3:40pm PST Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, the replacement for Celebration Cruise Line, is off to…
During the Super Bowl, Carnival Corp debuted their newest commercial. It premiered between the first and second quarters of sundays game. There was quite the leadup to it: Carnival Corporation’s 1st-ever TV commercial in game will air in 1st half. Are…
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today reported 2014 results and provided increased guidance for 2015. Following its Double-Double trajectory, the company’s earnings for 2014 were up more than 40% over 2013 and are expected to be up a further 40% in 2015.…
via PRNewswire: Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest travel and leisure company, today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China Merchants Group (CMG) to explore the possibility of two joint ventures designed to accelerate the development and growth of…
Seabourn has announced that it’s two newest ships will be named Seabourn Encore and Seabourn Ovation. They will launch in late 2016 and early 2018 respectively. Both ships will be based on the Odyssey class but will both be slightly larger. They’ll…
A rather tense turnaround day for Royal Caribbean in New Orleans yesterday. While traveling up the Mississippi River yesterday morning, the 90,090gt Serenade of the Seas experienced ‘navigational issues,’ then a burst pipe led to flooding of several cabins and…
At 4:00 am this morning, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines ship Boudicca (ex-Royal Viking Sky, Sunward, SuperStar Capricorn) suffered a small engine room fire off the coast of Morocco. The fire was quickly contained, and there have been no injuries to…
via Celebrity: Inspired by light, exceptional food, wine and luxury, Luminae is Celebrity Cruises’ new exclusive dining experience for suite passengers. Luminae will be introduced beginning in April. John Suley, Celebrity’s James Beard-featured executive chef, said he wants Luminae diners to…