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.

Bahamas Celebration Sold For Scrap

After running aground on her Halloween voyage from West Palm Beach to Freeport, the Bahamas Celebration been laid up in Freeport ever since. Her replacement has already been arranged. As there is no need for her and the damage is apparently quite bad,…

New Cruise Line: Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line

After the Bahamas Celebration (ex-Prinsesse Ragnhild) ran aground on approach to Freeport on Halloween, the executives from Celebration Cruise Line have started Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line. After the closure of Ibero Cruises, Costa took possession of both the Grand Celebration (ex-Celebration) and…

Venetian Cruise Ship Ban Lifted

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Hopefully this concludes this saga. Italian ministers have announced that they won’t go through with the ban on cruise ships sailing into Venice. Their regional court of appeals overturned the previous ban. There’s always the possibility that a new group will voice…

Carnival Vista Announcements

This event has ended Carnival is currently holding a meeting for press and travel agents in both the UK and in New York. Here’s the highlights from the current announcements. Carnival Vista will sail in Europe in 2016. Homeported out…

[LEAKED] Carnival Vista Renderings

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These look legitimate. There’s a bunch of interior shots as well, however I found these to be quite a bit more interesting. The addition of the aft pool area explains the reasoning in lengthening the LOA of the ship. This…

Kathie Lee Gifford Partners with Carnival Again

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from Carnival: Kathie Lee Gifford, former spokesperson for Carnival Cruise Line, returned to “The World’s Most Popular Cruise Line®” Sunday to introduce her GIFFT Collection of wines at a tasting event for cruise guests on Carnival Breeze at PortMiami. The…