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.

Bad Start For Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line

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…

Carnival’s Super Bowl Ad

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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 Reports Q4 2014 Earnings

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.…

Seabourn Announces Names of Upcoming Ships

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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…

Celebrity Announces ‘Luminae’

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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…

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…