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So the Oasis departed for her sea trials. Sea Trials last a few days off the coast of Finland. Their purpose is to test the systems and abilities of the ship in an open ocean environment. Typically there will be…
Well I’m back in Massachusetts after spending some time in Dallas so I’ll start blogging a lot more now. As the summer season comes closer there will be a lot of posts including progress reports from Europe on the construction…
Kind of an update to my previous entry. Browsing through some pictures I came upon the Carnival Splendor sailing out of San Francisco harbor. Here she is seen passing under the Golden Gate Bridge on May 11th.
Normally this would be just a regular cruise ship in a regularly scheduled port, but not this time. The swine flu, H1N1, or whatever they are calling it now, scared shipowners into dropping all port-of-calls in Mexico. This led to…
With all the recent publicity of new ships, think Norwegian Epic and Oasis of the Seas, the Carnival Dream, Carnival Corp’s answer to the previous two, seems left out. Well not to leave her behind, here are recent shipyard photos.…
Well not so funny for those involved. A few weeks ago, the Norwegian Jade was embarking passengers for a short cruise from Rotterdam. As they were taking the luggage from the pier to the marshalling yard on the ship,…
…is currently underway in NYC. Stay tuned for updates. UPDATE 4:31: Today’s event is focused around the entertainment offered onboard. UPDATE 5:06: So far revealed is a big casino with bars above it and the atrium dining below it. A…
Bridge Section The Norwegian Epic’s Bridge arrives at the building dock. Cruise Ships are built in large sections; like Legos. Bridge in the Air In order to lift these big pieces, the yards lift them with big A-frame cranes. Bridge…
This just in, after years and years of being in the red, NCL announced they have a first quarter profit of $5 Million. This profit could be a sign of things to come under the leadership of Kevin Sheehan. Sheehan…
In late June, Carnival will resume the previous itineraries with the scheduled stops in Mexico. A complete list of exact dates can be found here. All announced altered cruises, the ones avoiding Mexico, will still avoid Mexico. This decision comes…
Breaking: A female crewmember has contracted the H1N1 Virus (swineflu). This from the UK paper the Daily Mail: The female cruise employee on Serenade of the Seas tested positive for the H1N1 virus when examined by doctors in Washington State…
These were released today. Central Park Board Walk Aquatheater Jogging Track Studio B Ice Rink Florider
Today NCL announced the Norwegian Epics hull art. Take a look at the gallery below. Click the pictures to view larger. Then click it again to view even larger.
From the ships webcam. This is MSC Cruises first call in the Big Apple. A few years ago it was heavily rumored that MSC was going to announce a North East deployment of one on their ships. The MSC Orchestra…
(click on photo for larger image) The "Marco Polo" came very close to running aground in the Geiranger fjord in Norway yesterday. She was caught in a wind gust and brought close to the rocky shore. Damage to the ship…
from InletCam
Pictures are from ShipParade
Carnival just announced them. Here they are. 5/4 Carnival Imagination – Cozumel is replaced with Nassau 4/30 Carnival Destiny – Cozumel is replaced with Nassau 5/3 Carnival Triumph – Cozumel is replaced with Belize 5/2 Carnival Liberty- Cozumel is replaced…
Royal Caribbean’s are set in stone. Carnival will announce the overhauled itinerary for the Splendor later today. Here are some other itinerary changes: Holland America. HAL may announce alternate ports later today. Ryndam – San Diego, Los Angeles, Catalina Island,…
RCI announced today that they will cancel all sailings to Mexico "for the immediate future." This will affect 6 ships. Affected ships: Enchantment of the Seas Freedom of the Seas Liberty of the Seas Mariner of the Seas Radiance of…
Only on departures until May 4th. For those interested, tomorrow they will post revised itineraries, and I’ll post them here. They say it’ll affect 16 ships, but I don’t know about the Triumph. Carnival Conquest Carnival Destiny Carnival Ecstasy Carnival…
This just in. Word is that Carnival’s Inspiration and Holiday are skipping Cozumel and the Elation is skipping Ensenada today. Holland America’s Ryndam is also skipping Mazatlan as well. If I hear anything more, I’ll post it. UPDATE 1:20pm: Carnival…
Well swine flu panic has officially hit the industry. The stock market is currently see-sawing and industry stocks are down. Company Current Value Change % Carnival (CCL) 25.02 Down 3.04 11.98% Royal Caribbean (RCL) 12.31 Down 2.15 14.83% As of…
Just like all my coverage of the Norwegian Epic, I will also follow the construction and deployment of the Oasis of the Seas. Interesting to note from the below picture from 4/15/2009, only one set of pipes are in place…
RCI announced today that the Independence of the Seas will be based year-round in Europe. She will sail from Southampton starting in April 2010. It has already been announced that she will sail to Europe for the Summer 2010, RCI…