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…
Royal Caribbean has announced that the Harmony of the Seas, the third Oasis-class vessel, will be homeported in Port Everglades. To make room, the Oasis will sail out of Port Canaveral. Here’s the full deployment from Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean’s…
Kind of surprising news here. In October, it was announced that Drew Masden would take over as COO; as they started shedding some of soon-to-depart Kevin Sheehan’s responsibilities. Today, NCL announced that he resigned and long time favorite Andy Stuart…
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…
UPDATE: TUI Group announced that she will sail for England’s Thomson Cruises. Here’s what I anticipate she will look like. TUI Group have announced that they have purchased the Splendour of the Seas from Royal Caribbean. The price tag is unknown, but…
MSC just released this new video teasing their two ambitious newbuild projects.
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,…
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…
Harmony of the Seas. This will be Royal Caribbean’s third Oasis class ship. Additional features and itineraries will be announced at a later date. You can see her construction here.
Today, P&O will officially be handed over their newest flag ship the Britannia. I have just started up our Inaugural blog, accessible here or from the menu above. Make sure to check back. From what I’ve seen so far, her…
This is an archived post that originally appeared on CruiseInd on Feb 22, 2015 @ 09:21 Britannia has officially sailed from her homeport in Southampton. Thank you for following. I updated the side bar with her webcam which appears to…
Meyer Werft have successfully floated out the Anthem from the covered drydock. After a short weather delay yesterday, she is now tied up at the pier just outside the yard. Photos via NDR.de Everything’s all set for Anthem Of…
From NCLH: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., today reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014, and provided guidance for the first quarter and full year 2015. Reported results for the quarter and year ended December…
Here is the site plan for Carnival Corp.’s new Dominican Republic port.
Two Novembers ago there were 9 ships in the Port Of Miami in one day. Today, Presidents Day in the U.S., there are 8 ships. Starting at the far end of terminals is the AIDAvita; Behind her is the Norwegian…
As we broke the news ten days ago, Carnival has made it official; Miami will be the yearound homeport for their newest vessel, Carnival Vista. She’ll basically replace the Carnival Breeze who will reposition to Galveston to replace the Magic. Also…
If the outline in the steel above is the silhouette of the ship, this looks to be a modified Breakaway class vessel. Star Cruises and Germany’s Meyer Werft celebrated the steel cutting ceremony of the Genting World. The first newbuild…
As someone who grew up watching Great Hotels and Passport to Europe, this comes as great news. from Carnival: Popular travel expert Samantha Brown is the star of an engaging new video series on Carnival’s YouTube channel designed to provide “cruise…
UPDATE TUESDAY: From Royal CEO Michael Bayley: [ON ANTHEM OF THE SEAS]The Classic Dining option will be part of Dynamic Dining. So when you go onto Dynamic Dining one of your choices will be Classic, click it and choose early…
Viking Cruises released this video of the seatrials for their first ship, Viking Star. This is one smart looking vessel.
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.…