Carnival Corporation & plc announced non-GAAP net income of $1.2 billion, or $1.58 diluted EPS for the third quarter of 2014 compared to non-GAAP net income for the third quarter of 2013 of $1.1 billion, or $1.38 diluted EPS. For…
NCL and Meyer Werft today celebrated the Keel laying of the first Breakaway-plus vessel, Norwegian Escape.
With Quantum of the Seas about to head out of Papenburg Germany, Meyer Werft is wasting no time. Today they are celebrating the steel cutting ceremony of the third Quantum class ship, Ovation of the Seas.
Holland America has announced that their newest flagship will be named Koningsdam. Full press release at the bottom of this post if you’re curious about the naming choice. Externally, she’s definitely still a vista class. This class is the base…
MSC Armonia is currently in two pieces as the new center piece is floated into place. The process is called Stretching a ship. She is split into two and then a new [usually 75-150ft long] midsection is welded together. NCL…
After much speculation, the Celebrity Century will leave the fleet in 2015 and sail for China’s Ctrip. She will actually be sold to Exquisite Marine Ltd. which will act as a holding company for Ctrip. The transfer of ownership will occur in April…
Official Statement from NCL: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., a leading global cruise operator, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Prestige Cruises International, Inc. (“Prestige”), the market leader in the upscale cruise segment and parent…
UPDATE: If anyone is interested in learning more about Prestige, here is their website. via Reuters: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd NCHL.O, the world’s third largest cruise operator, is in advanced talks to acquire peer Prestige Cruises International Inc for…
A minority of residents in Venice have long been opposed to the cruise industry’s operations in their city. The Concordia accident on the other side of Italy in 2012 didn’t help. Last November the city council announced a ban on…
from Carnival: Beginning in March 2015, the Carnival Liberty and Carnival Valor will swap homeports with the Carnival Liberty shifting to San Juan to operate year-round seven-day Caribbean cruises, a program currently operated by Carnival Valor. At the same time,…
Holland America Line recently celebrated the keel laying of its newest vessel. HAL’s newest flagship is being constructed at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Italy. A 680-ton block was lowered into the drydock by a crane. The various parts will be now…
Peter Knego of MaritimeMatters has a great story about a trip he is currently on. While cruising along the Norwegian coast, the Norwegian coastal ship he was on received a distress call from a nearby vessel. The 1964-built MV Lofoten…
from Princess: A new, cool nighttime experience will debut on Regal Princess in November, enabling guests to enjoy a chic and contemporary outdoor nightclub under the stars. The new nightclub, Night Sky Lounge, will debut in November when the ship…
In Asia, Bohai Ferry has officially launched and are now sailing the ex-Costa Voyager. She was renamed to China Taishan. What was once the fastest cruise ship when she sailed for Royal Olympic Cruises, can now be seen sailing between Yantai,…
Royal Caribbean is currently briefing the press on the new technology that Quantum will feature. Updates can be found at our Live blog.
U.S. Marshals have arrested the 2,354gt ship the Yorktown. The tiny Inter-coastal Waterway ship is currently operated by Explorer Maritime Cruises LLC whom Germany’s KfW IPEX-Bank states that its owed almost $10 million. Explorer Maritime then contracts out to New York luxury travel…
Hey everyone, Just a quick note. If you haven’t already, make sure to check out out Quantum of the Seas live blog. The link is right below the top menu. Also can be accessed here. As with out other new…
Carnival Corp. announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Haitian government to exclusively develop a cruise port on Ile de la Tortue on the north coast of Haiti. The deal is said to be just north…
Starting this fall, Louis Cruises will begin sailing as Celestyal Cruises. The goal is to “serve our travelers with an authentic Greek experience.” Louis Crusies will still exist in the form of the Louis Aura (ex-Starward, Bolero, Orient Queen) which will continue to…
German luxary operator Peter Deilmann Rederei have announced that company president Christopher Nolde will agree to step down. The reason given is that they have failed to meet their growth and financial targets for the fiscal year. It’s refreshing to see some…
This is great news for the workers in Turku. And even better news that they secured business in the TUI Newbuilds. I wonder if there’s any truth to the NCL 200,000gt ships now that the merger if finally complete. Official…
Princess cruises have announced that they have reached an agreement with Italy’s Fincantieri Shipyard for the construction of a third Royal Princess class ship. The unnamed vessel will join her sisters, Royal and Regal Princess in 2017. I have updated…
Norwegian Cruise Line (Nasdaq:NCLH) (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., NCL Corporation Ltd., “Norwegian” or “the Company”), today reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, and provided guidance for the third quarter and full year 2014. Second Quarter Highlights Adjusted EPS improvement…
via Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE, OSE: RCL) today reported second quarter results, updated full year guidance and introduced its Double-Double Program, a new three-year profitability initiative. KEY HIGHLIGHTS Second Quarter 2014 results: Net Yields were up 2.6% on a…
UPDATE MONDAY: Another photo today of her Arrival in Genoa’s inner port. UPDATE SUNDAY 12:30pm: The Costa Concordia has reached outter port limits on Genoa. UPDATE 8:48am: The Concordia has officially left her resting place off Giglio. Shes…