As part of a 200 million euro project to modernize MSC’s Lirica class, the Renaissance Program will see the addition of a 20m long section inserted into the middle of the ship in a process naval architects call “stretching.” The 350gt…
New Enhancements, experiences, and transformations are promised in NCL’s latest fleet wide upgrade program. From NCL: Now we’re making the youngest fleet at sea* even better by investing over $250 million in Norwegian NEXT – new enhancements, experiences and transformations.…
Holland America has agreed to transfer the 55,819grt Statendam and her sistership Ryndam to sister brand P&O Cruises Australia. The two ships are are from the original Statendam class of ships that essentially launched Holland America as it is today. The…
Bad news for Costa’s PR team as they’ll have to work overtime now. The Costa Deliziosa has broken down in Valencia harbor. The ship was docked at the time and her sailing time will undoubtedly be delayed. Her next cruise…
Hot on the heels of MSC’s order from STX France, Cruise Industry News is reporting that MSC and Italy’s Fincantieri are in talks to build two ships that would be sisters to the STX France ones. According to a spokes…
Bad news for Spanish line Ibero Cruises. Costa, Ibero’s parent company, has announced that the line will cease to exist as a brand by the end of the year. The ships are reportedly sailing with very low occupancy rates. The demise…
Regal Princess arrived in Trieste, Italy yesterday afternoon to kick off her sailing career for Princess. She will sail a quick preview cruise before her official maiden voyage on May 20th. Here’s an HD video of her arrival. Also make…
Cruise Industry News just posted a hilarious editorial on how FOX’s tv show New Girl will probably make any cruise officials happy. New Girl Episode Sets Cruise Industry Back 40 Years Click here to watch the show online if you are…
EDITORIAL NOTE: The date for the removal is July 18th. Not June as mentioned in the article below. Origionaly Published on: May 13, 2014 @ 14:34 Officials in Italy have announced June 18th as the date that they will officially refloat the partially sunken…
In a great article at Travel Weekly, Tom Stieghorst ponders what lines will be doing with their older tonnage. I’ve often wondered what carnival will be doing with the Fantasy class. The first ship, Carnival Fantasy, first started sailing in 1990…
I have to hand it to Cunard’s Media department. Lately, they’ve been getting some spectacular pictures. Usually we find these types of photos on brochures but they’re all photoshopped. Not this time. In celebration of the Queen Mary 2, 10th…
via Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean International announced Legend of the Seas’ year-round deployment for 2015-16, offering itineraries to breathtakingly beautiful destinations throughout Southeast Asia from Singapore in the summer season, and sailings to idyllic settings in Australia and the South Pacific during…
This summer UK network ITV1 will premiere a four part documentary called “The Cruise Ship.” The series takes place onboard Princess Cruises newest ship, the Royal Princess. It will be a behind the scenes look at crew and passengers. Keep…
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced today that it has agreed with STX France to order a fourth Oasis-class ship for delivery in 2018. Richard Fain, Royal Caribbean Chairman and CEO: The Oasis Class was a revolution in maritime design when…
On Saturday, the AIDAprima was floated out from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard. The shipyard in Japan is currently constructing the ship which features a straight bow design. It’s a throwback to the Ocean liner days.
While maneuvering into Manhattan’s west side piers, the Norwegian Breakaway became suck while in the Hudson River. Initial reports from the media say that the ship was aground when a thruster failed. This part of the Hudson has a soft/muddy bottom. Here’s…
Norwegian Cruise Line (Nasdaq:NCLH) (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., NCL Corporation Ltd., “Norwegian” or “the Company”), today reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, and provided guidance for the second quarter and full year 2014. The Company also…
This is an archived post that originally appeared on CruiseInd Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:30 USA Today has a walkthrough of the Regal Princess. Regal Princess in Piraeus Greece. photo and article from Kathimerini Regal Princess has officially…
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Overall, the year is developing along the course the company previously anticipated. First quarter results were at the lower end of the company’s guidance due to some minor voyage disruptions but this impact is expected to be offset…
Regal Princess has successfully completed her sea trials. Shes currently docked back in Monfalcone, Italy at the Fincantieri shipyard. from princess: Regal Princess has accomplished another major milestone in preparation for her May 20 debut, with the completion of her sea…
from Princess: Today Princess Cruises announced its 2015-2016 Americas cruise itineraries including Caribbean, Canada and New England, Panama Canal, Mexico, Hawaiian Islands and West Coast cruises. The array of cruise vacations departing from U.S. ports range from three to 28 days and…
The Carnival Dream and Carnival Sunshine (ex-Destiny) recently swapped homeports. The Dream jsut started her yearound cruises out of New Orleans, and now it’s the Sunshine’s chance to start with weekly cruises out of Port Canaveral. Here’s photos of the…
from Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean International today announced that its newest ship, Quantum of the Seas, will make its home port in Shanghai (Baoshan), China, bringing the company’s most innovative ship to the world’s fastest-growing cruise market. The ship will reposition…
I’ll post my reactions in a followup post. from Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean International today announced that its newest ship, Quantum of the Seas, will make its home port in Shanghai (Baoshan), China, bringing the company’s most innovative ship to the…