If former international footballer David Beckham gets his way, a $200 million sports/resort complex will be constructed on Miami’s Dodge island. Also on Dodge island; virtually the entirety of the Port of Miami. Including over a half dozen passenger…
from Carnival: New Orleans’ largest year-round cruise ship, the 3,646-passenger Carnival Dream, will depart on its inaugural six-day cruise from New Orleans this afternoon, further solidifying Carnival’s distinction of the port’s largest cruise operator with two ships carrying more than…
Quantum of the Seas meets water for thefirst time.
I mentioned a few weeks ago that there were some issues with the finances on Mitsubishi Heavy Industries[MHI] part: MHI booked a ¥60bn loss on the two AIDA ships. Design and procurement costs due to changes made by AIDA said…
Tradewinds (sub required) is reporting that Adam Goldstein has been promoted to president and chief operating officer of Royal Caribbean Cruises, ltd. This may seem confusing, but ‘Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.’ is the parent company of ‘Royal Caribbean International’, where he…
From Carnival: For the very first time, Carnival Cruise Lines is offering 10- and 11-day cruises between Galveston and San Juan featuring visits to six different Caribbean destinations on one itinerary. Two 11-day cruises sail from Galveston to San Juan…
No one was hurt when the MSC Preziosa was maneuvering to berth in Venice this morning at 0815 local time. The question really is why was the walkway overhanging the berth, allowing the ship to come into contact with it.…
Cruise Industry News is reporting that, according to from rumors they are hearing, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson is attempting to secure $1.7 billion in funding from various banks. If successful, he intends to launch Virgin Cruises. They will build two…
Two longshoremen were killed in St Kitts when their boat capsized while an unmooring maneuver. The two men were in a small boat helping to untie the Independence of the Seas from the end Dolphin piers: This is an unfortunate…
from Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean International’s Explorer of the Seas will sail its very first Europe season in summer 2015. The cruise line’s Adventure of the Seas, which was originally announced to homeport at Southampton, U.K., is being exchanged forExplorer of the Seas, which…
Nova Star Cruises, the operator of the Portland, Maine to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia ferry have officially started accepting reservations. They also relaunched with an extensive website. One-way fares for the 10 hour crossing range from $79[recliner airline style seats] to $159[ocean view…
England’s Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will be launching their first ever ‘You Choose Your Cruise.’ Taking place on the Braemar (ex- Norwegian Dynasty, Crown Dynasty), the 15 night cruise departs from Southampton on October 10th, 2015. It may not be as open…
From Carnival: Carnival Freedom will undergo an extensive multi-million-dollar makeover this spring that will add the first-ever Bookville family reading venue – part of the recently launched Seuss at Sea program in partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises – along with…
When STX released these renders last week I dove into some of the changed that they plan to make. Here’s one more that I just realized. After looking at the rendering more there’s another difference I noticed. If you look…
Royal Caribbean just announced a huge shakeup to their core dining experience that will debut on the Quantum class vessels. Gone are the large three-story main dining rooms [MDR]. The Quantum of the Seas will feature several smaller restaurants in…
From Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean International today revealed its next vision of dining at sea which will debut onboard the much anticipated Quantum-class ships. “Dynamic Dining” is a completely new culinary experience that gives guests on Quantum of the Seas and Anthem of…
Carnival Corporation & plc announced non-GAAP net income of $2 million, or $0.00 diluted EPS for the first quarter of 2014 compared to non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of 2013 of $67 million, or $0.08 diluted EPS. For…
from Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean International today announced its return to the Gulf in winter 2015-16. The fifth seasonal sailings will comprise 16roundtrip sailings from December 2015 through March 2016, visiting some of the Arabian coast’s most intriguing destinations on…
Yesterday, STX France quietly release the first two images of the the unnamed third Oasis ship. She will be identical in size to Oasis and Allure and is set fro delivery from the French yard in mid-2016. Two features jump…
Royal Caribbean as so far been pretty quiet about the 3rd Oasis ship they ordered back in December 2012. I’m sure it’s because they don’t want to eclipse the hype they’re building for the soon to be launched Quantum of…
The first of the Breakaway Plus vessels, Norwegian Escape, celebrated the first milestone in her construction. The steel cutting ceremony was held at Meyer Wert Shipyard in Germany. The 163,000gt ship is scheduled to enter service in 2015. from Meyer…
Back in January, a Carnival spokesman said that they will return to Norfolk sometime in 2015. Today, Carnival has announced the details. This follows in the wake of Carnival’s decision to resume east coast routes. via Carnival: Carnival Splendor will…
UPDATE:Click the below photo to enlarge It may or may not have a split superstructure in the stern like the boardwalk on the Oasis-class. The funnels have the stacks definitely splits and the stern looks a bit different at…
Royal Caribbean has announced that Sembawang Shipyard has been awarded the contract to refurbish the Voyager of the Seas. The 137,276gt ship will receive a similar treatment to the Navigator of the Seas. The Voyager will enter the drydock in…
Thursday Update: MSC and STX made the joint announcement this morning in Paris. The two firms have a memorandum of understanding for the construction of two “prototype” ships. There is also an option for an additional two ships, bringing the total…