A sad end to one of the few remain companies that sail classic ships. England-based Voyages to Antiquity operate only one vessel, the Aegean Odyssey (ex-Narcis, Aegean Dolphin, Aegean I). She’s been plagued with serious mechanical issues all this year…
Geneva-based MSC Cruises have announced that they will stretch the MSC Magnifica by 75 feet. Stretching, is the process whereby a ship is cut into two pieces and a mid-section is inserted in between them. They then weld it all…
Genting Hong Kong Announced some more intriguing details on their upcoming mega-ship class, the Deam-class. While at a travel trade show in China, Genting announced that the first of the 208,000gt Global-class will be called Global Dream. Some additional details:…
The Norwegian cruise line will redeploy three vessels. No doubt a consequence of losing out on a government tender to offer coastal voyages along the Norwegian coast, Hurtigruten will convert three coastwise ships to expedition. A source of income for…
A fan favorite of Britain’s P&O Cruises has a new home. Last voyage from Southampton for the ship formerly known as Oriana. MV Piano Land off for a refit I guess. @ABPSouthampton pic.twitter.com/fc6pghsxxX — Iain Gudgeon (@FatFishEvents) August 16, 2019…
NCL’s latest flagship has emerged from the building hall sporting her hull art. Still on track for an October handover, Germany’s Meyer Werft shipyard celebrated one of the last remaining milestones in the construction of any cruise vessel. The ships…
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019, as well as provided guidance for the third quarter and full year 2019. Highlights The Company generated GAAP net income of $240.2 million or EPS of $1.11 compared to $226.7…
French luxury expedition line Ponant have agreed to acquire Paul Gauguin Cruises. Paul Gauguin Cruises, based in Washington state, operate just the 19,200gt m/s Paul Gauguin and sail her year-round in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. The line is…
UK-based Saga Cruises have sold their oldest vessel, Saga Sapphire. The 1981-built, 37,049gt Saga Sapphire (ex-Europa, SuperStar Aries, Bleu de France), has been sold to a Eastern European group. ANEX Tour, which look to be based in Russia with offices…
Netherlands based Oceanwide Expeditions just took delivery of their newbuild Hondius. The delivery of this vessel, in May 2019, marks the start of what will be a busy expedition newbuild period for the industry. She’s a smaller expedition vessel, coming…
The newest Norwegian expedition vessel has just been delivered. View this post on Instagram A post shared by SmartCruiser (@smartcruiser) on Aug 1, 2019 at 9:16am PDT Hurtigruten started life out in 1893 running mail, cargo, and passengers between remote…
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. Second Quarter 2019 Highlights: Tour revenues increased 10% to $76.7 million Net income available to common stockholders increased $0.9 million to $1.0 million Adjusted EBITDA increased…
UPDATE 6/29/2020: Tradewind Voyages UK ltd. have renamed the ship Golden Horizon. Her first voyage is being targeted for Spring 2021. UPDATE 6/5/2020: It has been announced that the vessel known as Brodosplit 483 will be chartered to UK based…
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today reported record second quarter results and updated its full year Adjusted EPS guidance to a range of $9.55 to $9.65 per share versus the company’s latest midpoint guidance of $9.45 per share (including the impact of the Cuban travel restrictions). This is…
A new render was released of the purported ship. Blue Work Voyages is stating that they are planning on creating the first line 100% dedicated to sports, fitness, and wellness. CEO Gene Meehan, who’s background is that he ran the…
Just wanted to share these photos and videos because we may not see something like this for a while. The 133,500gt Carnival Vista has been loaded onto the 116,173dwt Boka Vanguard (ex-Dockwise Vanguard) heavy lift ship. She’s now moored at…
This afternoon, a freak squal blew the transiting Costa Deliziosa off course and out of the main channel while leaving Venice. View this post on Instagram One of the increasingly frequent freak storms hit #Venice this afternoon. So violent that…
The first ship in a new class for a cruise lines first newbuild. The Spirit of Discovery has just set sail for England’s Saga Cruises. This is the wholly owned cruise division of the UK’s mega holiday company Saga. They’ve…
A few updates on some of the tall ships currently under construction. Germany-based Sea Cloud Cruises will launch their newest tall ship in mid-2020. She’ll start sailing throughout the Mediterranean for the summer then sail to the Americas in November…
Saga Cruises first newbuild has been delivered. That’s their first newbuild, ever! The British line has line has always used second or thirdhand tonnage from British or German lines. While this 38,350gt newbuild won’t be setting records in any size…
When the Mardi Gras debuts in 2020, she’ll be the first Excellence-class vessel for Carnival Cruise Lines. As she is a clean sheet design for them, they’re really able to enhance the dining experience onboard. CLICK TO VIEW MARDI GRAS…
Carnival Corporation & plc announced financial results for the second quarter ended May 31, 2019 and provided guidance for the third quarter and full year 2019. Key Highlights U.S. GAAP net income of $451 million, or $0.65 diluted EPS, for the second quarter of…
Royal Caribbean’s upper-premium brand, Azamara Club Cruises, has re-branded to simply, Azamara. The design philsophy surrounding their new logo is broken into three different parts; “an open world symbol; the two artistic strokes represent both land and sea experiences; the…
In connection with the news yesterday, cruise lines have begun cancelling calls in Cuban ports. A overwhelming majority of those cruises are booking those voyages solely for calls in Havana. Here are the updated cruise lines statements: NCL NCL has…
UPDATE 6/4: Carnival Corp. will pay a fine of $20 million. (Basically a slap on the wrist.) In the courtroom today, CEO Arnold Donald stated that they will fix the problems and initiate a plan in order to do so.…