Yesterday Royal Caribbean announced that they will be sending the Allure of the Seas to the Grand Bahama Shipyard to repair her propulsion system. The original plan was to swap her with Oasis, whose dry dock was scheduled in 2015…
Royal Caribbean has announced that they will sail the Allure of the Seas to Freeport, Bahamas to fix a worn bearing. It was originally discussed that she may sail to Europe to enter the drydock over there, however Grand…
It’s being reported that the largest cruise ship has been forced to sail at reduced speeds for some time now. The 225,282gt ship is suffering from pod problems according to Royal Caribbean spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez. She states that while the pod is…
Norwegian Cruise Line and Nintendo of America announced that they are expanding their partnership to offer Wii U ™ video game systems and Wii U games fleetwide. As part of the partnership expansion, the line will feature Nintendo’s newest video…
This morning 9 cruise ships sailed into and berthed at the Port of Miami. This will be the busiest day of the 2013-2014 season and one of the busiest days in a long time. Below is a collection of…
Peter Knego of MaritimeMatters is reporting that the Pacific Princess is now having another listing problem. Last month the Pacific Princess was reflaoted upright after almost capsizing after arriving at the scrap yard in Turkey. Now, shes developing a list…
Royal Caribbean announced that they will once again have a prominent float in the annual turkey day tradition. via Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean International and Macy’s today revealed the first look at the cruise line’s new float, which will set…
In this AIS Screenshot, the Disney Magic had to divert to Miami to pick up a ” spare part” in a technical port call. Meaning she docked for a very short time and pax weren’t allowed off. Cruise Currents…
TUI cruises Mein Schiff 3 has been officially floated out today in Turku, Finland. Shes scheduled to sail out of the yard this summer. The even was overshadowed by the struggles of STX Finland which recently announced its plan to restructure…
Back in August, Norwegian Cruise Line announced that they were going to be altering their newest ships Inaugural festivities. Today it was announced that Bud Light, more specifically Anheuser-Busch inBev, are the charterers of the ship. They will transform her into…
Any reason Viking, one of the leaders in life boats/life rafts, uses a Costa ship in their marketing and promotional shots?
Reuters and the AP are reporting that Venetian officials have officially banned large ships [defined as over 96,000gt] starting next November. The actual details are far less harsh. Ships over that amount can still dock in Venice, they just cannot…
Today, Carnival Corp has announced another wave of restructuring within the top levels of the company. It all started back in June with it was announced that Peter Shanks and Carol Marlow were out at the top levels of Carnival UK.…
Just found this Carnival Sunshine promotional picture. What do you think of her exterior appearance? For what its worth, I hear her interiors are fantastic.
UPDATE: Cruise Critic has an article from pax onboard that very cruise. They also have a pretty dramatic photo as well. BTW its the Carnival Pride in a winter storm in the Atlantic. I’ve always been fascinated by these types of…
Norwegian Cruise Line (Nasdaq:NCLH) Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., NCL Corporation Ltd., “Norwegian” or “the Company”), today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, and provided guidance for the fourth quarter and full year 2013. Quarter Highlights Adjusted Net Income growth of…
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE, OSE: RCL) reported third quarter results, updated its 2013 outlook and provided early commentary for 2014. KEY HIGHLIGHTS Third quarter results were better than expected, driven by stronger close-in demand and good cost control which more…
NCL’s latest ship is now sporting her hull art. What does everyone think?
Holland America has announced that they have completely overhauled the summer Mediterranean schedule for their 1,916pax ms Noordam. She was originally supposed to sail Eastern Mediterranean voyages that included Egypt, however due to uncertainty in the region, the decided…
UPDATE: Looks like there was a bit of a ‘misunderstanding’: via Cruise Currents: The original press release made by the Port of Tampa stated that AIDA Cruises would begin home porting two ships in Tampa beginning in 2014 through 2016. AIDA…
In addition to the Norwegian Jade and SNAV Toscana, a local tour operator has time chartered two ferries from the St Peter Line. The 1981-built Princess Maria and the 1986-built Princess Anastasia will be used as accommodation vessels on behalf…
Royal Caribbean CEO Adam Goldstein announced that all Voyager class ships will be getting major upgrades in their next drydock. Between February 2014 and February 2015, 4 of the five Voyager ships will be upgraded to incorporate more Oasis class…
I guess its fitting. She is going to debut in New York as a hotel ship for the super bowl this year. Anyways, NCL has announced that on February 7, 2014 all cheerleaders of the Miami Dolphins will christen their…
It was just announced that ultra-luxary brand Seabourn cruises has a MOU in place for the construction of a 4th Odyssey class ship. The 32,000gt ship will be constructed at Italy’s Fincantieri yard. She has a planned entry into service…