Cruise Ships Banned from Grand Turk (temporarily)
Following reports of gastroenteritis, the port has been put off limits to visiting cruise ships. The port is operated by Carnival Corp, yet receives port calls from a variety of lines.
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Carnival Triumph Update and Sunshine is Delayed
CruiseCritic is reporting that the Carnival Triumph will be out through early June. She will remain in Mobile until the end of April/early May. Then she will sail to Freeport Bahamas to finish out all repair work. I’d Imagine that…
AIDA Newbuilds Update
Cruise Business Online is reporting an interesting tidbit on the two AIDA ships being build in Japan. AIDA is creating a “patio” area for guests booked in a new category called Panorama cabins. Guests will have access to their own…
Carnival Dream Update
The Carnival Dream departed St. Maarten over the weekend and will arrive in Port Canaveral tomorrow.
Carnival Cruise Lines Update
via Carnival: Carnival Cruise Lines Update March 16, 2013 We would like to share an update with you regarding the status of Carnival Dream, Legend and Elation and to answer your questions and clarify many misperceptions that are being driven…
Closing Notes from Cruise Shipping Miami
The end of the week is here and so is another Cruise Shipping Miami. This was a rather uneventful convention compared to years past. Here are some closing news items. El Salvador is trying to get in on some Panama…
Finance Friday: Carnival Q1 2013 Results
Carnival Corp announced today non-GAAP net income of $65 million, or $0.08 diluted EPS for the first quarter of 2013. Reported U.S. GAAP net income, which included net unrealized losses on fuel derivatives of $28 million, was $37 million, or…
Carnival Legend Propulsion Problems
It’s being reported in Cruise Business Online that the Carnival Legend is experiencing propulsion problems and will need to skip its last port in order to make Tampa in time for the turn-around. The ship is on the last leg…
Royal Rendezvous in LA
Last night the Queen Elizabeth sailed past the permanently moored Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA. There were fireworks and everything. more photos via Facebook
STX France Delivers MSC Preziosa
Today marks the day that MSC officially receives their newest ship the MSC Preziosa. Astute observers will note that this ship was originally called the Phoenicia, and was to be the first ship for the Libyan government cruise line. Not…
Norwegian Breakaway Says Good Bye to Papenburg
The Norwegian Breakaway just completed her transit on the Emms River as she says ‘good bye’ to the Meyer Werft Yard. Construction isn’t done yet, as she enters a wet dock for the final outfitting in Emmshaven Bremerhaven on the North…
[UPDATED] Carnival Dream Suffering from Propulsion Problems
THIRD UPDATE: Here’s Carnival’s statement as to what actually happened onboard the Dream: While at dock in St. Maarten yesterday, the ship’s engineering team conducted a regularly scheduled test of the ship’s emergency diesel generator. A malfunction occurred which has…
Cruise Shipping Miami Day 2 recap
The Tuesdays at Cruise Shipping (and before that Seatrade) Miami are the biggest. It all kicks off with the State of the Industry conference. Heads of all the major lines are on stage at once. Can’t think of many other…
Dear Carnival…
…what a strange tweet to have your Business Development Director tweet out. [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/CarnivalDREW/status/311370995720142848″]
Celebrity Century Staying Put
Celebrity has sold the 2 other sips in the venerable Century Class. The Mercury and Galaxy now sail for TUI Cruises as Mein Schiff 1&2. However the Century is still lingering around in the fleet. At 20,000tonnes less than the…
Marco Polo Runs Aground
The 1965 built, and former Soviet liner, Marco Polo ran aground in Norway last night. The Cruise & Maritime Voyages ship hit a rock that “damaged its hull.” The damage was minor however she required a return to port. After…
MSC Set to Overtake NCL as the Industry’s #3 Line
According to CIN and their 2013 Cruise Industry News Annual Report, they state that with the delivery of MSC Preziosa, the line will over take NCL as the #3 line. The line will carry over 1.45 million passengers on their…
Linblad Expeditions Purchases Orion Expeditions Cruises
The ever growing small ship expedition market is on the rise. One of the more popular ones is Lindblad, who partnered with the National Geographic Society. It’s now time for Lindblad to start expanding. Their latest move was to purchases…
Cruise Shipping Miami 2013
Every year in March, the cruise industry gathers in Miami for the largest cruise trade show in the world. This year, the conference starts today March 11th, and runs through Thursday. I will not be in attendance this year,…
Holland America’s Maasdam Makes Emergency Return to Port
Holland America’s Maasdam had to make an emergency return to port after setting sail on a 10 Day Eastern Caribbean. The case was two medical emergencies onboard. She docked at berth 21/22 and quickly departed again on her voyage. via…
Costa Concordia’s Fate is Finally Known
Italian authorities have finally decided on the shipyard they will bring the soon-to-be-re-floated Costa Concordia. After having laid partially capsized since January 2012, the 114,137grt will be towed to the Tuscan port of Piombino. The choice could delay the refloating…
Hurtigruten Ship Runs Aground in Arctic Cricle
The Norwegian costal Liner, Kong Harald, had run aground in the Lofoten islands off the coast of Norway. The ship was freed after about six hours when high tide came in. There was some water intrusion reported in the ships…
Fire on Norwegian Getaway
It is being reported that a fire broke out onboard the Norwegian Getaway. The ship is still being constructed in Papenburg, Germany. Papenburg, 5 March 2013 – Today a fire leading to significant smoke formation broke out on a ship…
Stupid Quote on Titanic II
via gCaptain: The contract to build Titanic II has not yet been signed, Palmer said. “Oh, probably next week, something like that,” Palmer said, when asked when that would happen. “Most things I say I’ll do I do.”
NCL Q4 and 2012 Earnings
2012 Full Year Highlights -Net income of $173.1 million and diluted EPS of $0.97, excluding share-based compensation charge detailed below -Adjusted EBITDA increase of 10% -Net Yield increase of 1.6% (2.4% on a Constant Currency basis) -Net Cruise Cost per…