The above render comes from a marketing campaign I came across. It shoes how the classic lines of the Titanic will meet modern standards. Note the Lifeboats. However, I don’t think that’s enough. The stern will need to be redesigned…
Not a bad looking ship…. photo via CruiseTalk
Seabourn has announced that they have sold their three older vessels. The Seabourn Pride, Seabourn Spirit and Seabourn Legend will all be headed to once-sister brand Windstar. The new ships will add motorized vessels to Winstar’s fleet of “sailing” vessels.…
This appears to be the case. It looks like all the Carnival Fascination’s cruises that would have stopped at Key West will now anchor off of Little Stirrup Cay, better known as Coco Cay to Royal Caribbean fans. I think…
via news4jax: In one final episode of indignity, the bus carrying some passengers to New Orleans broke down early Friday, leaving them stranded once again — this time on the side of the highway. "You wouldn’t think after the ship…
Shes currently underway to BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards. And a good morning to the Carnival Triumph now berthed in Mobile Alabama. Interesting to note that she still has 3 tugs holding her against the berth, since they cant operate the…
Here’s the latest today: There will be a third tug used. No word if this is for speed or maneuverability. One of the towing lines snapped, so the tug pulling will have to be reconnected. The Coast Guard have sent…
UK’s daily mail, as well as other sources, have begun publishing photos of the Triumph. These photos are taken from guests onboard other Carnival ships that have come to the rescue. via daily mail [Facebook] via twitter @govsworld via dailymail…
UPDATE: Carnival have announced they cancelled all Triumph sailings through April 13th. Nothing really new to report today. She is currently under tow to Alabama. I’ll update this post, if anything should develop. Here’s Carnival’s Presser from Miami yesterday evening:…
Carnival Triumph will be towed to Mobile, Alabama. Stating strong currents that have been pushing the ship 90 miles north, as well as the easier debarkation point for pax, Carnival decided to alter their original plan. So far only one…
After the PR nightmare Carnival plc CEO Micky Arison received after the Concordia disaster, he’s at it again. While grieving relatives and shocked passengers were stuck on Giglio trying to sort things out, Micky Arison was photographed enjoying a Miami…
The Carnival Triumph suffered an engine room fire this morning while on transit from Mexico back to her homeport of Galveston, Texas. The ship is currently operating on minimal power in the Gulf of Mexico with 3,143 guests and 1,086…
5 crew members were killed when a routine lifeboat drill went horribly wrong. The ship was docked at the port of Santa Cruz on La Palma in the Canary Islands. It should be noted, the davit arm involved that faulted…
From Royal Caribbean: KEY HIGHLIGHTS Results For the Full Year 2012: Full year Net Yields increased 3.0% on a Constant-Currency basis; 1.5% As-Reported; Net Cruise Costs ("NCC") excluding fuel increased 4.2% on a Constant-Currency basis; 2.7% As-Reported; Net income before…
I usually don’t write much about Walt Disney Co. Their financial structure is usually well insulated from the performance of the cruise line. There’s no better example of this than Q4 2012. For the last 3 months of 2012, the…
And they are: Quantum of the Seas (2014) Anthem of the Seas (2015) Just like the names rumored….
Here’s the QE2 as seen from the worlds tallest building in a 360 panorama. See it from the source The yacht on the far left (facing us) is the Sheikh‘s private yacht Dubai. Second largest in the world.
This one’s just bizarre. 52 pax were rescued after the ferry, Baleno 168, lost its propeller and started taking on water. The accident took place in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines while she was enroute to Calapan Port Terminal. Initial attempts…
It is being reported that the Nova Scotian government are taking bids to relaunch the Portland, ME – Yarmouth, NS seasonal ferry service. So far only Quest Navigation of Maine and Maritime Applied Physics Corp of Baltimore, MD are known…
NCL has announced that they beat their goal of $16-18 /share and came in at $19 This yields them a net of $446.5 million. Their target revenue was only $400 million. The owners on Norwegian Cruise Lines, Genting, Apollo,…
click for larger The Queen Elizabeth 2 has in fact been sold to Asian interests, but its not the scrap yards. Oceanic Group has purchased the ship and intends to refurbish her into a floating hotel and entertainment…
UPDATE Wednesday: The four that were injured were all crew members. They were treated in the ships medical facility so it looks like they weren’t severe. No passengers were injured at all. The same could not be said of the…
NCL also announced some further details on the Norwegian Breakaway: Norwegian Cruise Line announced that the line’s newest ship will host a fireworks show on every cruise. After the ship departs Bermuda, the fireworks display will conclude the ships 1980s-themed…
Within the next 30 days we can expect to see Norwegian Cruise Line on the NASDAQ floor under ticker NLCH. The plan for NCL is to sell 27.1 million shares. The target price will be in the $17 range. They…