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Stay tuned to the blog for updates as they leak out. Carnivals is apparently today in NYC and NCL’s will be at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal later this week.

ISP,The Owner of the Ocean Pearl and Gemini, have released a statement in the wake of negative press from crew onboard. They state that the Vessels are alongside Gibraltar. They chartered 2 Airbus a320’s to fly the crew to London…

Alan Lam writes via a Peruvian crewmember Deceno worked in the ship’s restaurant. He is 32 years old and comes form Trujillo. It was also reported that another crewmember wrote to his sister, stating, among others, that the crew had…

In the wake of the abrupt end to Happy Cruises, current vacationers and crew members are left in limbo. Some were left at random ports, crew were told to stay onboard for no pay. The whole situation is a mess.…

What a crazy 3 days its been. Here’s a recap of what we’ve seen so far: TUI’s Newbuild which was the Buzz of the Conference MSC Negotiating 2-ship Order Plus Former Lybian Ship Seatrade Europe Day 1 Recap: TUI, MSC…

Label this one “Problems facing the River Industry” Officials from several River Cruising organizations all throughout Europe assembled for their panel. Here are some of the highlights: On most rivers, the infrastructure close to its capacity limits. Experts cited the…

Cruise Europe celebrated its 20th anniversary last night. The commemorative event was held at the Fours Seasons Hotel in Hamburg. Officials present included the Chairman, President and founder members of Cruise Europe, an association promoting cruise travel throughout Europe. The…

Conferences for today include Cruise Port Development and Cruise Ship Operations. I don’t plan on hearing any breaking news come from them, but if there are, I’ll post. As the title says, this is the last day of the conference.…

International Shipping Partners of Miami, vessel owners, issued the below statement: On Monday, September 26, ISP was unexpectedly informed that Happy Cruises, charterers of the cruise vessels M/V GEMINI and the M/V OCEAN PEARL, would cease operation and cancel all…

Here are some highlights from the Seatrade Ricer Cruise Panel in Hamburg: Central Europe saw an increase of 51%. 228 total vessels, with a dozen more on the books. Russia’s fleet decreased to 150 from 160. They also noted that…

So far nothing new breaking here. I’ll let you know when something does.

I say Quasi since they still are pursuing operations to stay afloat (pun intended). Happy Cruises operates 3 ships on time charter from ship owners ISP of Miami. The Spanish line apparently is looking for a large, fast, cash infusion…

Taking Place in Hamburg, Germany from September 27-29, the Seatrade Europe conference brings together high level executives from cruise lines, vendors, and shipyard officials. What to expect: Perhaps we will see if anything will come out of the Mysterious TUI…

Carnival Corporation & plc reported net income of $1.3 billion, or $1.69 diluted EPS, on revenues of $5.1 billion for its third quarter ended August 31, 2011. Net income for the third quarter of 2010 was $1.3 billion, or $1.62…