Carnival Cruise Lines announced that their first Excellence-class ship will be named Mardi Gras. That was the name of Carnival’s very first ship when she set sail in 1972. That Mardi Gras (ex-Empress of Canada) sailed until 1993 and was…
India has a new cruise line called Jalesh Cruises. They will start sailings in April of 2019 with the Karnika (ex-Crown Princess, A’Rosa Blu, AIDAblu, Ocean Village Two, Pacific Jewel). The vessel will operate on behalf of Zen Tourism and…
Virgin Voyages just went public with their plan to construct a new terminal for the Scarlet Lady opening in 2021. (The Scarlet Lady sets sail in 2020.) They plan on renovating terminal H which is currently being used for the…
MSC Cruises held a steelcutting ceremony for their next vessel at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. This new ship will be the first in their larger Seaside-class. Called Seaside Evo-class, the first in the two ship order will be called…
Beginning in Fall of 2019, Windstar Cruises will lengthen all three ex-Seabourn ships as well as give each a complete refurbishment. The $250 million project will increase each vessel’s capacity by 100pax to 312 total per ship. The work will…
Carnival Cruise Lines celebrated the steel cutting for their first LNG ship of the XL-class, which is heavily rumored to be named Carnival Reflection. They also released an updated render that shows them painting the ships hull partially blue. They’re…
Carnival Cruise Line just announced the inaugural schedule for Carnival Radiance. After her drydock in Cadiz, she’ll do an inaugural voyage on April 29, 2020 which will be a 10-night Mediterranean sailing RT from Barcelona, then a 9 and 12-night night voyage. Then…
American Queen Steamboat Company has agreed to acquire Victory Cruise Lines. Victory started up in 2016 with the Victory I (ex- Cape May Light, Sea Voyager, St Laurent) and Victory II (ex-Cape Cod Light, Sea Discoverer). The former they acquired from…
Last week I wrote about the Allure of the Seas arriving in Miami and becoming the largest vessel to dock in Port Miami. Over the weekend the ever-so-slighty larger Symphony of the Seas has usurped her older sister as the largest…
The ship formally know as Marella Spirit, Thomson Spirit, Patriot, and Nieuw Amsterdam has been sold to the scrappers. The 1984-built ship has been renamed Mare S and will head to Alang shortly. She is currently laid-up in Piraeus. It…
View a Tour of the Celebrity Edge. VIEW CELEBRITY EDGE DECK PLANS Below Originally Published on: Nov 9, 2018 @ 10:22 Easily the most anticipated ship this year is Celebrity’s Edge. She’s a completely new design measuring 130,818gt. Her most…
And so it begins….. Carnival Corp. has just announced that their newly set up partner line, CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping, will be receiving the 85,619gt Costa Atlantica and her sister Costa Mediterranea. The ships, built in 2000 and 2003 respectively, will…
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018, as well as provided guidance for the fourth quarter and full year 2018. Highlights The Company generated GAAP net income of $470.4 million or EPS of $2.11 compared to $400.7…
Carnival Corp. and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) have formally signed a joint venture agreement that will set up a separate company called CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping Limited. The new company, located in China, will build, own and operate its own fleet…
Today on Twitter I live tweeted Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas arriving to her new home in Port Miami. The Oasis-class ship becomes the largest ship to have berthed in the Port. The 225,282gt ship will use the brand new…
UPDATE: The Pacific Eden (ex-Statendam) will leave the fleet and head to Cruise & Maritime Voyages. She’ll be deployed to their German sub-brand, TransOcean Kreuzfahrten. The transfer will occur April 2019. Below originally published on: Oct 11, 2018 @ 17:45 Carnival Corp.…
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today reported third quarter results and narrowed its full year Adjusted EPS guidance to a range of $8.75 to $8.85 per share. This range includes a negative impact of approximately $0.10 per share due to a…
MSC Cruises has just announced that they will be building four ‘ultra-luxury cruise ships.’ Each vessel will be built in Italy at one of Fincantieri’s yards. These ships will be 64,000gt and carry only 500 pax. The first of these…
It’s not the clearest of photos but this gives us an idea of what Viking’s US riverboat will look like. The Swiss based company operate the largest European river fleet and are aggressively building blue water ships for their ocean…
Today Silversea and their parent company, Royal Caribbean, announced that they will build three new ships for Silversea Cruises. Silversea has signed a memorandum of understanding with German shipbuilder Meyer Werft to build two vessels in the new “Evolution Class.”…
The first modern riverboat has arrived in New Orelans and will soon begin her service. Up until now, the passenger ships that sail the Mississippi are mostly paddle-wheel vessels sailing either for either American Queen or American Cruise Line. Well…
On September 13, 2018 over 40 homes were completely destroyed in the north Boston suburbs of Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover. Excessive pressure in the underground natural gas lines is said to be the culprit. Local media are reporting that as…
The last ship in Lindblad/National Geographic’s Jones-act vessels, the National Geographic Venture has been launched. The event took place last week at Washington’s Nichols Brothers Boat Builders. What’s unique about this is that they still employ the old fashioned slipway to…
Back in August, a few photos of Crystal’s reimagined Diamond-class leaked. Now we have official renders direct from Crystal. The ship is definitely a downsize from the original 100,000gt design. The new ship, still unnamed, is now confirmed to be 67,000gt…