We can finally put all the rumors to the side now that we finally have official statements from Disney themselves. Just as expected the Magic will sail Canada & New England and Bahamas during the summer, and head down to…
IDK why but dominating the news this week is the current rumors floating around regarding the Disney Magic’s fall-winter 2012 deployment. This will all be solved once Disney goes public with it, but for now we have rumors like the…
Adding to the below rumor which seems more official as mainstream press is calling it fact, comes news that Disney will offer their first ever Canada & New England voyages. It appears that before heading to the Gulf in the…
It is STRONGLY suspected that Disney will announce on Wednesday that they will be bringing the Disney Magic to Galveston. Sailing on her first voyage out of the lone star state on Sept. 22 2012, she will sail the normal…
Here are the official press shots of the trials in the Adratic Sea the other week.
The Carnival Pride was docked in Port Canaveral as a port of call. Shes one of the few ships that do. Well yesterday during one such call, several strong gusts of wind snapped her mooring lines around 6pm. Carnival reported…
Carnival announced that the Valor will sail 6 night western caribbean and alternate it with 3 different 8 night trips. The itineraries are definitely unique! The 6 night visits Key West, Grand Cayman, and Ocho Rios and starts in January…
French site Meretmarine, posted the below photo update about the famed liner. It seems as if she is being kept in excellent condition in the scorching climate of Dubai. Her devoted fans will be happy to know that I bet.…
Hello Swag Junkies. PS. I already ordered something from them! Presser after the break
I normally don’t focus on small ship lines but Blount Small Ship Adventures always had a special place in my heart. Probably because I went to College down the street from their headquarters in Warren, RI. I even visited once.…
Just when it seemed like the 2011 European season would never be the biggest ever, 2012 just got bigger. Well only by one ship…. Full presser below:
Spotted on Shipspotting, the Carnival Magic gets ready for her May 1st inaugural voyage. The is seen cruising the Adriatic Sea on March 20th.
Today Carnival Corp went public with their first quarter earnings for 2011. Highlights include: Net Income of $152 million. Total Revenue of $3.4 billion. Compared to last year’s Q1, income is down but revenue is up. This can be contributed…
Found this press release: Building on the successful design of the world’s largest single-ship cruise terminal, Port Everglades is following a similar approach to renovate four existing cruise terminals that will be used for Carnival Corporation’s newest and largest cruise…
UPDATE: Visit here for more photos Royal Princess is the new name of Princess’ newbuild due out in May 2013. Princess unveiled that and some additional details at Cruise Shipping Miami today. The 141,000 grt ship will feature some new…
UPDATE FRIDAY:Carnival finally came clean with it. Turns out Mobile will lose all ships as the Elation will head to NOLA and do what the Ecstasy was supposed to do. Port Canaveral beat Carnival to the punch by announcing that…
Heres a good symbol or some nice government pork-barrel spending. A while ago I wrote about Brownsville/Corpus Christi vying to compete with Galveston for a homeport. Well the Texas senate for some reason unanimously approved funds to sponsor a survey…
Royal Caribbean and the Island of St. Kitts announced that they will commence a series of trail runs to see if Allure of the Seas can call on the port. The first call at the Port Zante Cruise Ship Pier…
NCL announced that it will be increasing fares across the board starting April 1st. Other than its a great strategy to increase bookings in slow months, it shows how strong the industry is doing. The fact that it can support…
Princess just announced that they will return to Galveston, TX! The Crown Princess will arrive on December 22, 2012 and sail 7-night Caribbean routes to the usual Roatan, Costa Maya, Belize, and Cozumel. Her last trip for the season will…
Hot on the heels of Carnival Spirit getting repo’d down under, Celebrity Cruises announced that the (arguably)Flagship Celebrity Solstice will be sent there for the Winter 2012-13 season. Full presser after the break:
NCL Announced that the Norwegian Pearl will trade spots with the Norwegian Jewel out of New York for the winter 2012-2013 season. The Jewel will head down the coast and sail Caribbean out of Miami. The 2006 built Pearl will…
The Norwegian Dawn will enter drydock in May to undergo extensive refurbishments. Details are starting to emerge about those enhancements. The most noted one will be the removal of the forward looking Spinnaker Observation lounge. In its place will be…
Rumor has it that Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has received an order for two cruise ships. The buyer is not known at this time. All that is know is that they will cost roughly 50 billion yen a piece. This…
Yesterday I wrote about Falmouth opening up with the inaugural call of the Voyager of the Seas. CIN has the photos: Via Cruise Industry News