…for the Princess brand. Maritime Industry insider, Lloyd’s List, is quotes as saying Carnival is in advanced talks with German Meyer Werft for an order of two new cruiseships for its Princess brand, Italian and German shipping sources have said.…
Taken Thursday morning from the Crystal Symphony. She is sailing on an 11-night Fall Jubilee voyage from New York to Montreal. Today is the second day of her stay at the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal in Boston. Joining her…
So here is what I have. It is still a work in progress as I figure more information out. If anyone can help out, I appreciate it. Changes will be made in bold. October 28, 2009 Turku, Finland RCI Takes…
UPDATE 10/24: Check out the comments section of the post to see another account. This time from Lisa. Thanks Lisa. UPDATE 10/21: Another cruiser from that voyage was able to provide us with their take in the incident: We were…
Check out the rough weather that the Caribbean Princess is still in. Make sure to check out the post below.
Yesterday the Caribbean Princess encountered a minor, quick list while cruising Canada & New England. The 113,000 grt ship got caught in rough weather in the Atlantic when she leaned a bit. The extent of the list is unknown.…
The Norwegian Epics Inaugural Schedule can be found here. CruiseInd’s Norwegian Epic Page Nothing too surprising except for the overnight stays. She pretty much goes from one port to another. Some even while cruising. Whereas Freedom stayed in ports for…
Well after a lot of feedback on my Carnival will Not go Bigger post, lets have a look at their rivals, Royal Caribbean International. Interestingly enough Adam Goldstein, Royal Caribbean’s President, posted some details about this exact theme earlier in…
So it is kind of a slow time in the industry. The Dream is delivered and I am still looking for a good walk through of it. The Oasis is back and settled in from the Sea trials. In fact…
…Well only of the water park. The winner of the Carnival Book of Dreams contest, 8-year old Hailee Steberger of Egg Harbor, N.J., will have the honors of being the Carnival Dream’s water park Godchild. The Carnival Dream will be…
UPDATE: Ok listening to the first video with audio, the people are pretty funny! What do you think? Remember last week when the Legend hit the Enchantment in Cozumel? Well I found another video of it. This one also from…
Saga Cruises ship, the Saga Ruby, hit the pier while docking in New York Saturday Morning. While making a 90 degree turn into Pier 88 on Manhattan’s upper west side, the bow gently grazed up against a bollard. The hole…
Shipspotting has two photos up of the ship fresh from seatrials in Finland.
These photos come from carnival, showcasing their Laser show. Nightly shows around the main pool area show off laser and smoke shows. SO may better things that could be done there. I hope these don’t last too long and it…
From the collision last week, here is the damage do the Enchantment. Notice the red paint! These images come from InletCam. Very good site by the way. Good webcam too! Enlargement of the damage:
Check out these rough waves from the Crystal Symphony this morning.
Well you can’t fault me for trying at least. I am having the hardest time trying to find any new photos of the Epic. My epic page is getting lonely…
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Update Thursday 8:12 pm: At the end of John Healds blog are thease pics taken by the Carnival’s port agent. Update Thursday 6:11pm: This courtesy of the John Heald Blog. John Helad is Carnival’s senior cruise director and has a…
The Queen Victoria made her maiden call in Boston yesterday. The industry site Cruise Industry News, has photos from yesterday. QV gets a celebrity’s welcome in Boston with the fireboats The QV docks, why there are tugs there I haven’t…
I update some of CruiseInd’s ship pages: The Carnival Dream page now has photos of her pulling into Venice while still on her maiden voyage. The Oasis of the Seas page now has some external shots of her departing Turku…
This is an archived post that appeared on CruiseInd on Sep 24, 2009 @ 20:14 To view the old Carnival Dream page: click here – Carnival Dream Sailing into Venice this past weekend. ___________________________________________________________________
Pretty slow recently. I’m eagerly awaiting photos from the Carnival Dream which has set sail on her maiden voyage. Carnival reported that it earned 1 Billion (not million) this summer. This is good news as Micky Arison stated that guests…
These from John Heald’s Blog: Gerry Cahill accepting the Carnival Dream Micky Arison (worth $5.8 Billion for those wondering) C.E.O. of Carnival Corp. is on the left with his back to the camera: Carnival Dream heading out: