Today Carnival took delivery of the 130,000 ton Carnival Dream from Fincanteri in Italy. This is a traditional maritime ceremony, where the Fincanteri flag is lowered and the Carnival house flag is raised. The ship is currently, at the time…
Some new photos that were released today can be found here: CruiseInd Oasis of the Seas Page
So as we near the delivery date and the Dreams maiden voyage, more and more photos are making their way out of Monfalcone, Italy. This batch of photos released today are of the lanai whirlpools. Remember that the Dream features…
There are some more pictures of the cabins on the Dream Page. CruiseInd’s Carnival Dream Page
U.K. based Fred. Olsen Cruise Line’s Balmoral has been hit the the norovirus. According to the BBC only 18 of the 1,200 guests have been struck with the 24-bug. The vessel is currently cruising around the British Isles.
You may remember the saga of the Marco Polo and norovirus. Well today, the Bremen, Germany based line, according to this Google translation, will go through a “restructuring.” This is also known in the U.S. as Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
The newest report is up. Click here
Bizarre story from off of Florida. A man jumped from the Carnival Sensation while cruising off the coast of Florida. Local ships aided in the rescue and the Disney Wonder found him first and grabbed him up from the water.…
Carnival As stated before the Carnival Glory will alter its itinerary to skip St. Maarten today and Grand Turk will be called at tomorrow. Royal Caribbean The Adventure of the Seas will possibly call in Dominica instead of Antigua. I…
Trying to confirm, but rumor floating around this morning is that the Carnival Glory will Skip St. Maarten to avoid the storm. As you can see the path of the storm is the exact same route that ships sailing the…
I found an assorted number of pictures of the Dream and updated the Carnival Dream Page.
Update 10:54 pm: Updates are in Bold. Hurricane Jimena is currently sitting off the Mexican coast in the pacific Ocean threatening a direct hit on Cabo san Lucas. As Jimena sits there, she is prompting several I itinerary changes. Lets take…
Stay tuned for a shipyard report comming up shortly… UPDATE 3:25 pm: So today is day two of Oasis’s open house in the shipyard. Richard Fain, Royal Caribbean’s CEO, went public with the lines plan to keep the hull baby…
Well this is more like a mega report if you haven’t seen it yet. Just click the link to see what I mean! Oasis of the Seas Page
Here is the latest map from the National Hurricane Center. All ships have sailed their current altered routes and there have been an additional few changes: Princess Cruises Crown Princess skipped Newport yester and is in boston today. It will…
Hello from sunny and incredible hot Galveston.
So here at CruiseInd, I decided to start covering Hurricanes as relating to current vessel positions and the alterations that may occur. On each post I’ll include vessel alterations and then have an updated map below. Carnival Carnival Glory skipped…
I updated the Oasis page with new photos that show off the amazing interior. As always, click the pictures or use the link above to get to CruiseInd’s Oasis Page.
Pullmantur’s Zenith suffered a fire while berthed in Stockholm, Sweden. The fire was minor but they haven’t been able to suppress the some from traveling through the corridors yet. Fortunately no fatalities but several reports of people suffering from smoke…
I’m in Portland, Maine for the day and look what I found! The ship is Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas. Its stopping over for the day on a r/t Canada & New England voyage from Baltimore.
Gerry Herrod, think Orient Lines, has a new cruise line to be called Voyages to Antiquity. The new line will offer 14-night destination focused voyages.The line is still in its infancy stage as offices in the US and UK have…
A new cruise line has formed to serve the ever crowded British Market. Cruise & Maritime Voyages will sail exclusive for British guests along the style of Fred.Olsen, Saga, and Voyages of Discovery. These lines cater to a more mature…
Here is a photo from Cruise Industry News, that shows a massive skylight just inserted into the refurbished Terminal 18 in Port Everglades, Florida.
Norwegian Cruise Line is finally pulling themselves out of the big hole they dug themselves into. NCL recently released their Q2 earnings, and things are looking up for the third largest cruise line. NCL posted a profit of $15.4 million. This…
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