Fellow cruise blogger John Honeywell reports that South Africa canceled plans to have 2 cruise ships docked in South Africa for the World Cup. A few weeks ago we reported that the Queen Elizabeth 2 was to be repositioned there possible…
Spanish cruise line Pullmantur’s Atlantic Star, now docked in Marseille, France, will not leave the port until at least January 1, 2010. Originally built as FairSky for Sitmar Cruises in 1984, she became the Sky Princess after Sitmar was bought…
Sad sight for any ocean liner enthusiast. MidShipCentury and MaritimeMatters’ Peter Knego confirms the sad sight of the Regal Empress (Built 1953, ex. Olympia, Caribe, Caribe I, Regal Empress) now beached in Alang, India awaiting the torches of a scrapper. The…
Take a look at the Norwegian Epic Page either by the link above or click here. NCL’s CEO can be seen in front of the Epic.
Well this is another interesting development in the Cruise lines v. “that damn flu.” Royal Caribbeans Voyager of the Seas pulled into Villefranche-sur-Mer, France today, along with 60 sick crew members and 2 passengers. French officials according to this Reuters report,…
Richard Fain referred to h1n1 as “that damn flu.” Europe has been a pleasant surprise in terms of demand loss of $0.16 per share Costs are down and fuel costs are down Pricing and discounting are lower (meaning better for…
When the Sapphire Princess docked in Vancouver yesterday for its scheduled turnaround, it arrived with one extra guest. A whale. While sailing through the inside passage, comprising of Canada and Alaska, the ships bulbous bow struck a fin whale and…
I updated the Carnival Dream page with pictures from the sea trials. These come by way of Carnival themselves.
I found some pics from Cruise Page’s message board, posted by Aad. Have a look.
Yesterday when the QM2 was calling in Zeebrugge, Belgium, her mooring lines. Reports are that the vessel broke her bow lines from high gusts of wind. The vessel then drifted into the harbor before being helped back with the assistance of…
A look at the float-out in France can be found at my Norwegian Epic page here.
I added separate pages for the Carnival Dream, Norwegian Epic, and Oasis of the Seas. All shipyard Reports will be there. If I add pictures to any of those pages, I will update the main page and just link it,…
Well I’m back and as promised here is everything that happened recently including two big stories out of San Diego and Dubai. A domestic dispute turned deadly as a husband murdered his wife in their cabin. A couple on the…
Sorry for the lack of updates. I’ve been away from a computer as I am on a quick vacation (no not a cruise). Check back soon as I will update with all the updates I’ve missed.
As the vessel remains docked in Invergordon, Scotland, an autopsy of the one dead, revealed that he passed away from heart and lung problems that possibly lead to a heart attack. Three people are also at a hospital in Scotland…
Both the Telegraph and the BBC are reporting the death of a cruiser from the norovirus. The elderly man boarded Transocean Cruises Marco Polo for a cruise around the British Isles and Ireland. The man is thought to have had…
Carnival’s latest ship, the Carnival Dream, is being outfitted in Italy’s Fincantieri’s Monfalcone yard. She is due to enter service in fall. As with Oasis, all new construction goes on several sea trials to make sure equipment and hardware work…
This past week saw the laying of the first piece of the new Queen Elizabeth. The ship is being constructed at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone yard in the north west part of Italy. This photo courtesy of Cunard. I have no idea…
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Photos from Gilbert Cailler
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Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Here are the latest photos. The exterior work should finish up shortly and the interior work and cabins should commence shortly.
Peter Deilmann Cruises announced that their river operations will terminate. Cruises throughout the summer will still take place though. At the seasons end, the fleet will be sold off, according to Peter Deilmann’s UK managing director. The reason the company…
As stated earlier, yesterday via a chat (kind of weird) RCI announced the dining options for Oasis. Nothing ground breaking really. The biggest news is that you can now make reservations for the alternate venues online prior to your cruise.…
Today Louis Cruise Line, announced that the Norwegian Majesty will be renamed Louis Majesty when she transfers into the Louis fleet.
The fire crippled two of the ships four main engines. A shipyard in Greece has been chosen for these repairs due to their mechanical nature. The ship will leave for Pireus (Athens), Greece on Wednesday and is scheduled to arrive…