This post has been updated to include higher-res photos. The world’s largest cruise ship, Symphony of the Seas, has now been delivered to Royal Caribbean. In our series of First Looks, which replaces the Inaugural Liveblogs, lets take a look…
Ocean Gala has now been beached in Alang. Dismantling will commence shortly. Sad news here. The former Royal Caribbean ship formerly known as the Viking Serenade, will officially be scrapped. She is headed to India and will arrive at the…
Hurtigruten provides a lifeline to the small fishing communities that dot Norway’s northern coast. They operate 11 ships as a crusieferry that brings tourists, commuters, cars, supplies and mail to 34 ports in Norway in as little as 6 days.…
STX France has just handed over Royal Caribbean’s latest flagship, the Symphony of the Seas. She is now the largest cruise ship ever with an estimate measure of 228,021gt and 1,188ft LOA. The Harmony of the Seas is the same…
Carnival Corporation & plc announced U.S. GAAP net income of $391 million, or $0.54 diluted EPS, for the first quarter of 2018, higher than U.S. GAAP net income for the first quarter of 2017 of $352 million, or $0.48 diluted EPS. First quarter 2018 adjusted net…
Royal Caribbean and Chinese tour company Ctrip have agreed to dissolve their joint venture SkySea Cruises. This was the Chinese based line that operates the SkySea Golden Era (ex-Celebrity Century) since May 2015. In December of this year she will…
This weekend saw the keel laying of the new Lindblad ship and the steel cutting for SunStone’s new ship. At an event in CRIST shipyard in Gdynia, Poland, the yard placed the bottom block of what will become the National Geographic…
MSC Cruises announced that the MSC Armonia will sail 7-night western Caribbean itineraries featuring an overnight in Cuba. She will reposition to Miami and start the itineraries this December. She will sail on Mondays and overnight in Havana on Saturday and…
UPDATE 2023: Disney has now purchased the vessel and released this rendering. An earlier version of the vessel included a slightly different arrangement of her funnels. There appears to be two sets of double funnels in this newly released one…
Royal Caribbean just announced some major enhancements to their private island in the Bahamas, Cococay. In the render we see a water park, cabanas and even the new pier! They’ll also be adding a bar an restaurant called Captain Jacks:…
P&O Cruises smallest vessel, the Adonia (ex-R Eight, Minerva II, Royal Princess), has officially been transferred to Azamara Crusies. She will be transformed to the Azamara Pursuit in a drydock in the Bahamas. Whats neat about this is two things. One is…
Genting Hong Kong, whom just recently transferred their Star Cruises newbuild to Dream Cruises, just announced a rather interesting figure about the Global Class newbuild. They reconfirmed that the ship will measure 204,000gt but they plan on having 2,500 cabins…
The final day of Seatrade Cruise Global just came to an end. This is typically a very light day on both news and attendance. It’s not surprising to hear packing tape at around noon in some of the quieter areas…
Day two has officially concluded and the show floor seemed more packed today. NCL had the key press event today. They announced that the Norwegian Encore will be based in Miami and at a brand new terminal that they will…
NCL will be holding a press conference at Seatrade Cruise Global. We just took our seat in the middle of the room. A huge table covered in black cloth just entered the room. No idea what this is. Archived Live…
Day one has officially concluded and boy did we have alot of news. Heres a recap of the highlights as well as some gossip and rumblings I’ve heard on the floor. The State of the Global Industry was held. You…
At their press conference at the Seatrade Cruise Global convention, French luxury expedition operator Ponant announced that they will build two more ships. The two new ships will be sisters to the current Explorer-class of vessel. The new ships will…
At the Seatrade Cruise Global conference, Viking Ocean Cruises announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding for up to six additional ocean ships by 2027. This would bring the total fleet to 16 vessels. These ships will…
Crystal Cruises is conducting their keynote presentation right now at Seatrade Cruise Global. I’ll update this post as it goes: -CEO Tom Wolber will give the presentation. -Crystal Symphony just emerged from an extensive drydock. They’re going over a video…
Hello and welcome to the 2018 liveblog from the State of the Industry panel from Seatrade Cruise Global. The event is set to begin at 0930 eastern time. Here’s some general info about it: Tuesday, March 6 | 9:30am –…
Hello from sunny Port Everglades where it is currently 71F out. I’ll be attending the Seatrade Cruise Global convention that takes place every year in South Florida. It’s considered the largest gathering of all thing Cruise Industry related. Make sure…
Big news here on a Friday…. Malaysian hospitality magnet Genting Group has agreed to sell off its 11.1% shares of Norwegian Cruise Lines (Star NCLC) for $543.6 million. They have been slowly divesting themselves of NCL/Star since August and stand…
UPDATE: I noticed the stern windows around Eden, the aft facing lounge, are asymetrical. This must drive anyone with OCD nuts. What do you think? A post shared by Cruise Celebrity (@cruisecelebrity) on Feb 3, 2018 at 9:26am PST Compared…
Carnival Corp. has announced that they have agreed with Germany’s Meyer Werft for the construction of a third ship for Aida. She will be based on the Excellence-class of vessels. The first in that line, AIDAnova, will be launched later…
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018, as well as provided guidance for the second quarter and full year 2018. Highlights The Company generated GAAP net income of $103.2 million or EPS of $0.45 compared to $61.9…