Viking Orders Even More Ships
Viking Ocean Cruises have entered into an agreement to build two expedition vessels from fellow Norwegian* company VARD. This will be in addition to the Italian built blue water ships of which they have 12 ...
Ocean Gala I (ex-Viking Serenade, Island Escape) To Be Scrapped
The most recent photo of her off of Dubai (via Marinetraffic)
Sad news here. The former Royal Caribbean ship formerly known as the Viking Serenade, will officially be scrapped. She is headed to India and wi...
Hurtigruten to be Replaced by Havila Kystruten?
Render of the 4 new Norwegian coastal ships.
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, c...
A Steel Cutting and Keel Laying For Expedition Ships
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 ...
[Analysis] Dream Cruises Global-Class Renders
UPDATE: Dream Cruises just released this render (via CIN) of the roller coaster that encircles the ships funnel. When you zoom out you also see the entire mid-ships area. This all but confirms the existence...
Genting Group Announced Details on Global Class
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 shi...
[ANALYSIS] What is the Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA)?
You may have seen or heard this acronym around the cruise boards; PVSA. But what is it, what's its purpose and how does it affect cruisers?
It stands for the Passenger Vessel Services Act, or PVSA. It is a...
Recap of Day 3 of Seatrade Cruise Global 2018
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 ...
Recap of Day 2 of Seatrade Cruise Global 2018
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 th...
Recap of Day 1 of Seatrade Cruise Global 2018
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....