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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…
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…
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:…
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…
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…
UPDATE 2/26: Kleven Vert has informed Hurtigruten that they will unfortunately have to delay the delivery of the vessel. The ship will incorporate an innovative power plant that will relay on hybrid-electric and LNG fuel so there are immense complexities…
Crystal Cruises announced that they will make a change to the three Exclusive-class of vessels it has on order. The ships, when ordered back in 2015 by their former CEO were going to be 1000pax and 100,000gt. Virtually unheard of…
NCL just announced that their newest ship will be named Norwegian Encore. This will be the fourth in the Breakaway-plus class vessels. She’ll join her sisters, Escape, Joy, and Bliss, but will more closely resemble the Bliss. The 164,600gt ship…
UPDATE II: P&O Australia just announced that they will be refurbing the Pacific Jewel so that’s definitely not the ship that Cartoon Network will get (if it’s evening going to happen). There’s also the possibility that this is just a generic cruise…
oyal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) today reported 2017 US GAAP and adjusted earnings of $7.53 per share — beating the Double-Double EPS target and the mid-point of previous guidance by $0.75 and $0.16, respectively. In addition, the company announced that 2018 adjusted earnings are expected to…
France’s Compagnie du Ponant, or just Ponant, have announced they have agreed with VARD for the construction of an iced classed expedition vessel. The ship’s hull and machinery will be constructed at VARD’s Romanian facility in Tulcea. She will then…
Princess has announced that their next ship will be named Sky Princess. She will be the fourth in the Royal-class ships. Sister ship to Royal Princess, Regal Princess and Majestic Princess. Also important to note that P&O’s Britannia is, and should…