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Norwegian Dawn Webcam Norwegian Breakaway Webcam UPDATE Wednesday Noon: NCL’s latest statmenet and the last update on this: On Wednesday, May 20, a thorough assessment of Norwegian Dawn…
Today, the Disney Magic arrived in New York City as part of a transatlantic crossing to kick off a summer season in Norway and Europe. Disney Cruise Line was in New York City to announce the Disney Magic will return…
Yesterday, Viking Ocean Cruises christened its first ship, the Viking Star, in Bergen, Norway. The ceremony occurred in conjunction with a citywide celebration for Norwegian Constitution Day that was attended by approximately 20,000 local residents and visitors. In addition to…
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 and provided guidance for the second quarter and full year 2015. First Quarter 2015 Highlights Improvement in Adjusted EPS of 17.4% to $0.27 on Adjusted…
Originally set to be launched next summer, Viking Ocean Cruises newbuild Viking Sky will be pushed back to early 2017. It’s suggested that she’ll be handed over sometime in February. The cause of the delay will be so that Fincantieri…
Via Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Meyer Werft in Germany to order a fourth Quantum-class ship for delivery in 2019. “Today’s announcement is a reflection of the success of…
UPDATE MONDAY:Celestial Cruises offered this clarification to CIN: We gradually increased our stake over the past two years to where we are now the significant majority (shareholder). Our intention is to support the venture’s continued growth and further commit to…
Princess just announced that they will sail the third Royal-class ship, still under construction in Italy, full time in China. She scheduled to be launched in late Spring 2017 then will sail to Shanghai where she will be based. Princess…
Magical Cruise Company Limited, the registered name for Disney Cruise Line [fun fact!], announced that the 2011 built Disney Dream will gain all new experiences for her guests in an upcoming drydock this fall. from Disney: Headlining the enhancements are two new…
Over the weekend the 3 queens of Cunard, Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth, met in Southampton. They were kicking off Cunard’s 175th anniversary year with a grand celebration. All three Queens were returning from their respective world…
STX Turku (formerly STX Finland, Aker Finland, Kværner Masa-Yards and Wärtsilä) has officially been renamed Meyer Turku Oy after the successful acquisition by Germany’s Meyer Werft. The German shipbuilder now owns 70 % while the Finnish Government through Teollisuussijoitus owns…
Anthem of the Seas has been christened in Southampton. Godmother Emma Wilby, a British travel agent who was selected in a singing competition for travel agents, successfully broke the gigantic bottle of champagne on the first try. I really don’t…
Royal Caribbean reported Q1 2015 earnings just this morning. Their stock price is already $79 as of the opening bell this morning. With these strong earnings, expect it to break $80. You can keep an eye on it here: …
Last month it was announced that the Ovation of the Seas, the third Quantum-class vessel, would sail direct to China from the shipyard and be homeported there full time. Royal Caribbean has announced a slight change to the program. For…
Connecticut based American Cruise Line have recently been delivered the 150-pax paddlewheeler American Eagle. The ship was constructed at Chesapeake Shipbuilding yard in Maryland. She’s scheduled to be christened by New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s wife, Cheryl Landrieu on April…
Fincantieri has launched the cruise ship/yacht Le Lyrial. She was delivered to PONANT Yacht Cruises & Expeditions by Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard. The ceremony was attended, amongst others, by Jean-Emmanuel Sauvée, CEO of Ponant, Véronique Saade, the company’s Deputy CEO, and…
The recently delivered Viking Star set sail from Istanbul over the weekend on her maiden voyage. Here’s an assortment of images: Worlds Cheapest Flights: Todays visitor of Kusadasi Port is Viking Star of Viking Cruises.… pic.twitter.com/gSKA3mmTiU — Travel Deals…
Anthem of the Seas has been delivered to Royal Caribbean. She will sail to Southampton where she will be christened on April 20th. The godmother will be travel agent Emma Wilby from Sunderland, U.K. Follow along with our live blog…
This is an archived post that origionally appeared on CruiseInd on Apr 10, 2015 @ 12:18 April 22: Anthem takes to the sea…. Anthem on her way out with Explorer docked @royalcaribbeanuk #anthemoftheseas #exploreroftheseas #southampton #cruise A photo posted by…
The Norwegian Star recent completed a drydock and returned to service on March 17, 2015. It seems one of her azipods has been acting up ever since and NCL has been forced to return the ship to drydock to fix…
Viking Ocean Cruises have just taken delivery of their first ship ever, the Viking Star. Her sisters, Viking Sea and Viking Sky are set to make their debut’s next year. from Viking: Viking Ocean Cruises announced it took delivery of Viking…
There’s been rumors that Peter Deilmann’s m/s Deutschland was up for sale. It seem’s she has finally been sold. Lloyds can confirm it. As of today the owners have changed. However, the buyer is unknown at this time.
Well it’s official, China is the darling of the industry now. Royal Caribbean announced that the third Quantum-class vessel, Ovation of the Seas, will be homeported in Tianjin, China. The 168,666gt ship will sail from the shipyard in Germany to Southampton where she will…
A couple of people have gotten their hands on some documents from that infamous Colin Veitch v. Virgin Management USA lawsuit. In it are some renders of what the proposed ship would look like. It’s basically an Oasis vessel with…
Here’s the latest rumors I’m hearing from the show floor. ABB will be delivering their propulsion units, Azipods, to NCL newbuilds in Germany. Lindblad Expeditions which recently merged with investment company Capitol Acquisition Corp. II for usd$439m is in the…