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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…
#CSM2015 State of the Industry's Pierfrancesco Vago, Arnold Donald, Frank Del Rio, Richard Fain pic.twitter.com/Z3VFef8Bgu — Seatrade Insider (@SeatradeInsider) March 17, 2015 The highlight of the convention is undoubtedly the State of the industry panel. This years has Arnold Donald, CEO…
Cruise Shipping Miami got underway yesterday in Miami. The largest gathering of all things cruise industry is an annual occurrence in Miami, but next year it will transition to Fort Lauderdale. Here’s some gossip from Monday, which is typically a…
This is a strange story unfolding. Last Wednesday, Colin Veitch, former CEO of NCL, brought a breach of contract suit against Virgin Management USA Inc. and Richard Branson. Here’s the details from Justia: Plaintiff: Colin Veitch and VSM DEVELOPMENT, INC.…
Royal Caribbean announced that the Harmony of the Seas (the third Oasis vessel) will sail Europe from Barcelona. She’ll be there from May 2016. It seems this will happen before she sails for Port Everglades, her new homeport. Royal Caribbean…
Royal Caribbean released this neat infographic depicting the transit. She’s now safely berthed in Eemshaven for her final outfitting. #AnthemoftheSeas is greeted by a beautiful sunrise while arriving to Eemshaven and the North Sea pic.twitter.com/FHyDsS87RS — Royal Caribbean PR (@RoyalCaribPR)…
More details have emerged on Virgin cruises. Talking on one of his trains to the Telegraph, Sir Richard Branson announced that he is in the final stages of negations with Fincantieri and/or Meyer Werft. For two ships, the total cost…
Royal Caribbean has announced that the Harmony of the Seas, the third Oasis-class vessel, will be homeported in Port Everglades. To make room, the Oasis will sail out of Port Canaveral. Here’s the full deployment from Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean’s…
Kind of surprising news here. In October, it was announced that Drew Masden would take over as COO; as they started shedding some of soon-to-depart Kevin Sheehan’s responsibilities. Today, NCL announced that he resigned and long time favorite Andy Stuart…
Crystal Cruises parent company, NYK Line, have sold Crystal Cruises to Hong Kong based Genting Hong Kong. If Genting sounds familiar, that’s because they are a major stake holder in NCL. Lately they’ve been rumored to be taking a back…
UPDATE: TUI Group announced that she will sail for England’s Thomson Cruises. Here’s what I anticipate she will look like. TUI Group have announced that they have purchased the Splendour of the Seas from Royal Caribbean. The price tag is unknown, but…
According to travelagentcentral this morning, American citizens can now legally book cabins on Cuba Cruise itineraries to Cuba. Of course flights to and from Havana are still not widely or publicly available yet, so you must arrive/depart in Montego Bay,…
from Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean International’s new generation Oasis-class ship, Harmony of the Seas, is set to launch in April 2016. The third in the Oasis class of ships – currently the largest cruise ships in the world – will…
Harmony of the Seas. This will be Royal Caribbean’s third Oasis class ship. Additional features and itineraries will be announced at a later date. You can see her construction here.
Meyer Werft have successfully floated out the Anthem from the covered drydock. After a short weather delay yesterday, she is now tied up at the pier just outside the yard. Photos via NDR.de Everything’s all set for Anthem Of…
From NCLH: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., today reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014, and provided guidance for the first quarter and full year 2015. Reported results for the quarter and year ended December…
Two Novembers ago there were 9 ships in the Port Of Miami in one day. Today, Presidents Day in the U.S., there are 8 ships. Starting at the far end of terminals is the AIDAvita; Behind her is the Norwegian…
If the outline in the steel above is the silhouette of the ship, this looks to be a modified Breakaway class vessel. Star Cruises and Germany’s Meyer Werft celebrated the steel cutting ceremony of the Genting World. The first newbuild…