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UPDATE: If anyone wants to watch an over exaggerated report from ABC News, here it is below. I only watched it for the live shots in front of the ship. See more US News from ABC|ABC World News Originally Published on: Jan…
UPDATE 2: Explorer is now docked back in Cape Liberty. UPDATE: The Explorer of the Seas will arrive in New Jersey this afternoon. Shes currently 10nm off the coast of Long Branch, NJ. Originally Published on: Jan 29, 2014 @ 8:25…
The CDC have issues their update into the investigation. via Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean International Statement Regarding Explorer of the Seas January 27, 2014 9:00 p.m. Explorer of the Seas is on track to return home from its 10-day cruise on…
STX announced last year that they would be closing one of its Finnish yards for good. Roughly 700 jobs have been lost as a result. The closure comes amid South Korea’s STX Corporation’s massive financial troubles. The yard recently announced…
UPDATE TUESDAY AM: Tuesday Update UPDATE MONDAY AM: Here’s Royal Caribbean’s full statement on the situation. Explorer of the Seas will return home from its 10-day cruise two days early, after an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness that spiked over the weekend.…
UPDATE 5:47am: The Getaway has arrived and now docked at Manhattan’s pier 88. Originally Published on: Jan 26, 2014 @ 4:12 The Norwegian Getaway is now sailing into New York Harbor. You can follow along with us at our Norwegian Getaway Blog.
Prestige Cruise Holdings have announced that they plan on a public IPO for the company. They are currently the parent company of luxary lines Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. The information was first discovered by Seatrade Insider from a…
The above photo comes to us via Twitter. The Navigator of the Seas is almost finished with her drydock in Freeport, Bahamas. This is part of the entire fleet of Voyager-class ships receiving upgrades, including the pictured Flowrider. I’m working…
UPDATE Jan 14, 2014: Royal Caribbean PR have just released a new photo of the progress of the Quantum: Originally Published on Jan 12, 2014 @ 14:17 [embedvideo id=”_DbqkLNUxGI” website=”youtube”] Captured just a few days ago, this video shows several…
In light of the recent success lines have had with their ultimate drink packages, NCL has announced a package that allows guests to dine at the additional fee restaurants for one flat fee. Norwegian Cruise Line today introduced an all-new…
Speaking onboard his newest ship, the Getaway, NCL CEO Kevin Sheehan made the announcement that NCL will deploy its largest ship, the Norwegian Epic, to Europe yearround starting April 2015. The 4,100pax ship will sail Mediterranean cruises out of Barcelona. Kevin…
Tune in here for live updates. You can also access the Getaway hub from the top of the page as well. I developed this page as a resource for all the latest info on NCL’s newest cruise ship. Hope you…
This is an archived post that originally appeared on CruiseInd on Jan 11, 2014 @ 12:11 Inaugural Schedule Track the Getaway Live NCL Getaway Homepage Current Time onboard the Getaway The Latest: This Page will be updated throughout her first…
Its only a minor difference, but enough to make one ship bigger than the other. When launched last spring, the Norwegian Breakaway came in at 146,600gt. Her recently launched sister, the Norwegian Getaway, is measuring 145,655gt. According to a CruiseInd source, the…
Norwegian Cruise Line has officially taken delivery of the 114,000GT Norwegian Getaway. The 4,000pax ship is now officially Norwegian’s. She is currently on her way to Rotterdam for a quick stop. She’ll arrive tomorrow. Afterwards she’ll be making her way…
In what can only be attributed to bad timing and bad luck, these two stories popped up right next to each other on CruiseCritic’s RSS feeds: As background, Jeff Bezos Amazon’s CEO and drone enthusiast, was recently evacuated from a cruise…
Port Canaveral has just broken ground on a 50 million dollar new cruise terminal. It will be located in a vacant area on the ports south side. The 187,500 square foot facility is scheduled to open in November 2014.…
The U.S. state department has just issued a travel warning for its citizens travelling to Honduras. They rank the crime and violence in the central american country as Critically High. Travelers can take solace in knowing that the crime rates at…
UPDATE January 2: All 52 pax have been finally rescued. They are currently onboard the Australian ice breaker Aurora Australis, and are finally on their way home. BBC has this photo showing the loading of pax onto the helicopter. The helicopter landed…
Viking Cruises announced the keel was laid for its first ocean cruise vessel, Viking Star, marking the next construction phase of the company’s first-ever ocean product. The ceremony took place on Wednesday, December 18, at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard outside Venice, Italy. Viking Star is scheduled to…
Happy Holidays from all of us at CruiseInd. Photo of the The Grand Lobby on board Queen Victoria. From Cunard.
Getting work done at the airport. Too bad I don’t get to board her….this time.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has just issues a travel notice for travelers headed to the Dutch/French Island of St Martin. There are currently 10 reported cases of Chikungunya, which is a virus spread from mosquito bites, on…
STX has reportedly received enough cash to complete the second TUI ship it has scheduled for its Turku yard. This cash infusion will not effect the decision to close the Rauma yard. Jari Anttila, CEO of STX Finland, declined to comment where this…