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It’s being reported that the largest cruise ship has been forced to sail at reduced speeds for some time now. The 225,282gt ship is suffering from pod problems according to Royal Caribbean spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez. She states that while the pod is…
Norwegian Cruise Line and Nintendo of America announced that they are expanding their partnership to offer Wii U ™ video game systems and Wii U games fleetwide. As part of the partnership expansion, the line will feature Nintendo’s newest video…
This morning 9 cruise ships sailed into and berthed at the Port of Miami. This will be the busiest day of the 2013-2014 season and one of the busiest days in a long time. Below is a collection of…
Peter Knego of MaritimeMatters is reporting that the Pacific Princess is now having another listing problem. Last month the Pacific Princess was reflaoted upright after almost capsizing after arriving at the scrap yard in Turkey. Now, shes developing a list…
Royal Caribbean announced that they will once again have a prominent float in the annual turkey day tradition. via Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean International and Macy’s today revealed the first look at the cruise line’s new float, which will set…
In this AIS Screenshot, the Disney Magic had to divert to Miami to pick up a ” spare part” in a technical port call. Meaning she docked for a very short time and pax weren’t allowed off. Cruise Currents…
TUI cruises Mein Schiff 3 has been officially floated out today in Turku, Finland. Shes scheduled to sail out of the yard this summer. The even was overshadowed by the struggles of STX Finland which recently announced its plan to restructure…
Back in August, Norwegian Cruise Line announced that they were going to be altering their newest ships Inaugural festivities. Today it was announced that Bud Light, more specifically Anheuser-Busch inBev, are the charterers of the ship. They will transform her into…
Reuters and the AP are reporting that Venetian officials have officially banned large ships [defined as over 96,000gt] starting next November. The actual details are far less harsh. Ships over that amount can still dock in Venice, they just cannot…
Norwegian Cruise Line (Nasdaq:NCLH) Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., NCL Corporation Ltd., “Norwegian” or “the Company”), today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, and provided guidance for the fourth quarter and full year 2013. Quarter Highlights Adjusted Net Income growth of…
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE, OSE: RCL) reported third quarter results, updated its 2013 outlook and provided early commentary for 2014. KEY HIGHLIGHTS Third quarter results were better than expected, driven by stronger close-in demand and good cost control which more…
NCL’s latest ship is now sporting her hull art. What does everyone think?
In addition to the Norwegian Jade and SNAV Toscana, a local tour operator has time chartered two ferries from the St Peter Line. The 1981-built Princess Maria and the 1986-built Princess Anastasia will be used as accommodation vessels on behalf…
Royal Caribbean CEO Adam Goldstein announced that all Voyager class ships will be getting major upgrades in their next drydock. Between February 2014 and February 2015, 4 of the five Voyager ships will be upgraded to incorporate more Oasis class…
I guess its fitting. She is going to debut in New York as a hotel ship for the super bowl this year. Anyways, NCL has announced that on February 7, 2014 all cheerleaders of the Miami Dolphins will christen their…
Princess cruises newbuild will be launched roughly 2 weeks early, Fincantieri, the Italian yard that’s building her, announced today. Subsequently Princess also announced that instead of the inaugural on June 2, 2014, they have added to additional voyages. The new…
click for larger Back in January the famous Queen Elizabeth 2 was confirmed to have been sold to the Asian Pacific firm, Oceanic Group. That group has announced further details. While we still don’t have all the facts, here’s what…
Norwegian Cruise Lines has announced the names of their two Breakaway-plus vessels: Norwegian Bliss and Norwegian Escape. Due to launch out of Meyer Werft beginning in 2015, the 163,000grt ships will be similar to the current Breakaway class, but with…
Tradewinds has the exclusive that Genting (Star and NCL’s parent company) have an MOU for the order of one ship from Germany’s Meyer Werft yard. Details are sparse as the deal ‘technically’ isn’t official yet. The usd960 Million vessel will…
According to CIN’s European sources, executives from Star Cruises are ‘in serious talks’ with a shipbuilder in Europe about a potential new build. Star Cruises is the Asian based line that is Norwegian Cruise Lines parent company. A newbuild option…
The Royal Princess is currently docked in Naples, Italy as the last guests disembark from there shortened cruise. Princess has announced that after their technical team took a look at the situation, there will be no need to cancel her…
Princess Cruises has announced that due to the electrical issue from yesterday morning, the line will cancel the current voyage. She lost power while on transit to Naples Sunday morning. She is expected to arrive Tuesday morning into Naples where…
According to Cruise Currents, the 2013-built Royal Princess has lost power in the Mediterranean. She was enroute to Naples, Italy. Backup generators are keeping essential safety and guest services still functional. Princess has stated that the crew are currently in…
Cruiseind is taking a little vacation this week. If anything major happens ill post about it. However things may be silent for a while.