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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…
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This week Princess Cruises Crown Princess rescued Earlier this week, the Crown Princess rescued 158 Syrian refuges from the Mediterranean Sea. They had left Syria and weren’t spotted until they were off the coast of Sicily, Italy. The Italian coastguard…
STX Finland has announced that they will be closing the Rauma yard. In an effort to condense operations in an attempt to become profitable again, all shipyard work will be transferred to its Turku yard. Jari Anttila, EVP and…
Royal Caribbean announced that they will be cutting 100 ‘low level’ positions inside the company. The goal is to streamline the company. The big news is that Lisa Bauer, the global sales and marketing chief, will also be leaving the…
There are some rumors floating around the industry that Royal Caribbean’s 2015 newbuild Anthem of the Seas, will be homeported across the pond in Southampton, UK (either permanently or seasonally). The intent is to replace the Independence of the Seas,…
Venice, Italy has always had an on-again-off-again relationship with the cruise industry. Venice is a huge turnaround and overnight port on Mediterranean cruises. As ship get bigger, they are bringing more and more people to the Italian city. A local…
Due to issues with a switchboard problem in the ships control room, Princess Cruises have decided to cancel her first post-drydock departure. She was originally scheduled to depart today from Singapore on a 14-night one-way route to Australia. However when…
This is just flat out cool!
The original itinerary of Rotterdam or Southampton to Miami has been replaced with Rotterdam/Southampton to New York. The reason; the Norwegian Getaway has been privately chartered from January 29, 2014 to February 5, 2014 for Super Bowl XLVIII. It will…