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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…
UPDATE: It will be called Nova Star. IMO number: 9462067. Its the ex-Norman Leader built in Singapore for English Channel crossings. Originally Published on: Aug 16, 2013 @ 12:48 Here’s the photos taken from their website. Still cant find a ship name…
Cruise Critic is reporting that Holland America’s Prinsendam will have to remain longer in its scheduled drydock in October. The extra time will allow shipyard workers to fix a stabilizer issue that’s been plaguing the ship for some time.…
…Quest Navigation of Maine. Quest Navigation Inc. will form a joint venture with International Shipping Partners of Miami and ST Marine of Singapore. The new firm will be called STM Quest. She will start sailing in 2014 between Portland, Maine…
75 acres in Southern Belize will be converted into an eco-friendly cruise terminal. NCL will invest $50 million to turn Harvest Caye into their private port. This seems like it will be NCL’s version of Royal Caribbean’s Labadee in Haiti.…
Rumors are swirling that she was damaged in a storm on her way to the scrappers. That could explain the increase in list. Or its by design in the scrapyard that they are ballasting her like this to access something…
Russian port authorities have announced that they have time chartered NCL’s Norwegian Jade as well as the former Baltic, now Mediterranean, ferry SNAV Toscana for the winter Olympics. The ships will be used as accommodation vessels. This is pretty similar…
The historic Pacific (ex-Pacific Princess, Sea Venture) rose to fame as the original Love Boat from the popular TV Series. Since her days with Princess she’s sailed for Pullmantur and the recent start-up Quail cruises. The photo above is…
Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCLH) successful IPO has spurred a second offering of common stock. UBS and Barclays will be underwriting it. In a S-1 filing obtained by Seatrade, the breakdown is as follows: Genting HK (Star NCLC) offering 10m shares…
Senator Jay Rockerfeller has always been a vocal opponent of the cruise industry. Even calling two special congressional hearings about their safety record. In his most recent one, he stated that he intends on proposing legislation to “close the tax…
via Cruise Business Online STX Shipbuilding & Offshore has decided to sell its 66% stake in STX France and 100% holding in STX Finland as part of efforts to restore the financial health of the debt-ridden company.
In short, NCL posted a reasonably positive-mixed quarterly earnings. They beat their earnings per share by $0.02, however missed their target revenue by $14.86 million. This last parts a killer. Their stock is trading lower now because of it. But…
Royal Caribbean just received City and port approval to build a new $70 million terminal in Bayonne. No doubt this is to accommodate the new Quantum of the Seas when she’s homeported there next year. Royal Caribbean is said to…
During yesterday’s congressional hearing, US Coast Guard Rear Admiral Joseph Servidio testified regarding the Grandeur of the Seas fire back in May. While still no cause was given, he was able to elaborate as to why it got to be…
Royal Caribbean’s right on track with their forecasting. Their $0.11 EPS was up from their guidance of $0.09. Their revenue of $1.88 billion misses by only $10 million. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE, OSE: RCL) today reported second quarter results,…
via Blue Star Line release: This magnificent vessel is being constructed in memory of the heroic people who served on the first ship, as well as the passengers who sadly shared their fate. So when people tragically pass away in…
The Grandeur of the Seas entered back into service over the weekend after drydock in Freeport to repair the fire damage. She was sporting this flag to display Royal Caribbean’s commitment to the city. However it wasn’t all good…
Norwegian Cruise Line confirmed that they have picked up the option for a second “Breakaway Plus.” Like her sister, she will be built at Germany’s Meyer Werft yard and is slated for a Spring 2017 delivery.