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Here are the latest on the fire on the Grandeur for Thursday May 30th: Biggest news today broke overnight. Royal Caribbean announced that the ship will be out of service until July. In addition to the 5/31 cruise that…
Here are the latest on the fire on the Grandeur All pax are off the the ship. Royal Caribbean announced that all guests have departed Freeport. The investigation and general assessment continues. Inspectors from the Bahamian Maritime Authority are leading…
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UPDATE Royal Caribbean sure has their work cut out for them now: We’re working closely w/25 guests who don’t wish to fly. Options include a ferry to FLL followed by bus/train to BWI based on preference. Obviously the ship will…
Royal Caribbean has made the decision to cancel the Grandeur’s current cruise. The ship is currently moored in Freeport, Bahamas and RCI will be arranging flights home for all guests tomorrow. Future sailings are in jeopardy and RCI has not…
NCL is reporting that while on her way back from Bermuda to New York, strong winds ripped off a divider between two balconies in the forward part of the ship. Gusts were reportedly as high as 60 kts. Official statement…
UPDATE: CIN is reporting that Royal Caribbean CEO Adam Goldstein and several RCI guest services specialists are traveling to Freeport to meet the pax onboard. Nice touch there. Passengers onboard and the US Coast Guard are reporting that Royal Caribbean’s…
The CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association) announced today that their member cruise lines have adopted a Bill of Rights applicable to all pax on all their ships. Its important to note when comparing these to the actual events, this establishes…
According to Steamboats.org (and reiterated on CruiseTalk) the paddlewheel ship may have been purchased by Asian partners with the intent to convert her into a gambling ship. She would then be placed in Asia. The 360ft, former Majestic America Line,…
When Royal Caribbean announced in detail more about the Quantum, they dropped that she will be homeported in Bayonne, essentially replacing the Explorer of the Seas and directly competing with the Norwegian Breakaway. The Quantum will feature 7-12 night Caribbean…
Team Black Sheep are a group of people that specialize in Quadrocopter photography. They recently released the below video to showcase the vessel like never before. Make sure to put it in HD and fullscreen it. Its not everyday you…
According to a financial review of TUI AG, the German arm of TUI group will make some changes to its Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten. The German live has seen a reduction of passengers with the average ship sailing at 70% occupied. Its…
Norwegian Cruise Line posted a loss of $96 million, or $0.49 per share, on revenues of $527.6 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013, compared to net income of $3.2 million, or $0.02 per share, on revenues of…
Viking Ocean Cruises held an even last night in Los Angeles to announce and reveal details about their newest ship; the Viking Star. Set to debut in May 2015 the 928 pax vessel will spend the season in Europe in…
via cruise critic UK “There will be a certain elitism to say you’ve worked on Titanic II.” Pretty sure the entire industry is laughing at the Titanic II. Having that on your resume may not be the highlight everyone thinks…
The keel for P&O’s newest ship has just been laid down in a drydock in Monfalcone, Italy. Fincanteri will now start assembling what is essentially a sister to the Royal Princess, just tamed down a bit. She is on schedule…
via Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean International’s Brilliance of the Seas has reemerged from a $30 million drydock ready to WOW guests. The 2,100 guest ship will now offer vacationers signature Royal Caribbean amenities first introduced aboard Oasis-class ships including five…
Its no secret that STX Group is in some serious financial difficulties. Last week the Korean Development Bank (KDB) was forced to take over the day-to-day operations of the group. This is allowed under Korean law to help the creditors…
The blurry photo above is an enlarged version of Cruise critics original. Set to debut in February 2016, the 99,000grt vessel will carry 2,600 pax (double occupancy). Shell be roughly the size of a new-panamax vessel. It looks like a…
Chris Owen of Chriscruises & Gadling offers us the following case: New ships are something special to be sure. Packed with the best of what a cruise line has to offer, the hope is often for a ship to be…
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CIN is reporting that South Korean based STX Group is considering selling off its shipyards in Europe. This would effect STX France (currently building the third Oasis) and STX Finland (currently building TUI’s new ships.) Interestingly enough, these two shipyards…
Here are some photos off of Shipspotting that show what Hapag-Lloyd’s newest ship looks like. I really love the raked stern. Very much like the Crystal (ex-Silja Opera, Leeward). The only weird design feature I noticed was the bridge seems…
via Royal Caribbean Royal Caribbean Reports Strong First Quarter Results Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. this week announced first quarter 2013 net income of $76.2 million, or $0.35 per share, versus net income of $47.0 million, or $0.21 per…
NCL CEO Kevin Sheehan announced that they have officially ordered a sister ship to the Breakaway Plus. She’s being called internally “Breakaway Plus II.” She will be the same 163000GRT and carry 4200 pax (double occupancy). She will be scheduled…