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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…
click for larger Photographer: Finn Tornquist Captured : May 07, 2013 Added: May 08, 2013 Location:
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…
Disney has announced that the Disney Magic will enter drydock and receive a reimagineering starting in September 2013. She will also be lengthened by 20 ft with the addition of a duck tail. Kind of fitting I guess… Here are…
Ship photographer Andreas Depping has posted hundreds of high res photos from his tour of the brand new Norwegian Breakaway. This gets CruiseInd’s highest recommendation. You can view the main gallery here: Norwegian Breakawy – Panorama views from Deck 8,…
On Norwegian Breakaway that is. His facial expression is priceless. via @CruiseNorwegian UPDATE: Here’s more photos of NCL Executives testing out the water slides. CEO Kevin Sheehan via @SeatradeInsider Sales (L to R) Andy Stuart, Nick Wilkinson, Francis Riley via…
via NCL: Today we took delivery of our 146.600 GT cruise ship, Norwegian Breakaway from MEYER WERFT after a building period of only 18 months. Extensive tests and trials of all systems and intensive training of the crew kept everyone…
When the Seabourn Pride gets delivered to Windstar in May 2014, she will sail as the Star Pride.
After 20 months under construction, the management of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has satisfied itself on the outstanding condition of the EUROPA 2. After signing the acquisition papers, Dr Flägel said: “Today is a special day for us. By the addition to…
By now I’m sure you’ve all seen the big announcement by Royal Caribbean regarding the Quantum of the Seas. This ship packs ‘WOW.’ Everything from bumpercars to skydiving to the North Star observation arm (pictured below) is never before seen…
Background Italy’s Fincantieri revealed a new concept ship at Cruise Shipping Miami 2013. Not too much information was made available. However since then, some information was able to leak out. Dubbed Project Mille, she encapsulates the wave of the future…