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Its always interesting to see where Disney sends their ships being such a small fleet with large ships. For the first season of 2014 the Disney Magic, Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy will sail 3,4 and 7-nights out of Port…
I found buried in a press release from Star Cruises this elevation drawing of the new SuperStar Gemini (ex-Norwegian Dream). She will commence voyages from Malaysia starting in January, after a $50 million drydock. click for larger
Former Carnival ship, the Jubilee, has a new home at HNA Tourism Cruise & Yacht Management in China. The first itineraries are said to be Sanya or Tianjin to Ha Long Bay and Da Nang. Interestingly enough, she will be…
Pullmantur’s Pullmantur Empress is rocking a new blue and turquoise livery. It will be part of a fleet wide rebranding. What do you think of the colors? I kind of like them. photo via Cruise Industry News
Estonian new outlet ERR is reporting that a two passengers witnessed a man falling overboard into the Gulf of Finland. Authorities were called and after 45 minutes, a helicopter spotted the man treading water. He was transported back to the…
While participating in an emergency life raft drill, 20 crew members suffered broken bones, burns and sprained ankles as they descended down a chute to their raft. Modern ferries have chutes like this for easily descending to water level. Finish…
Venezuelan cruise line Ola Cruises has officially shut down all operations. Their one ship the Ola Esmeralda (ex-Black Prince, Black Watch, Venus) will be sold for scrap. photo via ship parade
NCL and the Port of Houston Authority announced jointly that they have signed an agreement to base a ship seasonally for three years [2014-2016] with the option for two more [2017,2018]. NCL will sail the Norwegian Jewel. She’ll average about…
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While looking at Cruise Critics top pics for Holiday 2012, I stumbled upon this strange device. I guess its designed to help you sleep on planes. I can guarantee when you go to strap this to your chair on…
Now this truly is as cool as it gets. Inspired by the original ice hotels in Scandinavia, The SVEDKA Ice Bar is one of only 14 in the world and the only true ice bar at sea. Now I…
TUI cruises surprised the industry last September when they announced they agreed to build one ship with an option for a second. Well now comes word that TUI and STX Turku have agreed to pick up the option for the…
Now this is how you handle the situation. By making it personal, and adding the photo of Mr. Sheehan and his signature adds that personal feel to it. Bravo NCL! Click Here to Read the Open Letter from Norwegian Cruise…
Norwegian Cruise Line reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. Operating income increased 8.8% to $174.1 million in the third quarter of 2012 compared to $160.0 million in 2011 with an improvement in operating margin to 25.8% from…
The Costa Allegra, the Costa vessel that broke down in the Indian Ocean, has finally reached the scrapyard in Turkey. Her sister is currently sailing for South Korea’s Harmony Cruises. Costa had originally tried to sell her to Harmony, but…
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. reported better than expected third quarter results and increased its earnings outlook for full year 2012. “The strong third quarter certainly validates our confidence in our business model,” said Richard D. Fain, chairman and chief executive…
The French Ferry Napoleon Bonaparte, operating for Nationale Corse Méditerranée (SNCM), was struck by a freak storm while in port. After 60mph winds snapped her mooring lines, she struck an opposite pier. Ripping open a 98 foot gash below the…
Via Mikey’s Cruise Blog: “The Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas have proven themselves to be exceptionally attractive ships by generating the highest guest satisfaction ratings in the fleet coupled with very compelling financial returns,” said Richard…
After months of speculation, here are architectural models of Royal Caribbean’s Project Sunshine. So its confirmed that Sunshine will be to Oasis, what the Radiance is to Voyager. Although I was kind of hoping for a split superstructure like Oasis.
Photos out of Papenburg, Germany show that Meyer Werft have placed the final blocks into place on the Norwegian Breakaway.
I was able to dig up some more details of the Breakaway Plus. The ship will cost 700 million euros. NCL was able to get the financing form the German bank, KfW IPEX-Bank. CIN has more detials: The ship’s contract…
Stories have been surfacing the past few days from onboard P&O’s Ventura, that the ship was damaged in a storm off the French Coast in the Bay of Biscay. The worst is the above crack. Said to be wider than 2-in.,…
Royal Caribbean, along with several local developers, are aiming to develop a new port/terminal in Barbados. Their new website has just gone live. Take a look and see if you like the idea.
Hard to tell the difference. She’s supposedly larger than Breakaway. Looks stretched in the forward superstructure. I guess we’ll know when they release the deckplans.
Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that it has reached an agreement with MEYER WERFT GMBH of Germany to build a new cruise vessel, for delivery in October 2015, with the option for a second ship for delivery in spring 2017.…