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I found what appears to be a slightly more detailed version of the general arrangement that leaked out earlier.
CIN found these plans for the Titanic II. You may recall, this is the one that the Australian billionaire is trying to build. Common sense says she’ll never hit the water and I’m as skeptical as everyone else is about the project.…
via CIN: Her Stern block going into place.
Princess Cruises today revealed the sports and fitness features that will be aboard the new Royal Princess when the ship debuts next June. Passengers of all athletic abilities can test their mettle and keep in shape with a new…
A fire broke out Friday aboard the Regina Rheni while she was cruising the Rhine. Tauck’s MS Swiss Sapphire was first on the scene and was able to rescue the pax off the ship. There are no serious injuries reported…
Rumor has it that Seabourn has some ‘feelers’ out there to see if there are any interested buyers. So far it looks like they are just trying to dump some older tonnage i.e. the 3 older sisters, Pride, Spirit and…
If you been checking out the other cruise sites lately, I’m sure you read about the Liberty of the Seas ‘near collision’ (as CruiseCritic puts it) with a small Italian fishing boat. It gained pretty quick attention and was used…
After falling through with STX yards and switching the bid to Italy’s Fincanteri, the contract was officially signed. The contract calls for 2, 47,000grt ships with a capacity of about 944.
Stop penalizing those who are tech savvy enough to block all ad networks on their personal network. It’s safer and faster to block them.
click for larger Not entirely sure why CrusieCritic needs to state this, but this was already the plan. The Global Economic Crisis just stalled it a bit. They do state that the ship will no longer be going over…
via CIN: Sometimes supplier announcements can have unintended consequences, like Wärtsilä Hamworthy confirming an equipment order for the P&O Cruises 141,000-ton newbuild at Fincantieri, due for delivery in 2015, along with an option for a second ship. The cruise line…
It doesn’t appear that this was the result of a hack or malicious code, just a goof on their end. And quite the goof it was. Over 1,200 booked guests had their Name, Email and Booking Number added to a…
Thank social media for this, and the people who actually know how to use it. [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/bastable/status/218819048413212672″] [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/bastable/status/218819735104659456″] See more unfold after the break…
CIN is reporting that an unnamed cruise line may have just ordered a 100,000grt newbuild set for launch in 2018. The date seems a little too far in the future in my opinion, but China has no experience building post-panamax…
On Saturday, a fire broke out onboard France’s MS Gerard Schmitter. The CroisiEurope ship was in the process of tying up when the fire was first reported. The cause seems to be a cable that sparked in the ships ‘Technical…
I spoke to one of the directors of my company and he said they keep her under heavy guard and security won’t even allow pictures. So I found a way around it. The Burj Khalifa is the worlds tallest free…
This may sound crazy but it turns out she was never owned by NCL. According to IHS Fairplay the owner is Ample Avenue Ltd. NCL has signed a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) to formally purchase the vessel. Ample Avenue Ltd…
Good Day, I will be in Dubai for work during the next two weeks. I’m actually about to board the plane right now! I have zero idea if I will have time to update CruiseInd. I will however, try my…
Kate Miller of Chris Cruises has an excellent breakdown of cruising with technology. A real great source if you don’t want to lug around the office with you on vacation! via Chris Cruises
Disney Magic Arriving in New York Could they have hung that banner and more crooked! Disney Wonder in Seattle.
Costa Crociere, Italo-American consortium Titan-Micoperi, and local Italian officials announced the details of the Costa Concordia removal plan. The work will be carried out for about 12 months and will refloat the partially capsized vessel. Titan Salvage, the American salvage…
…or a great feature to the main lido area? New Outdoor Movie Screen Rhapsody of the Seas’ guest can now enjoy a poolside movie with the addition of an outdoor LED screen. via RoyalCaribbean Flickr
Chris Owen from ChrisCruises: Historically, there was no way to convert the 50 Hz utility power offered on the shores of some countries the 60 Hz usable by cruise ships. The Cochran Marine Shore Power System converts the standard voltage…
Several Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have created the startup Blueseed. They plan on building a ship and having it anchor 12 miles off of California (which is pretty deep water BTW) and having internet start up, well, start up there. The reason is…