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New Disney Rumors: Canada & New England Edition

Adding to the below rumor which seems more official as mainstream press is calling it fact, comes news that Disney will offer their first ever Canada & New England voyages. It appears that before heading to the Gulf in the…

BREAKING: Disney to Sail out of Galveston

It is STRONGLY suspected that Disney will announce on Wednesday that they will be bringing the Disney Magic to Galveston. Sailing on her first voyage out of the lone star state on Sept. 22 2012, she will sail the normal…

Queen Elizabeth 2 Update

French site Meretmarine, posted the below photo update about the famed liner. It seems as if she is being kept in excellent condition in the scorching climate of Dubai. Her devoted fans will be happy to know that I bet.…

Princess Spills the Beans About Newbuild, Royal Princess

UPDATE: Visit here for more photos Royal Princess is the new name of Princess’ newbuild due out in May 2013. Princess unveiled that and some additional details at Cruise Shipping Miami today. The 141,000 grt ship will feature some new…

Corpus Christi Cruise Port? {and my rant}

Heres a good symbol or some nice government pork-barrel spending. A while ago I wrote about Brownsville/Corpus Christi vying to compete with Galveston for a homeport. Well the Texas senate for some reason unanimously approved funds to sponsor a survey…

Allure gets a New Port

Royal Caribbean and the Island of St. Kitts announced that they will commence a series of trail runs to see if Allure of the Seas can call on the port. The first call at the Port Zante Cruise Ship Pier…

NCL to Raise Prices

NCL announced that it will be increasing fares across the board starting April 1st. Other than its a great strategy to increase bookings in slow months, it shows how strong the industry is doing. The fact that it can support…

BREAKING: Princess to Return to Galveston

Princess just announced that they will return to Galveston, TX! The Crown Princess will arrive on December 22, 2012 and sail 7-night Caribbean routes to the usual Roatan, Costa Maya, Belize, and Cozumel. Her last trip for the season will…

BREAKING:NCL Announces NYC Itinerary Details

NCL Announced that the Norwegian Pearl will trade spots with the Norwegian Jewel out of New York for the winter 2012-2013 season. The Jewel will head down the coast and sail Caribbean out of Miami. The 2006 built Pearl will…

New Look for Norwegian Dawn

The Norwegian Dawn will enter drydock in May to undergo extensive refurbishments. Details are starting to emerge about those enhancements. The most noted one will be the removal of the forward looking Spinnaker Observation lounge. In its place will be…

New Cruise Ship Order

Rumor has it that Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has received an order for two cruise ships. The buyer is not known at this time. All that is know is that they will cost roughly 50 billion yen a piece. This…

Falmouth Jamacia Pictures

Yesterday I wrote about Falmouth opening up with the inaugural call of the Voyager of the Seas. CIN has the photos: Via Cruise Industry News

Costa Cruises Get New Ship

Costa Cruises announced that they have transferred the Grand Voyager of IberoCrceros, to the Costa fleet. The Italian line reported did this to bolster its presence in the Red Sea for the winter 2012 season. The Ship will have her…

Scotia Prince Recieves New Life

International Shipping Partners (ISP) announced a time charter of the m/s Scotia Prince to Flemingo Duty Free Shop Pvt. of India. The charter party calls for the ship to be handed over on February 14. She will immediately sail for…

New Port Opens in the Caribbean

Jamaica’s newest and much delayed port, Falmouth, opened today the Voyager of the Seas. The project was supposed to be finished a year ago when the Oasis debuted. The port is specifically designed for her and her sister Allure since…

Grand Princess to have Skywalkers Removed [Confirmed]

Back on December 20th I reported on a rumor that the Grand Princess would be losing its trademark Skywalkers Disco. The “Shopping Cart Handle” will be chopped off in a future drydocking Princess has now confirmed. Check out the below…

BREAKING: RCI Signs LOI To Build

Royal Caribbean signed a letter of intent with German yard Meyer Werft for the first of a new class of vessel for the 2nd largest cruise line. “Project Sunshine,” (Oasis was Project Genesis and Voyager was Project Eagle) will be…

Steve Reed R.I.P.

I just heard this sad news. Renowned UK cruise journalist, Steve Reed, passed away earlier this week of an apparent heart attack. The former UK crusie editor of The Sun and Sky TV’s Sky Travel, introduced many first time cruisers…

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Crystal Cruises

You may be wondering what the two have in common as they seem pretty out of place. Crystal ships that stop in Stockholm, Sweden, will offer the “Stieg Larsson’s Stockholm” tour. The late Stieg Larsson penned the Millennium trilogy which…

As One Goes Bankrupt, Another is Born

I’ve been pretty surprised by the amount of new lines that are forming in this crummy economy. Although this new one stems from arguably the best economy in the current world. China has unveiled a new line to be called…

Finance Friday: NCL Q4 Results

1/31/11 – Norwegian Cruise Line Reports Results For Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL Corporation Ltd., “Norwegian” or “the Company”) today reported results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2010. 2010 Company Highlights…