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Update:Click here for full size image I preface by saying that this may or may not be a pic of the actual incident. Now that having been said, a 127m long river cruise ship carrying mostly Elderly German pax, collided…
My purchases from the newly opened
from Princess Cruises
German club line AIDA has christened their newest ship in Germany. Like any AIDA christening it was quite the spectacle with all the fireworks and laser light show. The Godmother was Bettina Zwickler who was the winner of an online…
Hot off the presses comes Royal Caribbean’s Alaska 2012 season. The main story here is the Radiance of the Seas and the Rhapsody of the Seas return for another season. Radiance sails the one way Vancouve-Seaward {and reverse} and the…
From Andy Stuart. I think thats NCL CEO Kevin Sheehan on the far left.
We can finally put all the rumors to the side now that we finally have official statements from Disney themselves. Just as expected the Magic will sail Canada & New England and Bahamas during the summer, and head down to…
IDK why but dominating the news this week is the current rumors floating around regarding the Disney Magic’s fall-winter 2012 deployment. This will all be solved once Disney goes public with it, but for now we have rumors like the…
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…
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…
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.…
Hello Swag Junkies. PS. I already ordered something from them! Presser after the break
I normally don’t focus on small ship lines but Blount Small Ship Adventures always had a special place in my heart. Probably because I went to College down the street from their headquarters in Warren, RI. I even visited once.…
Just when it seemed like the 2011 European season would never be the biggest ever, 2012 just got bigger. Well only by one ship…. Full presser below:
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…