You may notice a new look around here. CruiseInd is currently transitioning to an updated theme to improve readability, navigation, and overall performance.
Update: She has a name: m/v Phoenicia The General National Maritime Transport Company (Libya) and STX France celebrated the steel cutting ceremony for the state-run comapny’s first cruise ship. The ship ordered back in June has celebrated the first milestone…
Princess will be using the standard propulsion for their newbuilds. Princess has had pretty good luck in the propulsion section. Unlike rivals Celebrity that had a ton of issues with their mermaid pods. They did make it up in the…
There is a rumor that the Grand Princess will have her Skywalkers nightclub removed in a future drydocking. Apparently all the engineering has been completed and all that’s left is the final go-ahead and selection of the shipyard to do…
Louis Cruises’ 1971-built Aquamarine (ex. Arielle, Carousel, Nordic Prince) has been sold. The buyer is the newly formed $23.3 Million. She will be renamed the Ocean Star Pacific. No word yet on when she will sail or where she will…
Pretty cool thing just happened onboard Disney’s Flagship. While wetdocked in Bremerhaven, Germany to undergo final outfitting, she encountered an event that, well I can guarantee wont happen in the Caribbean: Snow! The pictures say it all.
While cruising the Eastern Med, Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas was tossed around quite a bit. While sailing to Egypt, almost 30 guests were injured as they were thrown about the ship. Guests here “horrified” to see waves breaking…
Introducing The CruiseInd Wiki! Simply go to cruiseind.com/wiki to view the early release of it. As the banner says, its still a work in progress. So some background info. A wiki, the most famous example being wikipedia.org, is a open…
Here is video of the Clelia II in rough waters. She is currently operated by Travel Dynamics International.
NCL just broke the news this morning that the Norwegian Jewel will be heading west and the Norwegian Star East. The Norwegian Jewel will sail Alaska’s Inside Passage along with the Norwegian Pearl from Seattle for the 2012 season. The…
Apparently there was an explosion onboard Cunard’s flagship in September. One of the ships electric generators blew a capacitor which caused oil to be sprayed onto high voltage wires. This caused an arcing event that caused the vessel to…
Although as these things tend to go, bases on my observations, they wont make it to steel cutting ceremony. Another residence ship is in the works, but this time around there is a slight twist. The Quintessentially One is moving…
Norwegian Cruise Line and CBS announced today that NCL CEO Kevin Sheehan will star on an episode of "Undercover Boss." The show in a nutshell is the big boss of a large company, goes undercover as an ordinary worker for…
Just when you thought you’ve heard every kind of mishap onboard a cruise ship, there’s this. A 44-year old Californian man has been arrested after he attempted to and then successfully launched Holland America’s, Ryndam, stern anchor. Obviously he was…
Title pretty much says it all. The sistership to the former worlds largest cruise ship was christened by Dreamworks character Princess Fiona from the move franchise Shrek. Full presser after the break:
Hello all, I would like to let all my readers know that I am taking a break from the site this week while I celebrate Thanksgiving. Next week I will be back to reporting the news. Also, I am developing…
The Disney Dream just completed its passage down the River Ems. The shipyard that it was built at, Meyer Werft of Papenburg, Germany, is technically inland, linked to the sea only by this narrow, twisty river. There are even parts…
The two sisters, the flagships of the cruise industry, meet up finally. Check out the photo: Click for uber hi-res
The above picture comes form the US Coast Guard as they prepeare for a medevac from Holland America’s Noordam.
Check out what I found!!!!!! It can be down pretty frequently so just be patient.
Ok now I have seen it all. Anyone that knows me, knows that I am always outspoken when it comes to technology. I am a proud technology pundit and always encourage the use of it, but this may be too…
You may recall that Royal Caribbean have announced plans to refurb the Liberty of the Seas and Freedom of the Seas to bring them up to Allure in terms of features, and they announced enhancements to the Oasis of the…
NCL announced last week that they will build 2 new ships in German’ys Meyer Werft Shipyard. Here is what we know so far: Each ship will be about $750 million. Pretty much average although compared to the Epic’s over 1…
flickr
STX Finland just got a very important order for a ferry for Viking Lines. I normally don’t cover ferry travel but this is important news. No one is building ships anymore. Its just the way things are now. After Allure…