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I can’t seem to find any old shipyard reports of the Allure so I guess this is Cruiseind’s #1. Anyways, these photos come courtesy of Royal Caribbean’s Flickr.
Hopefully the Sea Sheppard’s won’t get news of this, although maybe it’ll make the show interesting to watch. The Sapphire Princess collided with the over 40-ft long humpback while cruising in Alaska. She was cruising from Ketchikan to Juneau and…
MSC recently finalized the order for their 12th ship. The vessel was originally to be called the MSC Favolosa. European rivals Costa Cruises will be naming their newest vessel the Costa Favolosa. In a rare (has this even happened before?)…
Jewel of the Seas plagued my Mechanical Issues | CruiseInd
Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Seas missed Stockholm, Sweden today due to a mechanical problem with he ships propulsion. A spokeswoman for RCCL, Cynthia Martinez, stated that it was a problem with “one of the four hydraulic motors on the…
President Obama signed into law the Cruise Vessel Safety and Security Act. The act is basically regulations on how the lines will handle crime and prevention of it. Cruise Lines will now be required to report deaths and other such…
Some pictures from Shipspotting. One more and video after the break below:
On the other side of the pond, I’m referring to England, John Honeywell has the excellent blog, Captain Greybeard. Today he highlights the additions of new ship deployments from “down under.” See Here
This may not be considered your typical cruise ship, but The World is sort of close. You may recall the World of ResidentSea, is the “condo ship” that sails millionaires around the world, all while staying in the comfort of…
Now that the Epic coverage has died down, here is what you may have missed on CruiseInd: The Carnival Pride needs to enter its scheduled drydock early and has cancelled 2 cruises. The Alaska Head Tax has some “funny math.”…
One last update on the Epic, I promise, the Sunday evening.
Conclusion of the Norwegian Epic Live Blog
Norwegian Epic is back in Miami and will now begin her life in the Caribbean
Carnival Pride to Enter Drydock Early
Norwegian Epic is beginning her turn into Miami
Odd Happenings over Alaska Head Tax: Cruise lines will now be reimbursed? Read my take in the situation.
If you haven’t followed the Alaska cruise saga I’ll sum it up: Basically locals were getting annoyed that lines were sending more and increasing larger ships to their ports. Passengers were overwhelming tiny port towns and ruining the waterfront. The…
Epic currently off of the Carolinas. Plus Miami arrival info including a get-together by @NCLfreestyle
Just heard Micky Arison’s name mentioned on #ESPN regarding NBA free agent Dwyane Wade. I forgot that Carnival’s CEO owns the Miami Heat.
BTW The Epic just left and is sailing through the Verrazano Narrows right now
The Latest Statement from SS United States Conservancy
NCL has been swamping the cruise media with its new ship the Norwegian Epic. If you frequent this blog then you know its been THE news lately. But what about NCL’s oldest ship, the one they bought in 2003. I…
Norwegian Epic is joined by the Carnival Miracle in Manhattan today.
Carnival Ecstasy finally able to dock in Galveston after pilots refused to board her.
Carnival Ship Looses Power | CruiseInd