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UPDATE SUNDAY MORNING: As Tropical storm Earl heads closer to the Leeward Islands, this morning brings a few more itinerary changes. Royal Caribbean will divert the Enchantment of the Seas to Samana, D.R. instead of St. Thomas tomorrow. Tuesday, she…
Allow me to explain. Spanish line Pullmantur’s Pacific Dream (ex. Island Star, Horizon) suffered a rather severe engine problem last week. Two cruises have had to be cancelled. Rumors are floating around that even a drydock may need to occur.…
My first Finance Friday was from last Friday where I analyzed the Q2 reports. CIN is reporting that the former founder of Seabourn Cruise Line and the current CEO of Seadream Yachts is having some troubles. His companies are declaring…
Sergei Kirov / Image via sealetter.com 100 passengers on the chartered ship, Sergei Kirov, got the scare of a life time when their cruise ship collided with a barge on the Volga River. Fortunately there were no deaths or injuries.…
Disney’s very own blog has the scoop on the progress of the Dream. This post features the development of the adults only pool area. Kinda small for a ship that big if you ask me. Click here for full details…
…for its German AIDA brand that its. Sorry if I got your hopes up. But in this economy and slump in travel, it shows a sign that progress IS being made. So the new order is for one 71,300grt ship…
As we head into the weekend, I think this would be a good time to analyze the Cruise Line’s recent financial statements. Carnival Who better to start things off than the Industry leader and cash machine Carnival Corp. The Miami…
The Disney Magic is spending her summer months cruising around Europe. This is where the stumbled upon 18 Algerians while cruising from Gibraltar to Barcelona in the Med. The ship the North African’s were on had lost power and was…
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…