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UPDATE SATURDAY: According to two comments below, the ship was not evacuated in Cadiz. Here is where I got the false information: Round Town News Thanks to Rosie and fudge for keeping us informed UPDATE: This gets weird, according to…
Friday: The Deutschland was the ship that caught Fire on Sunday while in Norway. No one was seriously injured, but it prompted the evacuation of the vessel. Check out the original post for photos and more detail. The ship was…
I came across some photos of the Disney Dream being build and thought I would pass them along. Take note of the detail that goes into the vessels bow and stern. Reminds me of the old sailing days where the…
Tuesday Update As I reported yesterday, the MS Deutschland was towed from Eidfjorden to Bergen Norway for inspection of the damage. The analysis warrants the cancellation of her cruise that was supposed to leave today and sail Hamburg-Hamburg for a…
Confirmed: Crewmember missing from Oasis. A 45 year old member from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was first discovered to be missing and then confirmed to have gone overboard (probably through the ships surveillance cameras). The ship will now sail…
Over the weekend I was digging through old posts from my original blog and I came across my very first post. It was the leaked images of the Queen Elizabeth’s interiors from way back in March 2009. I was looking…
UPDATE MONDAY: Just a quick update on the situation. The passengers spent last night at a local hotel having been unable to continue on their voyage. They will then be shuttled to Bergen or Oslo for flights back home. As…
At an exclusive cocktail party, Cunard unveiled the centerpiece of the ships art collection. All ships from RCI to CCL ships, carry extensive art collections to take up wall space. There is careful though that goes into determining the right…
It’s been a long time waiting: A new engine, a fire that is suspected to be arson, and then another fire, but she finally is getting closer to delivery this summer. Now that only the lifeboats are left to be…
Royal Caribbean announced that they will upgrade the Freedom and Liberty of the seas in drydocks in early 2011. These changes are to bring the two sisters up to Oasis level in terms of amenities only. Don’t worry, they will…
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(Click for larger) Is this the new princess newbuild? It could be. This new ship will be the largest Princess ship to date. She made news the other day when Carnival and Princess firmed up the order for her and…
Dear Loyal Readers, For the time being I will be a guest editor over at cruisenotes. I will be handling the cruise news and you may even see me on the message boards. I invite you all to come check…
Stay tuned for some big new about the future of CruiseInd. I’ll announce in a few days. -Greg
Earlier today the Norwegian Dawn lost power. She was on the last leg of a 9-Night cruise from Miami when the ship went silent. Initial reports from the ship was that everything was lost. The propulsion, lights, air condition, and…
Just saw on NBC’s coverage of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade they gave a shout-out to the Disney Dream. Mickey Mouse this year was “Sailor Mickey.” They just stated about 2 sentences worth of info about it but it was still…
Carnival released these high-res images of the Carnival Dream today. Some of them are typical, corny flickr photos but they are high-res. As you can tell, I have an addiction to high-res photos. Click the photo below and enjoy. …
This morning there was some discussion on twitter about the Port of Brownsville, Texas wanting to be a cruiseport. CruiseGuy Brownsville, Texas discusses #cruise port options. Save your money, don’t waste more fees. 0% chance 2 get ships 2 visit!…
Hello all from Dallas Texas. I will be here for the Thanksgiving break. I plan on updating at least once a day if nothing big is happening in the industry.
UPDATE NOON: You know, after thinking about it, this leads one to question central park. What if something goes terrible wrong? It is possible that insects could sneak onboard through the plants, or strangely enough, through the guests (that’s why…
This post has been updated to transfer the photos out of a picasa album after it was shut down in 2016. These were leaked onto flickr and I haven’t been able to find them again. Have a look. They are…
When a ship is constructed now-a-days it is begun, after the blocks components are cut and assembled from steel that is, by lowering and welding together the large blocks in a drydock. When the ship is watertight and seaworthy, they…