You may notice a new look around here. CruiseInd is currently transitioning to an updated theme to improve readability, navigation, and overall performance.
Here is the latest map from the National Hurricane Center. All ships have sailed their current altered routes and there have been an additional few changes: Princess Cruises Crown Princess skipped Newport yester and is in boston today. It will…
Hello from sunny and incredible hot Galveston.
So here at CruiseInd, I decided to start covering Hurricanes as relating to current vessel positions and the alterations that may occur. On each post I’ll include vessel alterations and then have an updated map below. Carnival Carnival Glory skipped…
I updated the Oasis page with new photos that show off the amazing interior. As always, click the pictures or use the link above to get to CruiseInd’s Oasis Page.
Pullmantur’s Zenith suffered a fire while berthed in Stockholm, Sweden. The fire was minor but they haven’t been able to suppress the some from traveling through the corridors yet. Fortunately no fatalities but several reports of people suffering from smoke…
I’m in Portland, Maine for the day and look what I found! The ship is Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas. Its stopping over for the day on a r/t Canada & New England voyage from Baltimore.
Gerry Herrod, think Orient Lines, has a new cruise line to be called Voyages to Antiquity. The new line will offer 14-night destination focused voyages.The line is still in its infancy stage as offices in the US and UK have…
A new cruise line has formed to serve the ever crowded British Market. Cruise & Maritime Voyages will sail exclusive for British guests along the style of Fred.Olsen, Saga, and Voyages of Discovery. These lines cater to a more mature…
Here is a photo from Cruise Industry News, that shows a massive skylight just inserted into the refurbished Terminal 18 in Port Everglades, Florida.
Norwegian Cruise Line is finally pulling themselves out of the big hole they dug themselves into. NCL recently released their Q2 earnings, and things are looking up for the third largest cruise line. NCL posted a profit of $15.4 million. This…
Click the picture to enter the Oasis Page or click the link above.
Fellow cruise blogger John Honeywell reports that South Africa canceled plans to have 2 cruise ships docked in South Africa for the World Cup. A few weeks ago we reported that the Queen Elizabeth 2 was to be repositioned there possible…
Spanish cruise line Pullmantur’s Atlantic Star, now docked in Marseille, France, will not leave the port until at least January 1, 2010. Originally built as FairSky for Sitmar Cruises in 1984, she became the Sky Princess after Sitmar was bought…
Sad sight for any ocean liner enthusiast. MidShipCentury and MaritimeMatters’ Peter Knego confirms the sad sight of the Regal Empress (Built 1953, ex. Olympia, Caribe, Caribe I, Regal Empress) now beached in Alang, India awaiting the torches of a scrapper. The…
Take a look at the Norwegian Epic Page either by the link above or click here. NCL’s CEO can be seen in front of the Epic.
Well this is another interesting development in the Cruise lines v. “that damn flu.” Royal Caribbeans Voyager of the Seas pulled into Villefranche-sur-Mer, France today, along with 60 sick crew members and 2 passengers. French officials according to this Reuters report,…
Richard Fain referred to h1n1 as “that damn flu.” Europe has been a pleasant surprise in terms of demand loss of $0.16 per share Costs are down and fuel costs are down Pricing and discounting are lower (meaning better for…
When the Sapphire Princess docked in Vancouver yesterday for its scheduled turnaround, it arrived with one extra guest. A whale. While sailing through the inside passage, comprising of Canada and Alaska, the ships bulbous bow struck a fin whale and…
I updated the Carnival Dream page with pictures from the sea trials. These come by way of Carnival themselves.
I found some pics from Cruise Page’s message board, posted by Aad. Have a look.
Yesterday when the QM2 was calling in Zeebrugge, Belgium, her mooring lines. Reports are that the vessel broke her bow lines from high gusts of wind. The vessel then drifted into the harbor before being helped back with the assistance of…
A look at the float-out in France can be found at my Norwegian Epic page here.
I added separate pages for the Carnival Dream, Norwegian Epic, and Oasis of the Seas. All shipyard Reports will be there. If I add pictures to any of those pages, I will update the main page and just link it,…
Well I’m back and as promised here is everything that happened recently including two big stories out of San Diego and Dubai. A domestic dispute turned deadly as a husband murdered his wife in their cabin. A couple on the…
Sorry for the lack of updates. I’ve been away from a computer as I am on a quick vacation (no not a cruise). Check back soon as I will update with all the updates I’ve missed.