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As the vessel remains docked in Invergordon, Scotland, an autopsy of the one dead, revealed that he passed away from heart and lung problems that possibly lead to a heart attack. Three people are also at a hospital in Scotland…
Both the Telegraph and the BBC are reporting the death of a cruiser from the norovirus. The elderly man boarded Transocean Cruises Marco Polo for a cruise around the British Isles and Ireland. The man is thought to have had…
Carnival’s latest ship, the Carnival Dream, is being outfitted in Italy’s Fincantieri’s Monfalcone yard. She is due to enter service in fall. As with Oasis, all new construction goes on several sea trials to make sure equipment and hardware work…
This past week saw the laying of the first piece of the new Queen Elizabeth. The ship is being constructed at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone yard in the north west part of Italy. This photo courtesy of Cunard. I have no idea…
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Photos from Gilbert Cailler
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Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Here are the latest photos. The exterior work should finish up shortly and the interior work and cabins should commence shortly.
Peter Deilmann Cruises announced that their river operations will terminate. Cruises throughout the summer will still take place though. At the seasons end, the fleet will be sold off, according to Peter Deilmann’s UK managing director. The reason the company…
As stated earlier, yesterday via a chat (kind of weird) RCI announced the dining options for Oasis. Nothing ground breaking really. The biggest news is that you can now make reservations for the alternate venues online prior to your cruise.…
Today Louis Cruise Line, announced that the Norwegian Majesty will be renamed Louis Majesty when she transfers into the Louis fleet.
The fire crippled two of the ships four main engines. A shipyard in Greece has been chosen for these repairs due to their mechanical nature. The ship will leave for Pireus (Athens), Greece on Wednesday and is scheduled to arrive…
Pictures have surfaces from the first sea trial that maybe show a blue hull. Now there has not been an official word from the yard, RCL, employees, etc. about this yet and it could be a primer, coating, etc. but…
Word from the ship is that it was a fuel pump that exploded (I use this term loosely) causing the fire. The damage was more than initially thought, thus requiring a shipyard repair. The yard has not been chosen yet,…
Well I’ve been trying to find pictures that show any possible damage. (If anybody has any please let me know) What I have been able to find if photos from onboard. Thanks to a South Carolina Pastor, Greg Surratt…
So I go to sleep and it was a slow day in the industry. I wake up to news that a cruise ship off of Egypt suffered a serious fire. Here is what I know so far: Princess Cruises Royal…
The long rumored names of the new Disney ships have been confirmed. The Disney Dream will debut in 2011 and her sistership Disney Fantasy will debut in 2012. A leaked rendering can be seen below:
Mark your calendars! On Wednesday, June 24, 2009 RCI will announce the final piece of the puzzle regarding Oasis. At 2:00 p.m. ET Adam Goldstein, president and CEO, and Kenneth Taylor, director of Fleet Restaurant Operations, will hold a live…
Part 1 Part 2 More photos have been released courtesy of STX France Cruise SA. This set focuses of the arrivals and placement of the massive funnels. Like them or hate them; leave a comment below.
Word from the sea trails is that the Aerostat will not be part of the Oasis of the Seas. This rumor comes after troubles the crew had with it. The fact that she came undone from the ship and flew…
So the Oasis departed for her sea trials. Sea Trials last a few days off the coast of Finland. Their purpose is to test the systems and abilities of the ship in an open ocean environment. Typically there will be…
Well I’m back in Massachusetts after spending some time in Dallas so I’ll start blogging a lot more now. As the summer season comes closer there will be a lot of posts including progress reports from Europe on the construction…
Kind of an update to my previous entry. Browsing through some pictures I came upon the Carnival Splendor sailing out of San Francisco harbor. Here she is seen passing under the Golden Gate Bridge on May 11th.
Normally this would be just a regular cruise ship in a regularly scheduled port, but not this time. The swine flu, H1N1, or whatever they are calling it now, scared shipowners into dropping all port-of-calls in Mexico. This led to…
With all the recent publicity of new ships, think Norwegian Epic and Oasis of the Seas, the Carnival Dream, Carnival Corp’s answer to the previous two, seems left out. Well not to leave her behind, here are recent shipyard photos.…
Well not so funny for those involved. A few weeks ago, the Norwegian Jade was embarking passengers for a short cruise from Rotterdam. As they were taking the luggage from the pier to the marshalling yard on the ship,…