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The 48ft tugboat C-Pec capsized and sank yesterday on the Mississippi, forcing the Coast Guard to close the river at mile marker 8. The Carnival Conquest was due in this morning for her weekly turnaround, but has been diverted since…
The above photo appears to be a legitimate rendering of what AIDA’s upcoming newbuild will look like. Currently under construction at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the 125,000 grt vessel will debut in 2015. The most striking feature, if accurate, is the…
Carnival Corp. reported better than expected Q2 profits of $41m, up from $14m in the same period of last year. As of this post, their Stock has been floating around $34 upon this good news. While short term has been…
via Carnival: Carnival Cruise Lines today announced new ship deployments taking effect in 2014 in several key markets resulting in exciting new product offerings from Port Canaveral, Fla., and New Orleans. Carnival will now feature the widest selection of seagoing…
At 4 in the morning, whats being called an electrical panel caught fire in the engine room and/or control room. Details are scarce as all original reports are in Spanish and I’m using rough translations of them. The fire knocked…
Carnival Corp has announced today that Micky Airson will step down as CEO of Carnival Corp. He will remain on the Board and in fact sill be Chairman, but will relinquish his duties as CEO. That role will be filled…
While sailing into her berth in Harwich, England, the m/v Sirena Seaways hit the quay she was attempting to dock at. Water then began rushing into the hull of the DFDS ferry, however crew were able to ballast the ship…
Earlier in the month Carnival made a surprise shakeup in the leadership of their UK brands. They removed P&O Cruises Carol Marlow and Cunard’s Peter Shanks. Now their replacements (kind of) have been named. There exact positions, as presidents of…
Here’s an excerpt from a fascinating interview by Carnival’s recently re-hired Bob Dickinson. I’ve always enjoyed listening to what he has to say. Q: What will you be doing for Carnival? A: I’m going to look at the North American…
While undergoing a routine drydock in Bremerhaven, Germany, Hapag Lloyd cruises MS Hanseatic suffered an engine room fire. The fire was severe enough that more reparis will be needed. As a result, Hapag Lloyd will have to cancel her two…