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Royal Caribbean to Homeport the Quantum of the Seas in Bayonne, and Here are Her Itineraries

When Royal Caribbean announced in detail more about the Quantum, they dropped that she will be homeported in Bayonne, essentially replacing the Explorer of the Seas and directly competing with the Norwegian Breakaway. The Quantum will feature 7-12 night Caribbean…

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Costa Concordia Filmed Like Never Before. But is it Legal?

Team Black Sheep are a group of people that specialize in Quadrocopter photography. They recently released the below video to showcase the vessel like never before. Make sure to put it in HD and fullscreen it. Its not everyday you…

Greg Dragonetti
May 21, 2013

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TUI continues to Book a Loss and Other Small Line News

According to a financial review of TUI AG, the German arm of TUI group will make some changes to its Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten. The German live has seen a reduction of passengers with the average ship sailing at 70% occupied. Its…

Greg Dragonetti
May 17, 2013

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Finance Friday: NCL Q1 2013

Norwegian Cruise Line posted a loss of $96 million, or $0.49 per share, on revenues of $527.6 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013, compared to net income of $3.2 million, or $0.02 per share, on revenues of…

Greg Dragonetti
May 17, 2013

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More Details in the New Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises

Viking Ocean Cruises held an even last night in Los Angeles to announce and reveal‎ details about their newest ship; the Viking Star. Set to debut in May 2015 the 928 pax vessel will spend the season in Europe in…

Greg Dragonetti
May 17, 2013

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Stupid Quote on Titanic II part 2

via cruise critic UK “There will be a certain elitism to say you’ve worked on Titanic II.” Pretty sure the entire industry is laughing at the Titanic II. Having that on your resume may not be the highlight everyone thinks…

Greg Dragonetti
May 17, 2013

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Keel laying Ceremony for

The keel for P&O’s newest ship has just been laid down in a drydock in Monfalcone, Italy. Fincanteri will now start assembling what is essentially a sister to the Royal Princess, just tamed down a bit. She is on schedule…

Greg Dragonetti
May 16, 2013

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Brilliance of the Seas Reemerges from a $30 Million Drydock

via Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean International’s Brilliance of the Seas has reemerged from a $30 million drydock ready to WOW guests. The 2,100 guest ship will now offer vacationers signature Royal Caribbean amenities first introduced aboard Oasis-class ships including five…

Greg Dragonetti
May 16, 2013

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More Details in the STX Shipyard Selloff

Its no secret that STX Group is in some serious financial difficulties. Last week the Korean Development Bank (KDB) was forced to take over the day-to-day operations of the group. This is allowed under Korean law to help the creditors…

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First Look at Holland America Newbuild

The blurry photo above is an enlarged version of Cruise critics original. Set to debut in February 2016, the 99,000grt vessel will carry 2,600 pax (double occupancy). Shell be roughly the size of a new-panamax vessel. It looks like a…

Greg Dragonetti
May 14, 2013