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Chris Owen of Chriscruises & Gadling offers us the following case: New ships are something special to be sure. Packed with the best of what a cruise line has to offer, the hope is often for a ship to be…
click for larger Photographer: Finn Tornquist Captured : May 07, 2013 Added: May 08, 2013 Location:
Carnival will be using the Carnival Triumph’s unscheduled drydocking to complete the following when she shifts over to Freeport: Guy’s Burger Joint, a complimentary poolside venue serving fresh-made burgers and hand-cut fries created by Food Network personality and chef Guy Fieri.…
Couldn’t they have just done this and fixed her appearance? original source photo
Her are my thoughts now that she’s set sail. On a positive note, the insides look fantastic. Very bright and open. Lots of light colors used. Basically the exact opposite that Joe Farcus designed it with. You can view some…
The newly renovated, and practically new ship, Carnival Sunshine set sail on its “inaugural” voyage today. However, it seems not all the work was done in time. Pax were reporting that their cabins were not ready upon check-in. UPDATE: Cruise…
CIN is reporting that South Korean based STX Group is considering selling off its shipyards in Europe. This would effect STX France (currently building the third Oasis) and STX Finland (currently building TUI’s new ships.) Interestingly enough, these two shipyards…
Here are some photos off of Shipspotting that show what Hapag-Lloyd’s newest ship looks like. I really love the raked stern. Very much like the Crystal (ex-Silja Opera, Leeward). The only weird design feature I noticed was the bridge seems…
via Royal Caribbean Royal Caribbean Reports Strong First Quarter Results Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. this week announced first quarter 2013 net income of $76.2 million, or $0.35 per share, versus net income of $47.0 million, or $0.21 per…
NCL CEO Kevin Sheehan announced that they have officially ordered a sister ship to the Breakaway Plus. She’s being called internally “Breakaway Plus II.” She will be the same 163000GRT and carry 4200 pax (double occupancy). She will be scheduled…