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Europe’s MSC Cruises is currently testing onboard the MSC Lirica a new fee for guests to pay if they want to leave the vessel. When the ships stops in Portofino, Italy, there is no dock available to tie up at,…
On the other side of the pond, I’m referring to England, John Honeywell has the excellent blog, Captain Greybeard. Today he highlights the additions of new ship deployments from “down under.” See Here
This may not be considered your typical cruise ship, but The World is sort of close. You may recall the World of ResidentSea, is the “condo ship” that sails millionaires around the world, all while staying in the comfort of…
Now that the Epic coverage has died down, here is what you may have missed on CruiseInd: The Carnival Pride needs to enter its scheduled drydock early and has cancelled 2 cruises. The Alaska Head Tax has some “funny math.”…
One last update on the Epic, I promise, the Sunday evening.
Conclusion of the Norwegian Epic Live Blog
Norwegian Epic is back in Miami and will now begin her life in the Caribbean
Carnival Pride to Enter Drydock Early
Originally scheduled for January, the Carnival Pride will instead sail into a drydock in November. Every 2-3 years ships will routinely head to a drydock for 2 weeks. Workers will replace carpets, update cabins, thoroughly clean all areas of the…