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The Norwegian cruise line will redeploy three vessels. No doubt a consequence of losing out on a government tender to offer coastal voyages along the Norwegian coast, Hurtigruten will convert three coastwise ships to expedition. A source of income for…
A fan favorite of Britain’s P&O Cruises has a new home. Last voyage from Southampton for the ship formerly known as Oriana. MV Piano Land off for a refit I guess. @ABPSouthampton pic.twitter.com/fc6pghsxxX — Iain Gudgeon (@FatFishEvents) August 16, 2019…
NCL’s latest flagship has emerged from the building hall sporting her hull art. Still on track for an October handover, Germany’s Meyer Werft shipyard celebrated one of the last remaining milestones in the construction of any cruise vessel. The ships…
While looking up videos of cruise ship bridge tours (as one does), I found Virgin Voyages new captain Wendy Williams at her old gig:
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019, as well as provided guidance for the third quarter and full year 2019. Highlights The Company generated GAAP net income of $240.2 million or EPS of $1.11 compared to $226.7…
French luxury expedition line Ponant have agreed to acquire Paul Gauguin Cruises. Paul Gauguin Cruises, based in Washington state, operate just the 19,200gt m/s Paul Gauguin and sail her year-round in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. The line is…
UK-based Saga Cruises have sold their oldest vessel, Saga Sapphire. The 1981-built, 37,049gt Saga Sapphire (ex-Europa, SuperStar Aries, Bleu de France), has been sold to a Eastern European group. ANEX Tour, which look to be based in Russia with offices…
Netherlands based Oceanwide Expeditions just took delivery of their newbuild Hondius. The delivery of this vessel, in May 2019, marks the start of what will be a busy expedition newbuild period for the industry. She’s a smaller expedition vessel, coming…
The newest Norwegian expedition vessel has just been delivered. View this post on Instagram A post shared by SmartCruiser (@smartcruiser) on Aug 1, 2019 at 9:16am PDT Hurtigruten started life out in 1893 running mail, cargo, and passengers between remote…
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. Second Quarter 2019 Highlights: Tour revenues increased 10% to $76.7 million Net income available to common stockholders increased $0.9 million to $1.0 million Adjusted EBITDA increased…