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Day one has officially concluded and boy did we have alot of news. Heres a recap of the highlights as well as some gossip and rumblings I’ve heard on the floor. The State of the Global Industry was held. You…
At their press conference at the Seatrade Cruise Global convention, French luxury expedition operator Ponant announced that they will build two more ships. The two new ships will be sisters to the current Explorer-class of vessel. The new ships will…
At the Seatrade Cruise Global conference, Viking Ocean Cruises announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding for up to six additional ocean ships by 2027. This would bring the total fleet to 16 vessels. These ships will…
Crystal Cruises is conducting their keynote presentation right now at Seatrade Cruise Global. I’ll update this post as it goes: -CEO Tom Wolber will give the presentation. -Crystal Symphony just emerged from an extensive drydock. They’re going over a video…
Hello and welcome to the 2018 liveblog from the State of the Industry panel from Seatrade Cruise Global. The event is set to begin at 0930 eastern time. Here’s some general info about it: Tuesday, March 6 | 9:30am –…
Hello from sunny Port Everglades where it is currently 71F out. I’ll be attending the Seatrade Cruise Global convention that takes place every year in South Florida. It’s considered the largest gathering of all thing Cruise Industry related. Make sure…
Big news here on a Friday…. Malaysian hospitality magnet Genting Group has agreed to sell off its 11.1% shares of Norwegian Cruise Lines (Star NCLC) for $543.6 million. They have been slowly divesting themselves of NCL/Star since August and stand…
UPDATE: I noticed the stern windows around Eden, the aft facing lounge, are asymetrical. This must drive anyone with OCD nuts. What do you think? A post shared by Cruise Celebrity (@cruisecelebrity) on Feb 3, 2018 at 9:26am PST Compared…
Carnival Corp. has announced that they have agreed with Germany’s Meyer Werft for the construction of a third ship for Aida. She will be based on the Excellence-class of vessels. The first in that line, AIDAnova, will be launched later…
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018, as well as provided guidance for the second quarter and full year 2018. Highlights The Company generated GAAP net income of $103.2 million or EPS of $0.45 compared to $61.9…