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The Norwegian Joy was just christened in China so I thought it might be interesting to take a look at Norwegian Cruise Lines first purpose built ship for the Chinese market. Shes a slightly modified Breakaway-plus class vessel which closely…
During the launching of the newest US flagged cruise ship, the National Geographic Quest went too far into the water and may have some damage to her prop and rudder. The event occurred last week at the Nichols Brothers shipyard…
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) announced U.S. GAAP net income of $379 million, or $0.52 diluted EPS, for the second quarter of 2017 compared to U.S. GAAP net income for the second quarter of 2016 of $605 million, or $0.80 diluted EPS. Second quarter…
Top tier hotelier Ritz-Carlton is taking to the high seas. They just announced that they intend to build 3 yachts with the first one launching in Q4 2019. Itineraries are still being developed. Each ship will be 623ft LOA and…
The below originally posted in 2017. You can follow along with the 2019 restrictions here. UPDATE 6/16/2017 PM:The new policy for US-Cuban relations going forward is out. As predicted, it won’t interfere with cruise operations too much. The relations will…
During the MSC Meraviglia events in France, MSC showed the audience a render of their new World Class vessels. The first 200,000gt ship will be delivered from STX France in 2022. We have a long ways to go before we…
MSC Cruises is about to receive the MSC Meraviglia. This is the first in the new Meraviglia class of vessels. The first photos have started leaking out from the shipyard. Check these out. This ship looks amazing.
A new cruise line hopes to start up with a unique business strategy. With the slogan ‘active lifestyle cruising,’ Blue World Voyages would cater only to sports, fitness and wellness enthusiasts. I’ll get right to the point and say I’ll…
Fincantieri has officially purchased a majority stake in STX France for $89 million. They now own two-thirds of the yard. The French government will own the remaining third. They haven’t announced what the new name of the yard will be. Throughout…
This seasons ferry service from Portland, Maine to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia is poised to be a great one for operator Bay Ferries. The president of the Prince Edward Island based Bay Ferries, Mark MacDonald, announced the company’s advance ticket sales are…