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Royal Caribbean also released this neat infographic for their quarterly earnings. Here’s the full release: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. reported GAAP and adjusted third quarter earnings of $3.21 and $3.20, respectively, up 13% from last year and better than expectations. …
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:NCLH) (together with NCL Corporation Ltd., “Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings”, “Norwegian” or the “Company,”) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016, and provided guidance for the fourth quarter and full year 2016. Highlights…
UPDATE:Here is a sailaway montage of the event if you’re interested: After a summer in the Mediterranean, Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas sailed across the Atlantic to her new homeport of Port Everglades (Ft Lauderdale). I was joined by…
Even though the Carnival Vista had been sailing the summer in Europe, Carnival waited until she made her US arrival in order to name and christen her. At an overnight event held in New York, Miss USA, Deshauna Barber, christened the…
I had noticed something strange when checking AIS on Friday. Ok that’s pretty cool. Can’t wait to see the photos. @RoyalCaribbean @RoyalCaribPR #OasisOfTheSeas #AllureOfTheSeas #HarmonyOfTheSeas pic.twitter.com/40PontO2Iv — CruiseInd (@cruiseind) November 4, 2016 The three largest cruise ships in the world,…
NCL recently made two announcements about their newest flag ship, Norwegian Bliss. This is in addition to the announcement that she will sail Alaska when launched. The first was that construction has finally begun. Representatives from NCL and Meyer…
Starting in 2018 Norwegian coastal line Hurtigruten will start to add four new ships to their fleet. Developed by Rolls Royce and built at Kleven Yards, the first ship will be called Roald Amundsen and launch in 2018. Her sistership will…
There has been a lot of talk about LNG and fuel cells as use on cruise ships, but what does it actually mean. BACKGROUND Thus far, there have been some small ferries, riverboats and some offshore supply vessels that have…
Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group, announced today that what was formerly known as Virgin Cruises will now be known as Virgin Voyages. A press conference was held in Miami today to officially launch the rebranding. The new stylized…
Norwegian Cruise Line’s 2018 new build, Norwegian Bliss, will be seasonally based in Seattle and sail Alaskan cruises, the line announced today. The ship will be a breakaway plus vessel and a sister to the Norwegian Escape. The press release(below)…