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That one time Carnival tried to buy Royal Caribbean. The bizarre story of this failed acquisition.

The Hostile Takeover That Almost Sank Royal Caribbean In 1988, the cruise industry was a hotbed of ambition and intense rivalries. The biggest showdown was between two companies in positive growth mode: Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line.…

LNG & Fuel Cells on Cruise Ships: The 2025 Clean Energy Breakthrough

The 2025 Perspective on LNG and the upcoming, fuel cells on cruise ships Royal Caribbean’s newest ship Star of the Seas is the latest in the LNG powered newbuilds that are being launched. In early August, she completed her first…

The Rise and Fall of Fathom Cruises: Carnival’s Experiment in Social Impact Travel

In 2016, Carnival Corporation introduced fathom, (stylized with a leading lowercase ‘f’) a new cruise brand that sought to redefine the industry by blending tourism with volunteerism, commonly known as “voluntourism.” Fathom’s mission was unique: it promised travelers a chance…

The Final History of the m/s Tropicale [PART II]

In our first part we cover the origins, design, and career of the Carnival Tropicale. In this post we will look at her life after she left Carnival Cruise Lines. Editors note: we will use the names ‘Carnival Tropicale’ and…

The History of the m/s Tropicale. The Very First Ship Built For Carnival Cruise Lines. [PART I]

Many historians consider the Tropicale to be one of the first in an era of cruise ships that set a standard for what was come later. She was considered by many to be the first modern day liner. Editors note:…

Take a Comprehensive Tour of the Queen Elizabeth

While enjoying the last bit of my journey currently onboard the Queen Elizabeth, I present to you a complete ship tour. The ship was built in 2010 and ordered as a replacement for the QE2 which had been retired in…

The History of the 2010 Built Queen Elizabeth

Introduction The Queen Elizabeth, built in 2010, is a prominent member of the Cunard Line fleet, renowned for its elegance, luxury, with tradition mixed with modern amenities. This ship is the second Cunard vessel to bear the name (third if…

Carnival Celebration Review and Complete Photo Tour

I recently spent the week on the Carnival Celebration. This was my first time on this brand new class of ships and I wanted to check out a few of the very unique features of these vessels. This class of ship…

Introduction to the Carnival Celebration

Some initial thoughts before our next voyage. In just a few weeks I will be embarking on our next trip to be featured here, a 7-night Eastern Caribbean voyage on the Carnival Celebration. While we’ve covered Carnival ships quite extensively here, it has been…

Tour the New Carnival Venezia

Recently we had the chance to tour the newly introduced Carnival Venezia. I took this opportunity to document her public areas for you all to see. The Carnival Venezia started life out as the Costa Venezia for Carnival Corp.’s Italian-themed…

Carnival Corp. Provides Q3 Business Update

Carnival Corporation & plc Provides a Business Update Carnival Corporation & plc President and Chief Executive Officer Arnold Donald noted “We have come full circle from initiating a suspension in the early days of the pandemic, to transitioning the fleet into a pause…

Carnival Corp. Announces Q3 2020 Losses

Nieuw Amsterdam departing Port Everglades ©CruiseInd

THIRD QUARTER 2020 SUMMARY PRELIMINARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION •U.S. GAAP net loss of $(2.9) billion for the third quarter of 2020, which includes $0.9 billion of non-cash impairment charges. •Third quarter 2020 adjusted net loss of $(1.7) billion. •Cash burn rate…

EXCLUSIVE: Carnival to Sell Off Brands?

There’s a rumor going around the industry that Carnival Corp are looking to sell the Cunard and Seabourn brands. The two lines could leave in a package deal. Carnival already announced that 9 ships would leave the fleet, then the…

Carnival Corp. Provides Business Update [July 2020]

UPDATE 7/13: The total for those ships leaving the fleet are roughly $1 billion. The way it will break down is they will sell 13 ships but will only lose 11 from the global fleet. The two other ships will…

Carnival Corp. Announces Q2 2020 Losses

SECOND QUARTER 2020 SUMMARY PRELIMINARY INFORMATION U.S. GAAP net loss of $(4.4) billion, or $(6.07) diluted EPS, for the second quarter of 2020, which includes $2.0 billion of non-cash impairment charges. Second quarter 2020 adjusted net loss of $(2.4) billion, or $(3.30) adjusted EPS. Total revenues for the second…

Carnival Corp. Announces Q1 2020 Earnings

Carnival Corporation & plc disclosed summary financial information for the quarter ended February 29, 2020, in connection with previously disclosed financing activities to improve its liquidity position. First Quarter 2020 Summary Information U.S. GAAP net loss of $(781) million, or…

Carnival Corp. starts drawing from $3 billion loan

Carnival Corporation announced it’s intent to borrow approximately $3 billion over six months to increase it’s cash position. This will serve as working capitol and to be used for general expenses. (From Carnival Corp) Due to the spread and recent developments,…

Carnival Corp. Announces Q4 2019 Earnings

Carnival Corporation & plc announced financial results for the full year and fourth quarter ended November 30, 2019 and provided an outlook for the full year and first quarter 2020. Key Highlights Full Year 2019 • U.S. GAAP net income…

Tour Holland America’s Oosterdam

Our first tour of a Holland America Line ship! I had the opportunity to be onboard Holland America Line’s m/s Oosterdam. The 82,820gt ship was built in Italy at Fincantieri’s Marghera yard. She’s the second in Holland America’s Vista-class ships…

Carnival Corp. Shuffles Ships Again

During an internal corporate review of Italian brand Costa Crociere, it was announced that they will see a fleet makeover soon. In November last year it was announced that the Costa Atlantica and Costa Mediterranea will leave their fleet for…

Carnival Corp. Announces Q3 2019 Earnings

Carnival Corporation & plc announced financial results for the third quarter ended August 31, 2019 and provided an outlook for the full year, fourth quarter 2019 and 2020. Key Highlights U.S. GAAP net income of $1.8 billion, or $2.58 diluted EPS, for the third…

Miami Cruise Terminal Updates

Today brings us two updates on the massive renovations going on in PortMiami. The first is that MSC finally got approval on what will actually be two different terminals right next to each other. Called Terminal AA and AAA, they’re…

Carnival Dream Virtual Tour

I recently had the chance to board the Carnival Dream in Galveston. While I was touring the vessel, I took the opportunity to photograph the ship for a comprehensive tour. This review will cover the public areas and staterooms. All…

Carnival Vista Repairs Underway

Just wanted to share these photos and videos because we may not see something like this for a while. The 133,500gt Carnival Vista has been loaded onto the 116,173dwt Boka Vanguard (ex-Dockwise Vanguard) heavy lift ship. She’s now moored at…

That Time When Carnival Used A Heavy Lift Ship To Repair Vista

This post originally posted on July 02, 2019. Carnival has just announced that they will be utilizing a Semi-Submersible Heavy Lift (SSHL) Ship to repair the damaged Carnival Vista. The Carnival Vista was the first neo-panamax ship for Carnival Cruise…