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The largest cruise line, Carnival, filed suit last week against the companies involved in the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill. In the suit filed in New Orleans, Carnival is seeking “unspecified damages.” The suit states: “that it serves ports in Florida,…
Here are the official press shots of the trials in the Adratic Sea the other week.
The Carnival Pride was docked in Port Canaveral as a port of call. Shes one of the few ships that do. Well yesterday during one such call, several strong gusts of wind snapped her mooring lines around 6pm. Carnival reported…
Carnival announced that the Valor will sail 6 night western caribbean and alternate it with 3 different 8 night trips. The itineraries are definitely unique! The 6 night visits Key West, Grand Cayman, and Ocho Rios and starts in January…
Today Carnival Corp went public with their first quarter earnings for 2011. Highlights include: Net Income of $152 million. Total Revenue of $3.4 billion. Compared to last year’s Q1, income is down but revenue is up. This can be contributed…
Remember the ship Carnival Splendor. I know you do. In fact the whole world knows of it. It even made it to South Park. The ship is STILL laid up in California after the engine room fire, crippled the ship…
Carnival spokesman Vance Gulliksen told USA TODAY’s CruiseLog, that “the line will not replace its last remaining ship in the city, the Carnival Spirit, when the vessel moves to Australia in 2012.” “All San Diego cruises through April 2012 will…
You read that right. Carnival Australia’s CEO Ann Sherry, spilled the beans that the 85,000grt Carnival Spirit, will sail down under full time beginning Oct 2012. The 2,680 pax ship will be the cruise giant’s first ship outside the U.S.…
As this is posted on the eve of Christmas, Carnival gave their investors a Christmas present with a solid quarter. The numbers break down: Net income for Q4 of $248 million yielding 31 cent gain a share. This was just…
Here is an interesting marketing partnership. Carnival announced it is the official confetti sponsor of the Times Square New Year’s Eve 2011 celebration, bringing its signature fun and popular brand to the annual gathering of more than a million revelers. …
Martin Cox over at Maritime Matters, announced that the damage was worse than originally thought to the ship that caught fire off of Baja Mexico. The Carnival Splendor will now be ready by February 20th, 2011. She will be moved…
From Carnival Corp [Carnival Cruise Line’s Parent company]: Carnival Corporation estimates that the total impact from voyage disruptions and related repair costs will result in an approximate $0.07 reduction in the company’s 2010 fourth quarter earnings per share. The impact…
I promised no more Splendor drama, but this is BIG news. The ship will be laid up until the next year, while they investigate, repair, and then inspect the damage done below the waterline. The original plan called for her…
I promise this will be the last post about the Splendor fire. Some reactions from various passengers and so called experts were too funny to pass up. Take this one for instance: Carnival Cruise Lines Insider is more than likely…
With the assistance of 4 tugs, she is now moored alongside San Diego. ______ Splendor is st passing the jetty and should be docked shortly. I am having an awfully hard time finding a webcam that works. This post will…
CNN (Make sure to unblock the popup) CNN has a live video of the Splendor. She should be docked early afternoon [local time] in San Diego. UPDATE: And CNN took it down. I’ll see if I can dig up another…
The Splendor is now slowly making her way back to San Diego. Projected ETA is tomorrow [Thurs 11/11] at around noon. We are now getting the first reports from the ship as she cruises into cell coverage. Passengers are saying…
The drama keeps unfolding. Cruise Industry News is reporting that one of the two tugs assigned to towing the cripples 113,00 grt vessel, has to return to port. The website is saying that it was too underpowered to tow and…
Splendor will be towed to San Diego for an arrival tomorrow, Thursday. Reports are that passengers are just starting to get intermittent cell service now.
And lastly a CBS News video of it.
With restrooms and a/c restored, passengers can sort of get back to normal. The cruise will still finish in Mexico as origionally planned. Also, check this out! The US Navy ha diverted the USS Ronald Reagan to assist the crippled…
Here is an update about yesterday’s fire onboard the Splendor. The crew were unable to get the power back up during the night and she will now be met by tugs and be towed back. They are planing on bringing…
Jim Walker of CruiseLaw.com is reporting that industry giant Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Splendor suffered an engine room fire this morning. The passengers that had boarded the 113,000grt vessel over the weekend were all told to go to the lido…
Carnival Corporation, the world largest cruise line, recently posted their 3rd Quarter earnings report. Lets take a look at the numbers. Total revenue was $4.4 billion. Up from $4.1 billion last year. Total net income was $1.3 billion yielding $1.62…
On Tuesday, the three flag ships and largest ships in their rival lines all met in St. Maarten. I am of course referring to the Carnival Dream, Norwegian Epic and the Oasis of the Seas. This unique meet-up was courtesy…