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Here’s the latest rumors I’m hearing from the show floor. ABB will be delivering their propulsion units, Azipods, to NCL newbuilds in Germany. Lindblad Expeditions which recently merged with investment company Capitol Acquisition Corp. II for usd$439m is in the…
#CSM2015 State of the Industry's Pierfrancesco Vago, Arnold Donald, Frank Del Rio, Richard Fain pic.twitter.com/Z3VFef8Bgu — Seatrade Insider (@SeatradeInsider) March 17, 2015 The highlight of the convention is undoubtedly the State of the industry panel. This years has Arnold Donald, CEO…
Cruise Shipping Miami got underway yesterday in Miami. The largest gathering of all things cruise industry is an annual occurrence in Miami, but next year it will transition to Fort Lauderdale. Here’s some gossip from Monday, which is typically a…
At Cruise Shipping Miami today, NCL released the first render of their upcoming ships hull art. The artist for the Norwegian Escape will be Guy Harvey. He’s a well known wildlife artist and conservationist. The hull looks to feature several…
Some 2,000+ people packed into a ballroom at the annual Cruise Shipping Miami convention in Florida. Here are some highlights as they develop: Christine Duffy kicked off the panel. She is CLIA’s President. 21.3 million people cruised in 2013 13…
The annual Cruise Shipping Convention is kicking off this morning in Miami. Here’s the program of events. Note that the premiere event, The State of the Global Cruise Industry, will be tomorrow morning. I plan to have a write up of it…
The end of the week is here and so is another Cruise Shipping Miami. This was a rather uneventful convention compared to years past. Here are some closing news items. El Salvador is trying to get in on some Panama…
The Tuesdays at Cruise Shipping (and before that Seatrade) Miami are the biggest. It all kicks off with the State of the Industry conference. Heads of all the major lines are on stage at once. Can’t think of many other…
Every year in March, the cruise industry gathers in Miami for the largest cruise trade show in the world. This year, the conference starts today March 11th, and runs through Thursday. I will not be in attendance this year,…
We have our first CruiseShipping Miami announcement. Princess announced that their newest 141,000grt ship the Royal Princess have a revamped Dining experience. The Horizon Court buffet will feature new venues with new cuisine options.They include a taqueria, rotissseie, a sandwich…
In 2011 CLIA ships carried 16 million pax world wide Howard Frank, COO Carnival Corp. spoke about the Concordia disaster and praised the Costa management team and crew as heroes. “I couldn’t be more proud of the Costa organization” He…
Today marks the first day of Cruise Shipping Miami. The largest convention for the cruise industry is held annually in late winter in Miami. Stay tuned to CruiseInd for all your Cruise Shipping Miami needs.