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Now that Wonder of the Seas has officially started sailing, let’s take a look at the list of top 10 largest ships in the world and see where the Oasis-class lands on them. I debuted this analysis a few years…
This unique, one-of-a-kind ship can trace its origin back to 1978 and even to an entirely different ship called the Viking Saga. When Viking Saga was ordered, along with a sistership from the Finnish shipyard Wärtsilä in Perno, Finland, they…
You have probably seen the acronym PVSA mentioned on cruise forums, especially when discussing Alaska sailings, Hawaii itineraries, or one way repositioning cruises. The Passenger Vessel Services Act plays a significant role in how cruise lines design their routes in…
She’ll be named Wonder of the Seas and be based in China. The Wonder of the Seas was all but confirmed to be originally named Melody of the Seas. However today they just announced that she will in fact be…
File this one under the post-that-became-a-rant… There’s a ‘yacht’ currently under construction at Vard Holdings yard in Tulcea, Romania (same builders as Hapag-Lloyds and Ponant’s luxury exploration vessels are constructed). It’s being referred to as REV Ocean. The background on this…
A new render was released of the purported ship. Blue Work Voyages is stating that they are planning on creating the first line 100% dedicated to sports, fitness, and wellness. CEO Gene Meehan, who’s background is that he ran the…
Carnival Corp. has been in the news quite a bit the last two weeks. The main story floating around concerns comments made by a US District Judge for the Southern District of Florida. That hearing was taking place to report…
The Viking Sky ordeal is over for now. Lets take a look at what remains. UPDATE 3/27: The Norwegian Maritime Authorities have released a statement rather quickly pointing the blame at the oil levels in the Viking Sky’s lube-oil tanks.…
Tucked away onboard the MSC Bellissima is a model of the MSC’s groundbreaking new World Class. These ships will be massive, however, like Genting’s Global Class, we don’t have a whole lot of info about them. View this post on…
About a year ago, I wrote an in-depth analysis of Dream Cruises new Global-Class of ships. Let’s dive in even further! Up until now, really the only details we had were the renders and this vague description of some of…