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We continue our historical articles with a forgotten tail of what was intended to be a Baltic ferry and was later meant to become a cruise ship. She ended as scrap. In between lay three decades of misfortune, bankruptcy, and…
If You’ve Ever Wondered Why Some New Ships Feel a Little Different Than Others You’ve Cruised… When Fincantieri quietly unveiled Project Mille at Cruise Shipping Miami back in 2013, it read like a theoretical exercise. It was a shipbuilder’s white…
Not long ago, a cruise ship calling at Portsmouth, New Hampshire was a rare enough event to be noteworthy on its own. For decades, the Pease Development Authority’s Market Street Marine Terminal sat largely on the sidelines of New England’s…
In late 1999, a quiet Malaysian cruise company made a series of audacious moves on the Oslo Stock Exchange that would stun the cruise world, reshape the global industry, and leave Carnival Corporation empty-handed. Here’s the full story of one…
Introduction I recently returned from a cruise aboard MSC Meraviglia that began with one of the more memorable sailaways I have experienced in recent years. Departing from Brooklyn in the depths of winter meant enduring frigid temperatures on deck, but…
In the maritime world, few names carry the weight and prestige of Cunard. Known for its opulent liners and iconic transatlantic voyages, Cunard has been a symbol of luxury and innovation for over a century. However, not every ambitious project…