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UPDATE MONDAY:Celestial Cruises offered this clarification to CIN: We gradually increased our stake over the past two years to where we are now the significant majority (shareholder). Our intention is to support the venture’s continued growth and further commit to…
Louis Cruises have released the following statement following our news that their 15,179grt Cristal was sold: while we are continuously approached by various parties interested in purchasing vessels, these approaches do not of course, constitute a sale.
Cruise Business Online is reporting that Johnny Sid is “close” to acquiring the 26,000grt Louis Cruise Lines ship, Cristal. Johnny plans on operating the ship back in its original home, the Baltic. The ship first sailed the Baltic when she was rebuilt our of…
Last month I reported a rumor going around that Louis was looking to sell the Louis Majesty to Britain’s Thomson Cruises. It now appears to be official. Replacing the 30- year old Thomson Destiny, the 40,876 GRT, 19-year old ship…
Interesting rumor going around this week about the Greek Louis Cruises chartering [Bareboat or Time Chartering obviously] the Louis Majesty to Britain’s Thomson Cruises. Malcolm Oliver has the scoop: Then there were rumours that Thomson was chartering the vessel for…
More details are emerging surrounding the proposed Cristal sailing to Cuba for winter 2011 thanks to CIN. Apparently it wasn’t going to be Louis operating these cruises. The Deal was Louis was to charter the vessel on a time charter…
…only it wont involve Star finally getting the ship off their hands. Not very much was know about the deal where Louis Cruises was going to buy the Norwegian Majesty and Norwegian Dream from NCL’s parent company Star Cruises. The…
Louis Cruises have announced they will part with the Med and send one ship over to the Caribbean this winter. Not only that, but she will sail to the embargoed Cuba. One would think that it would be the recently…
The Louis Majesty of Louis Cruises will be taken out of service according to CIN. Louis’s Communication director stated: “The decision not to deploy the Majesty out of Genoa and Marseilles this coming winter is in essence the second step…
Greece Based Louis Cruises plc, announced the extension of the bareboat charter for the Thomson Destiny and Thomson Spirit. The new Charter Party runs until 2015. The chartering of Louis Plc vessels to Thomson Cruises started in 1996 and this…
Louis Cruises’ 1971-built Aquamarine (ex. Arielle, Carousel, Nordic Prince) has been sold. The buyer is the newly formed $23.3 Million. She will be renamed the Ocean Star Pacific. No word yet on when she will sail or where she will…