norway

Hurtigruten Buys Kleven

Hot on the heals of losing two newbuild orders by Norway’s Havila, Norsk yard Kleven has been acquired by Hurtigruten. Hurtigruten is the line that owns and operates ships along Norways coast providing an essential link between communities as well…

Nordlys about to Capsize???

  That’s what the media would want you to think: Norway: Cruise ship in danger of tilting over Norway: Cruise ship listing, may tilt over (CBS News) The sort answer is no. I mean, have we not learned anything from…

UPDATE II: Dramatic Video of Fire on Nordlys

  Here’s some raw footage from a Russian news source showing the early parts of the fire. Notice the passengers still onboard and how quickly turing the vessel so that the the smoke blows away. Pretty scary stuff.

Oriana Strikes Pier in Norway

Almost echoing the recent incident with the Costa Deliziosa in Norway, P&O’s Oriana docked in Southampton and revealed her little scrape. The dent occurred as the ship hit the quarryside in Kristiansand, Norway. She still is seaworthy and any impact…

Finance Friday: Seadream Declares Second Bankruptcy

My first Finance Friday was from last Friday where I analyzed the Q2 reports. CIN is reporting that the former founder of Seabourn Cruise Line and the current CEO of Seadream Yachts is having some troubles. His companies are declaring…

Another Update on the MS Deutschland

Friday: The Deutschland was the ship that caught Fire on Sunday while in Norway. No one was seriously injured, but it prompted the evacuation of the vessel. Check out the original post for photos and more detail. The ship was…

MS Deutschland Update (incl. Cancellations)

Tuesday Update As I reported yesterday, the MS Deutschland was towed from Eidfjorden to Bergen Norway for inspection of the damage. The analysis warrants the cancellation of her cruise that was supposed to leave today and sail Hamburg-Hamburg for a…

Fire on the MS Deutschland

UPDATE MONDAY: Just a quick update on the situation. The passengers spent last night at a local hotel having been unable to continue on their voyage. They will then be shuttled to Bergen or Oslo for flights back home. As…