[one_half] This week’s poll: Here is this week’s cruise poll question: On port days, when do you usually go ashore? Thanks for voting! [/one_half] [one_half_last] Last week’s results: Question: Where can you be found late at night onboard? Winner: The Casino wins with 24.75% of the votes. This was one of the closer polls we’ve had though, […]
According to reports from maritime radio and the Disney Cruise Line Blog, the Disney Fantasy has returned to Port Canaveral to perform a medical evacuation of a guest. These reports claim that a guest onboard has suffered a cardiac event, which will require immediate medical attention. The Disney Fantasy was about an hour and a […]
Carnival Corporation has announced that Grand Turk will reopen for cruise ships starting next week. The first ship to call at Grand Turk for the reopening will be the Carnival Freedom on April 8th. Grand Turk has been closed for almost five weeks after a surge of Norovirus cases were reported onboard ships only after visiting Grand […]
Harry Cotterill is the President and Managing Director of Dream Designs Colchester, a firm that specializes in the art of drawing cruise ships, river boats, as well as cargo ships. Recently, Dream Designs Colchester presented it’s 50th drawing aboard a cruise ship. Harry Cotterill has been the artist behind all of the firm’s drawings, but he has […]
Yesterday afternoon, the Carnival Triumph’s mooring lines were broken due to violent storms and strong winds moving through Mobile, Alabama. After the lines had been broken, the Carnival Triumph began to float down the Mobile River until it came to a rest against a cargo ship. Once the ship had come to a rest, tugboats immediately began […]
It seems as if Royal Caribbean is finally ready to reveal the Quantum of the Seas to the world. Earlier last week, Royal Caribbean quietly announced a special event in New York City on April 16th where they are expected to release the design of the Quantum and Anthem of the Seas. Royal Caribbean has […]
Holland America Line’s ms Oosterdam and ms Volendam will return to Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific islands for the 2013-14 season with a series of sailings that will visit more than 50 ports of call. During the voyages guests will have the opportunity to experience the region’s incredible wildlife on land and in the sea, including Australia’s […]
Yesterday, the Carnival Miracle arrived in Long Beach, Calif., following a 15-day Panama Canal cruise and began its new West Coast deployment with a seven-day cruise to Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas that departed Sunday afternoon. Carnival Miracle will operate another week-long Mexican Riviera cruise then embark on a 15-day Hawaii voyage departing Long […]
Oh where do I begin? I guess I could say I don’t understand why somebody would want to sail on Titanic II, much less build it. Let’s start with Clive Palmer. The Man Behind It Clive Palmer is the head of Blue Star Line, the company set to launch Titanic II. He is worth around […]
It was announced this morning that Blue Star Line, the cruise line that will sail the Titanic II, will also order a clone of Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas from STX Europe. In his press conference this morning, Clive Palmer, the chairman and CEO of Blue Star Line, explained his reasoning behind ordering an Oasis clone. Palmer said, “We have […]