Costa Cruises will offer the first-ever round-trip world cruise from China in 2014. Departing Shanghai March 22, Costa Atlantica will sail an 83-day journey that spans five continents and three oceans, and calls at 23 destinations in 16 countries. The 2,680-guest, 85,700-ton Costa Atlantica will first stop at Vietnam, then take a westerly course to […]
Month: May 2013
Early this morning, the brand new Norwegian Breakaway slowly made her way under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and entered New York Harbor for the first time. The Norwegian Breakaway will be debarking her first guests today, whom were sailing on a special transatlantic voyage that departed Southampton earlier last week. The Norwegian Breakaway will be christened tomorrow afternoon in New York by her […]
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Hapag Lloyd Cruises’ Europa 2 Sets Sail
Earlier today, Hapag Lloyd’s newest luxury ship, the Europa 2, set sail from Southampton on one her first voyages. The Europa 2 is currently sailing a short preview cruise for select media guests, leading travel agents, and invited guests of Hapag Lloyd Cruises. While I am having trouble locating an official itinerary for this particular media cruise, […]
Earlier this weekend, the Carnival Sunshine departed from the Fincantieri dry dock facility in Trieste, Italy and arrived in Venice, Italy to begin her summer Mediterranean sailings. The Carnival Sunshine welcomed aboard her first guests on Sunday and is currently sailing on a 12 night inaugural Mediterranean cruise. Cruisers aboard the Carnival Sunshine this week will enjoy […]
Nowadays, balconies make up the largest percentage of staterooms aboard the majority of cruise ships. Regardless, there are still cruisers who haven’t upgraded from interior or ocean views to the glorious balcony. For those still on the edge (don’t fall of the ship) here are my reasons why you should choose a balcony stateroom for your next cruise. #3 […]
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Costa Positions Costa Atlantica In Asia
With Costa Atlantica’s first call at Singapore today, Costa Cruises doubled its fleet capacity in Asia and marked the opening of Carnival Asia’s new offices. The 85,700-ton, 2,680-passenger Costa Atlantica will operate alongside the 75,200-ton, 2,394-passenger Costa Victoria, which is already cruising the region. The two ships will sail a total of 125 cruises in […]
According to a Cruise Critic forum member, a small fire broke out last night aboard Princess Cruises’ Coral Princess. The small fire apparently occurred in a storeroom located on deck 2 – a crew deck. According to a statement from Princess, the fire was quickly detected and extinguished. Princess has stated that guests were never […]
Earlier today, Norwegian Cruise Line’s CEO Kevin Sheehan announced that Norwegian Cruise Linenintends to excersize its option to build a second Breakaway Plus cruise ship. Breakaway Plus II, as it is being temporarily named, is expected to enter service sometime in 2017. The Breakaway Plus II would be a sister to the already ordered Breakaway […]
Earlier this week, Royal Caribbean announced that the Navigator of the Seas will begin sailing the Caribbean year round from the Texas port city of Galveston. The Navigator of the Seas will sail seven-night western Caribbean itineraries after emerging from an extensive drydock revitalization in February 2014. During this extensive drydock, signature Royal Caribbean features, such as the […]
On April 30th the Norwegian Breakaway set sail from Southampton, England on her transatlantic cruise, which will end in New York City on May 7th. She will then be christened the following day by her godmothers, the Rockettes, while docked in her new homeport. This transatlantic sailing is the first sailing of the Norwegian Breakaway with revenue guests. Her […]