Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest travel and leisure company, has announced new cruise ship orders for two of its brands with Fincantieri S.p.A., the world’s largest cruise ship building company. The new cruise ships will be constructed by Fincantieri for Carnival Cruise Line and Holland America Line, two of Carnival Corporation’s nine brands. Carnival Cruise […]
As we wind down the year, it’s never a bad idea to look back at where we’ve been before stepping towards where we will be. Since the early 1900’s, the cruise industry has made unimaginable strides in passenger comfort, safety, and convenience. For those first passengers, the thought of a ship with an elevated observation pod, […]
[tps_header]2015 features a varied array of cruise ship launches. From a German cruise line to a new ship for a new cruise line, this year’s lineup is quite unique. Discover the new entrants to the industry with our compilation of new ships debuting in 2015.[/tps_header] Britannia P&O Cruises ~ 141,000 GRT ~ 3,611 guests ~ […]
As we approach 2015, I thought it would be wise to revisit our popular 7 Deadly Sins Of Cruising article. Since the original article was published back in 2013, I thought it would be easier to refresh the article rather than publish a new set of sins. This turned out to be misguided as I discovered a […]
Carnival Corporation is planning on making a big splash this January during Super Bowl XLIX with a brand new commercial. A commercial that will be chosen by the public from a collection of four semi-finalist commercials. Yet, while four commercials are in the running, only one captures the true beauty of cruising. The commercial is […]
MSC Cruises will position four of its largest ships in Spanish territory in 2015. Two will be based in Barcelona, one in Valencia and another in Palma de Mallorca, which will lead to an increase of 66% in its Spanish bid, according to the general director of the company in the country, Emiliano González. “There […]
Carnival Corporation has announced an order of two new cruise ships for two of their brands, Carnival Cruise Lines and Holland America Line. The new ship orders, announced this morning, are to be delivered to Carnival and Holland America Line in March and November of 2018 respectively. Both ships will be constructed at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard, […]
Today, Carnival Corporation announced Christine Duffy as Carnival Cruise Line’s new President, effective February 1st. Christine Duffy currently serves as the CEO of CLIA, the cruise industry’s regulatory agency and will report to Arnold Donald in her new position. “Christine is one of the most respected and dynamic leaders in the travel industry,” said Donald. […]
Die hard cruisers need no convincing when it comes to choose a vacation. This article is for those still on the fence over a cruise vacation. Well, I guess this article can be for the die hard as well. It’s always good to brush up on the reasons you cruise to convince your family and friends […]
Paul Gauguin Cruises, has announced its 2015 line-up of special guests who are experts in the culinary arts, wine, photography, fine art, history, music, astronomy, and the “wonders of the deep”. *Gary Eberle is the founder of Eberle Winery, named “Winery of the Year” by the Sommelier Challenge in 2011, will offer a lecture, Q&A […]
Virgin Group, the Branson family-owned branded investment group, has formed a new cruise line business, Virgin Cruises. Tom McAlpin will join Virgin Cruises as CEO and will head the management team. Most recently, Tom has been President and CEO of The World, Residences at Sea. Tom also served as President of Disney Cruise Line having […]
Last week, Richard Branson formally announced his intention to join the cruise industry. Virgin Cruises it shall be called. A unique name no doubt, but it’s Richard Branson, so it’s okay. Let me begin off by saying, I welcome Richard Branson and Virgin Cruises to our industry. It’s going to be interesting and exciting to see […]