Earlier today, MSC Cruises and Fincantieri Shipyards signed a contract for the construction of two, new, revolutionary ships, known as the “Seaside” prototypes. The contract will also allow for the later commitment to build a third ship. The contract was signed earlier this morning in Rome, Italy at the Palazzo Chigi between MSC Cruises and Fincantieri in the presence […]
Princess’ newest ship and sister to the highly acclaimed Royal Princess, Regal Princess, debuted today in Venice, Italy for her inaugural sailing through eastern Europe. The Regal Princess, which recently completed construction at Fincantieri’s nearby Monfalcone yard, set sail today on her inaugural sailing. The special seven night sailing will call in Corfu, Mykonos, and […]
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced it is investing over $250 million in their new Norwegian NEXT renovation program. According to Norwegian, the renovations will bring new enhancements, experiences and transformations throughout the fleet, with the goal of elevating the guest experience and building on the success of the line’s two new ships: Norwegian Breakaway and […]
Holland America Line’s two oldest ships, ms Ryndam and ms Statendam, are scheduled to be transferred to the P&O Cruises Australia fleet in November 2015, according to an announcement made by P&O Australia. The surprise announcement came late Monday evening from P&O Cruises Australia. The line states the transfer of the two ships comes at a very important […]
A local Genoa blog is reporting Costa Cruise’s Costa Deliziosa suffered a complete power failure while docked in the Spanish port of Valencia yesterday. The Costa Deliziosa reportedly lost all electrical power for a number of hours yesterday until the issue could be repaired by onboard technicians. Costa states the ship’s passengers and crew were never in […]
Today, Disney Cruise Line announced a number of new and returning itineraries for their fall 2015 cruise season. For the first time since 2012, Disney Cruise Line will offer a limited number of sailings to Hawaii. In September 2015, the Disney Wonder will sail two, special ten night sailings through the Hawaiian Islands. Both sailings will […]
Saga Cruise’s Saga Sapphire, the former Europa for Hapag Llyod Cruises, suffered an electrical fire earlier this weekend, which ultimately left the ship without power in the North Atlantic for a number of hours. Reports state the fire broke out around 10 am in the ship’s main engine room, and was extinguished quickly by the ship’s fire […]
Only days after a viral video surfaced of the MSC Magnifica getting creative with her horns, Cunard has released a video of the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria wishing the Queen Mary 2 a happy birthday on their horns. The birthday wishes were exchanged earlier this week in Southampton, England, where the three Cunard ships convened […]
It would seem that MSC Cruises is giving Disney and Princess a run for their money when it comes to entertaining crowds with their ship horns. A YouTube video showing MSC Cruise’s MSC Magnifica playing the White Stripes “Seven Nation Army” on her horns has gone viral across the internet over the past few days. […]
Last week, as Royal Caribbean announced plans to construct a fourth Oasis Class ship, STX France and Royal Caribbean celebrated the third Oasis Class ship’s keel laying ceremony. The ceremony, which marks a major milestone in the ship’s construction, was kicked off with the laying of a 1,000-ton block measuring 32-ft by 154-ft into the dry dock at Saint-Nazaire Shipyard. […]
Up until this past week, Royal Caribbean’s new all inclusive beverage packages were only offered aboard ships that were sailing on cruises four nights or longer. This restriction kept guests sailing on Royal Caribbean’s shorter voyages, most notably sailings to the Bahamas, from purchasing one of the drink packages. Now, Royal Caribbean has reversed this […]
Beginning in April 2015, Costa Cruises will begin offering sailings aboard the Coste Serena from Shanghai, China. The new sailings, which are accompanied by sailings aboard the Costa Victoria and Atlantica, will effectively increase Costa’s presence in the Asian market by 74%. The new sailings, which are expected to be available for booking in the […]