After a five-year building sabbatical, Princess Cruises conceived two sisters with the arrivals of the Royal Princess (June 2013) and the Regal Princess (May this year). The 17th and 18th ships in the Princess fleet are unlike any others, as new ships usually are, and the people at Fincantieri have made this baby "premature." It's… Continue reading New Ship: Regal Princess
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New Ship: Norwegian Getaway
The first new ship of the New Year is almost ready to sail. A week from now, the Norwegian Getaway sails a 1-day mini-inaugural cruise to Southampton followed by a 2-day cruise in British waters, before heading across the ocean on its "real" inaugural to make its permanent home in North America. Launch date: January… Continue reading New Ship: Norwegian Getaway
Good as Gold for The Little Cruise Line That Can
It's still more than a month to the Olympics but there's already an underdog with a gold medal…in cruising. Windstar. Windstar? It's a small-ship cruise line, right? This big player in a small market is now a big fish in a big pond, as in the ocean. According to Conde Nast Traveler, which every year… Continue reading Good as Gold for The Little Cruise Line That Can
Is That A 'Cruise' Ship Wa-y-y-y Down South?
The sage of the Russian ship ice-locked in Antarctica has been a news item since Christmas Day because, well, how would you like to be one of the 74 people on a ship surrounded by frozen water and freezing air? The likelihood that all passengers will soon be rescued — and remaining crew members will… Continue reading Is That A 'Cruise' Ship Wa-y-y-y Down South?
Dancing Stars Coming Out on Holland America
Rightly or wrongly, Holland America is often referred to as the cruise line for "older folks." This is a sensitive accusation, of course, because no cruise line wants to be exclusively for retirees and no retirees want to be labelled as passengers on floating seniors centers, as such ships could sarcastically be labelled. So how… Continue reading Dancing Stars Coming Out on Holland America