There will be four new cruise ships launched this year, fewer than usual. This week, we're giving you a snapshot of all four, and the MSC Preziosa is number three… Launch date: March Capacity: 3,959 Staterooms: 1,637 Decks: 18 Sister ship: Divina (identical), Splendida, Fantasia Home Port: Genoa (Italy), Santos (Brazil) Where it's sailing:… Continue reading New Ship: MSC Preziosa
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New Ship: AIDAstella
There will be four new cruise ships launched this year, fewer than usual. This week, we're giving you a snapshot of all four, and the AIDAstella is number two… Launch date: March 17 Capacity: 2,050 Staterooms: 1,097 Decks: 14 Home Port: Hamburg Where it's sailing: Northern Europe (summer), Canary Islands (winter) Ships now in… Continue reading New Ship: AIDAstella
New Ship: Norwegian Breakaway
There will be four new cruise ships launched this year, fewer than usual. Only two are outside the group of the 11 cruise lines owned by Carnival Corporation. This week, we're giving you a snapshot of all four new ships, and the Norwegian Breakaway is the first… Launch date: April 30 Capacity: 4,028 Staterooms:… Continue reading New Ship: Norwegian Breakaway
Reflections on Cruising in 2012
Ten stories in 2012 that caught our attention, in no particular order of significance… 1. The 100th anniversary of the best-known (because it sank) cruise ship of all time, the Titanic. At the precise hour the Titanic went down, on April 15 a century earlier, there were at least two cruise ships (Azamara Journey and… Continue reading Reflections on Cruising in 2012
Carnival to Mexico…er, Ensenada
Cruise ships were leaving Mexico with reckless abandon over the past couple of years, thanks mainly to growing criminal issues in the country, and now Carnival is going back. Well, sort of. Next month, the freshly-refurbished Carnival Imagination will begin sailing 3-and-4-day cruises from Long Beach to Ensenada, Mexico. This does not mean a return… Continue reading Carnival to Mexico…er, Ensenada