The class of ’12 is almost complete. With the arrival of the Carnival Breeze in Miami yesterday, there's only one new ship left to make its debut this year (debut being an operative word, since a ship's arrival is incomplete until it has touched down in North America). Yesterday, the Breeze was as much… Continue reading New Ship 'Breezes' into Miami
Tag: MSC Cruises
Royal's New Ship The Standard?
The news yesterday that Royal Caribbean is exercising its option to build another new ship again begs the question: Has the cruise industry discovered the customer’s tolerance for big ships? The same cruise line that owns the two biggest ships “of the Seas”, the mighty Oasis and the equally mighty Allure. They carry about 6,000… Continue reading Royal's New Ship The Standard?
Three Cruise Ports Celebrating
Today, it’s time to make three port stops, all of which are enjoying their changing associations with cruise ships… New Orleans: It’s almost like people who cruise just re-discovered what a great place New Orleans is to visit. In 2011, the port showed an increase of 39 per cent to 738,908, the most cruise passengers… Continue reading Three Cruise Ports Celebrating
New Ships: MSC Divina
There will be eight new cruise ships launched this year, two of them refurbished ships that have been given new names. As 2012 gets underway, we’re giving you a snapshot of all of them… Launch date: May 26 Capacity: 3,959 Staterooms: 1,739 Sister ships: Splendida, Fantasia Maiden Voyage: Marseille Home Port: Venice Ships now in… Continue reading New Ships: MSC Divina
Unrest Unsettles Cruise World, Too
Even with today’s resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, the fallout from what has been happening in Egypt the last three weeks is likely to continue having a ripple effect on everybody, including people who in some way are connected to Mediterranean or Suez Canal cruises. For at least two weeks, there has been an obviously… Continue reading Unrest Unsettles Cruise World, Too