As you may (or may not) remember, we've always had something of a soft spot for Norwegian Cruise Line. Not because it's better, nor bigger, nor friendlier…just because it brought us back to cruising. We've been on five Norwegian ships, almost half the fleet, but that's about to change because five will soon no longer… Continue reading More New Ships for Norwegian
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Reflecting on the Solstice Class
Cruising's nostalgia buffs will be tracking the path of the Celebrity Reflection over the next few weeks. It's ship No. 5 in the Solstice Class, which many consider the finest class of ships in the business. Joining the Solstice, Equinox, Eclipse and Silhouette — in that order — the Reflection was delivered to Celebrity… Continue reading Reflecting on the Solstice Class
Building in Bridgetown Getting It
Under the heading of "build it and they will come" there's another state-of-the-art terminal expansion soon to be underway, this one in Bridgetown, Barbados. In other words, they get it. As cruise ships have become not just larger but also more accommodating to their passengers, ports are constantly facing upgrading. Disembarking from a ship… Continue reading Building in Bridgetown Getting It
Movie Makes Cruise Ships Move
This, indeed, is a sign of the Apocalypse. An amateur filmmaker makes a bad movie and, because things can now go viral on YouTube, the controversy the bad movie creates has an impact on a multi-billion-dollar industry, like the one that takes people on cruises. Hard to believe, isn't it? The "movie" that triggered violence… Continue reading Movie Makes Cruise Ships Move
Veendam Labeled With a 77
Here's cruise news which happens so seldom that when it does it makes headlines: Holland America cruise ship fails health inspection That was the headline on a cruise blog by USA Today's Gene Sloan. It was a headline because for the first time in 10 months a cruise ship didn't measure up to the… Continue reading Veendam Labeled With a 77