The Costa Concordia’s former Captain, Francesco Schetinno, is battling new evidence today as his trial continues in a small town in Tuscany. Earlier today, new evidence of Schetinno’s abandonment was presented to the court in a newly surfaced voice recording. The voice recording, played to the court, reveals a conversation between Italian Coast Guard Captain Gregorio […]
Carnival’s Carnival Fascination was delayed by several hours due to heavy fog in Jacksonville, the ship’s homeport. According to Carnival’s Senior Cruise Director, John Heald, the port was experiencing zero visibility fog, closing the port to all traffic. Due to this, the Carnival Fascination was forced to stay at anchor until the fog had lifted. […]
(1:25 am) According to a number of sources currently sailing onboard Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas, the ship was delayed for roughly 12 hours after sustaining damage from an inadvertent reef collision earlier in the current sailing. Reports from the Rhapsody of the Seas claim that the ship recently was caught in a very […]
Local South Florida based cruise lines, Carnival, Costa, and Royal Caribbean, teamed up with CLIA, the industry’s trade association, to participate in a day of cleaning Miami’s North Shore Park. In total, over 100 employees from the three cruise lines participated in the day of service. The local cruise lines and CLIA were also joined […]
Following the passing of former South African president, Nelson Mandela, MSC is paying tribute to him across their fleet. Today, all 12 MSC ships will be holding a moment of silence prior to each show in remembrance of Mandela’s life and impact on our world. In addition, the MSC Opera and MSC Sinfonia, which are […]
Florida Georgia Line has announced they are ready to “cruise,” only this time on the ocean. The “This Is How Cruise” music cruise will take place aboard Norwegian’s Norwegian Pearl, sailing November 8th until the 12th in 2014. The 4 night sailing will depart from Miami, Fl0rida, calling at Norwegian’s private island, Great Stirrup Cay. […]
According to Cruise Critic board members, Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas performed a medevac of three guests on Tuesday. The medevacs reportedly took place throughout the day on Tuesday, one occurring while the Freedom of the Seas was anchored at Coco Cay, Royal Caribbean’s private island. The other two medevacs took place after sailing […]
Carnival Corporation has appointed Vice Admiral William Burke of the US Navy as the industry’s first ever Chief Maritime Officer. In this new role, Burke will oversee Carnival Corporation’s maritime operations throughout the world. According to Carnival Corporation, this new position carries the responsibility and oversight for “maritime quality assurance and policy, shipbuilding, ship refits, and research and […]
According to a report from the Royal Caribbean Blog, Royal Caribbean has secured 92% of the financing for their third Quantum Class ship. The majority of the ship’s financing will be provided by Hermes, a German credit firm. The loan from Hermes will be for approximately $862 million, which accounts for approximately 92% of the $936 million […]
(12:00 pm) Carnival Corporation, in partnership with the Miami HEAT, has announced that they will increase their donations to the relief efforts in the Philippines past $1.5 million, a $500,000 increase from their original pledge made in November. The additional donations, made by Carnival Corporation, the Miami HEAT, Carnival’s brands, the Carnival Foundation, and the Micky […]
Pearl Seas Cruises, which is scheduled to launch next June, has announced their first sailings to the Caribbean with their ship, Pearl Mist. During 2015, Pearl Mist will offer a variety of 7, 10, and 11 night sailings to the Bahamas, U.S., British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos, St. Martin, Martinique and more. The […]
Holland America Line has announced a number of new dance professionals, celebrities, and TV personalities will be joining the cast of Dancing With The Stars At Sea’s Champions Cruise on January 12, 2014 aboard Holland America Line’s ms Nieuw Amsterdam. The new cast members include Derek Hough, an award winning dance professional; singer Joey Fatone; television personality […]