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Captain Schettino Returns To The Costa Concordia

Over two years after the Costa Concordia struck a rock off the coast and Giglio and capsized, the ship’s disgraced commander, Captain Francesco Schettino embarked aboard the now upright Costa Concordia. Escorted by court officials and the prosecution, Captain Schettino embarked aboard the Costa Concordia wearing a lifejacket and his typical dark sunglasses. Schettino’s visit […]

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Azamara Journey To End Sailing Early Due To Damaged Propeller

February 27th Update: Following the discovery of damage to one of the Azamara Journey’s propellers, Azamara has decided to end the Journey’s current sailing early. Upon further inspection, Azamara’s maintenance teams have discovered the damage to the ship’s propeller was caused by loose debris floating in the water. The additional maintenance now required has forced […]

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Royal Princess To Sail From Southampton

Princess Cruise’s newest ship, the Royal Princess, will begin sailing from Southampton in May 2015. Announced today by Princess Cruises, the new ship will sail from Southampton to ports throughout the Baltic Sea and on “around the UK sailings.” Full itineraries, sail dates, and prices will be announced in the coming months. The Royal Princess, […]

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Norovirus Reported Aboard ms Veendam

According to an original report published by Cruise Fever, Holland America Line’s ms Veendam experienced a minor Norovirus outbreak on her most recent sailing, which returned to Fort Lauderdale yesterday. The report states approximately 114 guests, or 9%, as well as 10 crew members, or roughly 1%, experienced Norovirus symptoms during the last sailing. Multiple […]

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First Plate Of Steel Cut For Carnival Vista

Earlier this week at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard, the first plate of steel for Carnival’s soon to be newest ship, the Carnival Vista, was cut. According to Carnival, “Following the initial start-up of construction, workers will now begin building out the 4,000-passenger ship which will feature a variety of dining, bar and entertainment options that are […]

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Norwegian Schedules 16 Calls At New Banana Coast

Norwegian Cruise Line has scheduled 16 calls at the new Banana Coast port, located near Trujillo, Honduras. The 16 calls, which are scheduled between October 2014 and April 2015, will be scheduled on western Caribbean sailings aboard the Norwegian Jewel. The Norwegian Jewel is scheduled to sail from Houston, Texas to the western Caribbean on a […]

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P&O’s Oriana To End Current Sailing Early For Repairs

P&O Cruises has announced the Oriana will return to Southampton, England three days early to undergo necessary repairs. The Oriana, which already experienced minor technical issues earlier in its current sailing, will undergo repairs to one of the ship’s two propeller shaft seals. P&O states the issue has no negative impact on the ship or guest’s safety. […]

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Celebrity Infinity Involved In Minor Collision

Yesterday, while the Celebrity Infinity was docked in Port Stanley of the Falkland Islands, a small bunker barge collided with the moored Celebrity Infinity. The collision between the two ships damaged one of the Celebrity Infinity’s lifeboat davits, requiring immediate repairs. While the lifeboat davit was repaired prior to departure of Port Stanley, the Celebrity […]

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Norwegian Reveals Staterooms For Norwegian Escape

Today, Norwegian Cruise Line revealed stateroom details of the line’s soon to be largest ship, the Norwegian Escape. The new ship’s stateroom will include the signature luxury ship–within-a-ship complex: The Haven by Norwegian; Studio staterooms for solo cruisers, and a variety of stateroom sizes and layouts for families, multi-generational groups, spa enthusiasts and more.  The […]

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Crew Member Arrested After Assaulting Passenger

Earlier this past weekend, Ketut Pujayasa, a 28 year old Holland America Line crew member, was arrested in Fort Lauderdale after confessing to assaulting and attempting to murder a passenger in her stateroom aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam. According to a report filed by the local FBI field office, Pujayasa attempted to murder the unidentified 28 year […]

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Voyager & Explorer of the Seas To Receive Flowrider

Mobimar, a Finnish maritime construction firm, has leaked information pertaining to the future installment of Flowrider surfing simulators for two of Royal Caribbean’s Voyager Class ships. According to a page on the Mobimar website, the firm was contracted by Royal Caribbean to construct the Flowrider modules for three Voyager Class ships. The first module was […]

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NewsBrief: Britannia Floats Out, Cunard Ship Threatened, & More

We’ve made a huge mistake. Here is the important news we missed this past week while sailing aboard Princess Cruises’ Ruby Princess. Britannia Floats Out This past Friday, P&O’s newest and largest ship, Britannia, was floated out of her dry dock at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard. The floating out ceremony was attended by executives from Carnival […]