The Costa Concordia is currently in the process of being raised from the coast of Giglio Island in Italy. The “parbuckling” operation began around 8 am Rome time after a two hour delay due to a storm earlier in the night. The latest report, issued at 4:20 pm Rome time, reports that the ship has […]
Officials from the Parbuckling Project have announced that they are ready to roll the Costa Concordia upright as soon as Monday. Franco Gabrielli, the National Civil Protection agency chief, announced that the crew’s would attempt to roll the Costa Concordia on Monday. He stressed that while Monday is their target date, the date of rolling will […]
Silversea Acquires New Expedition Ship Earlier this week, Silversea acquired the former Clipper Odyssey, which marks the eighth ship to enter the Silversea fleet and the third for its expedition fleet. The new ship, to be known as Silver Discoverer, will enter the fleet in March 2014 after a major renovation is completed in her […]
Later this September, MSC Cruises will be hosting a number of performances from ArtSlab Onstage aboard select MSC ships. The new partnership will feature acts from the main performances, which will be presented from October 16th through the 19th at the New York City Center in Manhattan. The performances will primarily have a focus on celebrating Italian […]
Earlier today, Carnival introduced their latest booking program, known as the Great Vacation Guarantee. The new booking program provides guests with the option to cancel their cruise early should they be dissatisfied with their cruise for any reason. Guests booking with the new option will have the opportunity to cancel the remainder of their voyage within the first 24 […]
Norwegian Cruise Line has asked guests to help select the name’s for the line’s two newest Breakaway Plus ships. Beginning today through September 24, 2013, Norwegian’s Facebook fans in the United States, Canada*, Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom have the opportunity to vote for their two favorite potential ship names from a list of […]
Earlier last week, Costa’s soon to be newest ship, the Costa Diadema, reached an important milestone in her construction. The Costa Diadema’s fore-end hull block section was finally laid. The Costa Diadema’s fore-end hull section is approximately 26 feet high, 111 feet long, 118 feet wide at its maximum beam and weighs 432 tons. The Costa […]
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that they intend to install digital signage fleet wide by 2015. The digital signage was first introduced aboard the line’s newest ship, the Norwegian Breakaway. The new digital signage will be placed strategically throughout each ship, allowing guests to order specialty items, get directions and reserve dining, shore excursions and entertainment […]
Holland America Line has announced the celebrity lineup for the remaining two Dancing With The Stars At Sea sailings aboard the ms. Nieuw Amsterdam. The two final sailings of the partnership, January 5th and 12th, will feature professional dancers Kym Johnson and Tristan MacManus, and actress and former celebrity participant Sabrina Bryan. According to Holland America […]
Following a recent wave of cruise line’s altering their onboard smoking policies, MSC Cruises has altered the smoking policies for the MSC Divina’s Caribbean sailings. Here is the full statement from MSC: “Effective November 2nd, when MSC Divina’s Grand Voyage departs Venice en route to Miami, smoking areas on MSC Divina will be limited to two general […]
Following a recent surge in smoking bans across many other cruise lines, Royal Caribbean is the latest cruise line to ban smoking from all balconies. Effective January 1, 2014, Royal Caribbean will ban all smoking on balconies throughout the fleet. Smoking was already banned inside all staterooms, but the new ban will designate Royal Caribbean’s […]
Due to increasing tension in the Middle East, especially along the eastern Mediterranean shores, Holland America Line has cancelled the Israeli city calls for the Noordam’s current voyage. Holland America Line cites a potential war/attack breaking out between Syria and Israel if planned US military strikes on Syria are given the go ahead. Holland America […]