Viking Sea, the second ship of Viking’s growing ocean fleet, recently joined the Viking family following a christening ceremony on the Thames River in Greenwich, near central London. The new ship, sister to the revolutionary Viking Star, was christened by Karine Hagen, Viking’s senior vice president and daughter of Torstein Hagen. In keeping with Viking’s Norwegian […]
Norwegian’s newest ship, the Norwegian Escape, officially joined the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet on Thursday, following a signing over ceremony in Bremerhaven, Germany. The Norwegian Escape is now officially Norwegian’s largest ship, clocking in at 164,600 gross registered tons and carrying 4,248 guests. The new ship is the first in the Breakaway Plus class, a slightly […]
Norwegian Cruise Line has selected Pitbull, a true Miami icon to serve as the Godfather of its latest Miami based ship, the Norwegian Escape. Pitbull, also known as Armando Christian Perez, will serve as the Norwegian Escape’s Godfather, christening the ship this coming November during a dockside ceremony and concert. The high energy christening ceremony will […]
Seabourn Encore, the first in a new class of ship for Seabourn, reached a significant milestone last week as her keel was laid in a special ceremony. The keel laying ceremony, held at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard, marks an important milestone in the construction of the new ship. The ceremony was attended by key members of […]
Earlier this week, construction crews from Fincantieri cut the first section of steel for MSC Cruises’ newest ship, MSC Seaside. The ceremony, which traditionally marks the launch of construction, was held at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard. Executives from both the shipyard and MSC Cruises, including MSC’s Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago and Chief Executive Officer, Gianni Onorato, were […]