Costa Hires Company To Lift & Transport Costa Concordia Costa Cruises has announced that they have hired a company to lift and transport the Costa Concordia. A $30 million contract was signed with Royal Boskalis Westminster, a Dutch salvage company, to use the Dockwise Vanguard, a semi-submersible ship, designed to carry other ships. The Dockwise Vanguard will […]
Aida Cruises has announced that its newest ship, set to debut in 2015, will be named AIDAprima. The new ship is currently under construction at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan. The new ship will be the line’s largest cruise ship to date and is expected to have a GRT of 124,500 tons and will carry […]
Earlier today, Star Cruises announced the construction of a new ship in a public stock exchange filing. The new ship for Star Cruises will be built by Meyer Werft and is expected to cost around $900 million. The new ship will carry approximately 3,364 guests. According to the filing, Star states: “It is our present […]
Costa Cruises has acquired the former Grand Mistral of the Iberocruceros fleet. The newly acquired ship will be renamed Costa neoRomantica and will enter service with Costa in late November. According to Costa, the Grand Mistral was recently renovated in 2005 and received new suites and cabins in 2007. The new Costa neoRivieria will feature three […]
With the addition of the Grand Mistral to the Costa fleet later this fall, the cruise line is rumored to be gearing up to launch a new sub-product. Once the Grand Mistral joins the Costa fleet, she will be renamed Costa neoRiviera. The rumor was originally reported by Cruise Industry News, Costa will begin focusing […]
As the Syrian civil war continues, citizens continue to flee their homeland in makeshift boats. For the second time this month, a cruise ship has been called in to aid in rescuing refugees from the Mediterranean Sea. Earlier this weekend, the Costa Pacifica was contacted by the Italian Coast Guard to aid in a rescue […]
Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 aided Mylène Paquette, a Canadian rower attempting to become the first North American woman to row solo across the Atlantic, earlier today. Yesterday, the Queen Mary 2 received a call to aid Mylène and quickly prepared a package of supplies overnight as the ship headed out to help. Upon arrival to […]
P&O Cruises has announced that their soon to be newest ship will be named Britannia. The new Britannia will launch in spring of 2015 and will become P&O’s largest ship. The Britannia will carry 3,600 passengers and has a GRT of 141,000. Carnival UK’s chief executive, David Dingle, commented on the new ship’s naming, “Britannia is […]
(4:50 pm ET 9/24) According to Princess Cruises, the Royal Princess is currently undergoing maintenance and will be able to sail her next cruise, on 9/27 from Barcelona. Here is the official statement from Princess: “Today Royal Princess remains in Naples as passengers continue to disembark the ship and travel home. We have appreciated our passengers’ patience […]
Royal Caribbean Adds New Ocean Voyages Royal Caribbean has launched a new set of ocean voyages, which will allow guests to sail between North America and Europe on a variety of ships. The new Ocean Voyages will offer unique onboard programming, new shore excursion packages, and discounted rates on staterooms. Cruisers can choose among 11 Royal Caribbean […]
Earlier this week, the Crown Princess rescued around 100 refugees from Syria, who were attempting to flee their home country and cross the Mediterranean Sea in a small boat. The Syrian refugees had apparently gone adrift in their boat off the coast of Sicily when they were spotted by the Italian Coast Guard. The Crown […]
Around 4 am last night, engineers on Giglio Island announced the completion of the first phase of removing the Costa Concordia from the shoreline of Giglio. The ship is now safely resting on a manmade platform just off the coast of the island. The Parbuckling Project leaders expressed relief now that the crucial process of […]