Today, in coordination with the Norwegian Escape’s homeport announcement, Norwegian Cruise Line has announced a number of deployments for the 2015/16 winter cruise season. The new deployments will see new ships in a number of regions and the return of Norwegian to South America. Caribbean, Bahamas, & Florida Norwegian Escape – Norwegian Escape will offer […]
Beginning in December 2014, Costa Cruises will deploy two ships, the Costa Mediterranea and the Costa Luminosa, to sail the Caribbean from Miami, Florida. The decision to base two ships in Miami will mark the first time since 2009 Costa has based two ships at a North American port at the same time. The Costa […]
Windstar Cruises has announced additional details on the line’s new class of motor yachts, the first of which is scheduled to debut on April 17, 2014. The line’s first new motor yacht, the Star Pride, is scheduled to be christened byĀ Mrs. Nancy Anschutz, wife of Mr. Phillip Anschutz, owner of Xanterra Parks & Resorts, on […]
Today, Norwegian Cruise Line announced the Norwegian Escape will homeport year round in Miami, Florida when she debuts on November 14, 2015. While based in Miami, the ship will offer weekly seven night eastern Caribbean itineraries. The basing of the Norwegian Escape in Miami, Florida was originally reported by Cruise Currents in December 2013. Beginning […]
Earlier this week, I announced on Cruise Current’s social media accounts that I would be reporting from the 30th Cruise Shipping Miami industry convention in Miami, Florida.Ā Unfortunately, following a long day of traveling on Monday, I was unable to make my connecting flight to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International. At the time, I was flying from […]
This past Sunday, the Tunisian government prevented a number of Israeli citizens from disembarking Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Jade while docked inĀ Port of La Goulette, Tunis. Many of the Norwegian Jade’s passengers and many throughout the cruise industry expressed anger and disbelief at the unexplainable actions of the Tunisian government. Today, Norwegian Cruise Line, in […]
During this past week of the Queen Mary 2’s World Cruise,Ā Captain Kevin Oprey took a short moment to enjoy the view from a rather interesting spot rather than the navigational bridge. [slideshow_deploy id=’16033′] According to Cunard, the Queen Mary 2 briefly dropped anchor off of the Bali Coast to stage the photographs of Captain Oprey. […]
Earlier this week, Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Paradise rescued 24 Cuban refugees, found stranded at sea between Cuba and the Florida Keys. On Tuesday, passengers sailing aboard the Carnival Paradise were informed by the ship’s command that a small, distressed boat had been spotted in the vicinity of the ship. The ship’s command proceeded to […]
Earlier this year, Norwegian Cruise Line announced their largest ship, the Norwegian Epic, would spend a full year sailing throughout Europe from Barcelona, Spain. Today, Norwegian Cruise Line has announced a new Canary Islands itinerary and a number of refreshed western Mediterranean itineraries for the Norwegian Epic’s winter 2015/16 cruise season. Norwegian Epic will offer […]
The Virgin Group, the brainchild of multi-billionaire businessman Richard Branson, recently expressed interest in venturing into the cruise industry, one of the untouched markets by The Virgin Group. While the reality of a Virgin brand cruise line is only a vision at the moment, recent reports claim The Virgin Group is seeking approximately $1.7 billion […]
This week, Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Legend, will set sail from Tampa with a number of new features and amenities following a two week renovation. One of the most notable additions is Carnival WaterWorks, a water play area featuring two thrilling waterslides: Green Thunder and Twister, a splash zone, mini racing slides, and the PowerDrencher […]
Italian news sources are reporting an outbreak of the measles virus aboard Costa Cruise’s Costa Pacifica, likely infecting approximately 50 – 60 crew members. According to Costa Cruises, the infected crew members were disembarked during the last call in Civitavecchia, Italy to receive medical treatment ashore. Replacement crew members were brought aboard the ship until […]