Genting buys Crystal Cruises, will add newbuild to fleet
MARCH 3, 2015 — Genting Hong Kong (GHK), the owner of Star Cruises and a major shareholder in Norwegian Cruise Lines, is buying two ship luxury cruise line Crystal Cruises, Inc. and
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Carnival gives cruisers more Caribbean to visit
FEBRUARY 18, 2015 — With bigger cruise ships bringing more cruise passengers to the Caribbean, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), looks to be doing something about providing all those
Schettino sentenced to 16 years in prison
FEBRUARY 11, 2015 — A court in Grosseto, Italy, has sentenced Captain Francesco Schettino to 16 years imprisonment for his role in the Costa Concordia cruise ship tragedy and barred him from
Star Cruises cuts first steel for Genting World
FEBRUARY 11, 2015 — Star Cruises officially launched the start of construction of Genting World, the first of two next generation cruise ships, in a steel cutting ceremony that saw Tan Sri
QM2 to be fitted with advanced wastewater treatment system
FEBRUARY 6, 2015 — The Cunard cruise liner Queen Mary 2, is being fitted with a Wärtsilä advanced wastewater treatment system. The 2,620 passenger ship entered service in 2004 and was designed
Royal Caribbean cuts steel for fourth Oasis class
FEBRUARY 3, 2015 — Royal Caribbean International today marked the official start of construction of a fourth Oasis class cruise ship with a steel cutting ceremony at shipbuilder STX France’s St. Nazaire
Cruise giant Carnival in MOU with China Merchants
JANUARY 27, 2015 — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China Merchants Group (CMG) to explore the possibility of two joint ventures
Schettino: I won’t run away
JANUARY 27, 2015 — Italian prosecutors, who are seeking a 26 year prison term for former Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino, have asked that he be put in pre-sentencing detention, but he
ABB books $60 million order for Star Cruises newbuild duo
JANUARY 19, 2015 — ABB has won orders worth $60 million to deliver complete electrical power plant and propulsion systems for two cruise ships to be built for Star Cruises by Meyer
Cruise ship to retrofit permanent magnet tunnel thruster
JANUARY 15, 2015 — Rolls-Royce says that Norwegian Cruise Line has selected a Rolls-Royce permanent magnet tunnel thruster to upgrade the propulsion package onboard the 4,100 passenger cruise ship Norwegian Epic, delivered