Regent Seven Seas reveals first images of its new ship
DECEMBER 4, 2014 — Today, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, revealed the first rendering of its new ship, Seven Seas Explorer, ordered last year from Fincantieri at a contract price of some $450
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Virgin Cruises plans to make waves
DECEMBER 4, 2014 —If anyone in the cruise industry has been getting too comfortable, Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and private equity group Bain Capital have decided to send them a wake
Schettino could face 22 year prison term
DECEMBER 2, 2014 —A prosecutor in Groseto, Italy, plans to request over 20 years in prison for ex Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino for causing the January 2012 wreck that claimed 32
Seabourn Cruises exercises option at Fincantieri
DECEMBER 1, 2014 — Carnival Corporation’s Seabourn Cruises has exercised an option with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri covering construction of a sister cruise ship to the newbuild announced earlier this year, scheduled for
Norwegian adds ship to Oceania fleet
NOVEMBER 25, 2014 — Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:NCLH) today announced a definitive agreement with Princess Cruises, Ltd. to purchase the 684 passenger Ocean Princess for its newly acquired Oceania Cruises
Fincantieri signs MOUs on Chinese cruise ship building
NOVEMBER 21, 2014 — Shipbuilder Fincantieri has now gotten aboard the initiative launched last month when Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the
Two cruise ships find new homes
NOVEMBER 21, 2012 — Two cruise lines are shedding vintage ships, in one case through a sale and in the other through a transfer. Carnival Corporation’s Costa Cruises abruptly canceled the first
Cruise ship out of service after striking unknown object
NOVEMBER 3, 2014 — Celebration Cruise Line says that its one ship, Bahamas Celebration, is in dry dock and there will be no sailings for the first two weeks in November, after
Carnival Cruise Line passenger tests negative for Ebola
OCTOBER 19, 2014 — Carnival Cruise Lines says that this morning, Carnival Magic docked in Galveston at approximately 4.30 am. Healthcare authorities boarded the cruise ship to conduct a final health screening
Ebola case health worker quarantined on cruise ship
OCTOBER 17, 2014 — The cruise ship Carnival Magic was today reportedly returning to the U.S. with a low risk Ebola contact in voluntary isolation in her cabin. The Texas Health Presbyterian