Cruise ship hits lock wall in Saint Lawrence

JUNE 19, 2015—Last night, a cruise ship carrying 274 people allided with the wall in the Eisenhower Lock in the Saint Lawrence Seaway in Massena, NY, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Carnival orders four 6,600 guest LNG fueled cruise ships

JUNE 15, 2015 — Carnival Corporation & plc has signed a multi-billion dollar contract with Meyer Werft for four next-generation cruise ships that will not only have the largest guest capacity in

Carnival Corporation launches new cruise brand

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), last week unveiled its newest cruise brand. Inventing a whole new niche category, that Carnival calls “social impact travel,” the brand, called “fathom,” will

New Malta law allows cruise ship casinos to operate in port

JUNE 1, 2015 — When Crystal Cruises’ Crystal Serenity calls in at Malta later this week, the roulette wheel will keep on spinning and the slots will keep on clanking as casino

Norwegian Dawn back in Bermuda after grounding incident

MAY 20, 2015 — Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Dawn was this morning safely moored back in Bermuda, after an incident that started about 5.00 p.m. yesterday when the cruise ship temporarily lost

Delivery of third Viking Ocean newbuild is pushed back

MAY 12, 2015 — Delivery of Viking Cruises’ third ocean cruise ship, Viking Sky, will now be in spring 2017, rather than June 2016. Reportedly, delivery has been pushed back due to

Meyer Turku hands over Mein Schiff 4

MAY 8, 2015 — Just two days after coming under 100% Meyer family ownership, Finland’s Meyer Turku Shipyard today handed over the cruise ship Mein Schiff 4 to TUI Cruises. “Our expansion

Royal Caribbean to order fourth Quantum class cruise ship

MAY 7, 2015 — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE, OSE: RCL) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with shipbuilder Meyer Werft in Germany to order a fourth Quantum-class cruise

Fire screen doors top list of cruise ship deficiencies

APRIL 30, 2015 —The U.S. Coast Guard’s Cruise Ship National Center of Expertise, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, has just released its latest annual listing of Top Cruise Ship Deficiencies. It says that a

Viking Ocean Cruises takes delivery of first ship

MARCH 30, 2015 — Viking Ocean Cruises took delivery Saturday of Viking Star, the first of the three 48,000 grt, 930 passenger cruise ships on order for the line at Fincantieri’s Marghera,

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