NOVEMBER 9, 2012 — Carnival Cruise Lines has unveiled additional details of the $155 million makeover that will transform Carnival Destiny into Carnival Sunshine during a 49-day dry docking at Fincantieri in
NOVEMBER 5, 2012 — Germany’s TUI Cruises has exercised an option for a second cruise ship from STX Finland. The announcement was made as first steel was cut at the Turku Shipyard
OCTOBER 27, 2012—Carnival Corporation & plc recently reached a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to build two new classes of ships, one for its Holland America Line brand and
OCTOBER 26, 2012 — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE, OSE: RCL) confirmed yesterday that it is, indeed, negotiating for the possible construction of a third Oasis-class cruise ship. The disclosure came as
OCTOBER 18, 2012 — Former Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino spoke in court for the first time today as a hearing continues in Grosseto, Italy, into whether he and a number of
OCTOBER 10, 2012 — Germany’s Meyer Werft yesterday delivered the 126,000-gt cruise ship Celebrity Reflection to Celebrity Cruises in the Dutch port of Eemshaven. The Celebrity Reflection is the fifth ship and
OCTOBER 4, 2012 — Helsinki, Finland, headquartered Eniram Limited has completed an analysis on the effects of hull fouling on cruise vessels in different sea areas. Eniram, which provides realtime decision support
OCTOBER 3, 2012 — Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat reports today that STX Finland’s Turku Shipyard could be near to getting a contract to build a third Oasis-class cruise ship for Royal Caribbean.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 — The cruise industry has adopted an additional safety policy related to the loading of lifeboats by crew members for training purposes.The policy exceeds current international regulatory requirements and
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 — A 99,300 gt, 2,500 passenger cruise ship being built by STX Finland’s Turku shipyard for TUI Cruises GmbH will have a comprehensive automation package and energy management system