Cruise News
 Exciting news from MSC Cruises! Yesterday, the cruise line announced its intention to cut the
MSC Magnifica cruise ship
in half.
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MSC Magnifica will be added a midsection before her summer 2021 season. After a significant transformation, the liner will become 23... |
 Sky Princess
is coming. Princess Cruises’ newbuild has just completed sea trials and is almost ready for her debut.
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Sky Princess returned to Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy after six days of trials. Highly professional specialists have tested the... |
 Port of Charleston is closed. Cruise lines announce more
cruise itinerary changes
and cancelations as Hurricane Dorian continues its path of destruction. Yesterday, on September 4, Hurricane Dorian regained its strength and became Category 3 storm again.
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 Dorian was upgraded to a hurricane. Royal Caribbean International and Carnival Cruise Line announced
new cruise itinerary changes
.
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Royal Caribbean modified itineraries of three more cruise ships.
Navigator of the Seas departed on August 26 from Miami. On August... |
 Tropical Storm Dorian is making its way through the Caribbean, causing more impacts on the cruise industry. Royal Caribbean International decided to close its Perfect Day at CocoCay until September 4, and Carnival Cruise Line announced
cruise itinerary changes
for Carnival Breeze and Carnival... |
 Royal Caribbean International and Disney Cruise Line have announced
cruise itinerary changes
since Tropical Storm Dorian is threatening the Lesser Antilles.
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On 8/26/2019, Tropical Storm Dorian forced RCI and DCL to reroute their vessels.
Symphony... |
 Who is next?
Freedom of the Seas
is next. This 13-year-old representative of Royal Caribbean International is scheduled to undergo a significant renovation early in 2020, and the cruise line has just announced her new amenities.
Photo courtesy of RCI
Freedom of the Seas refurbishment will... |
 All Princess Cruises’ fans held their breath in anticipation of October 2019 when Sky Princess, the company’s upcoming newbuild, will take her maiden voyage. In the meantime,
Enchanted Princess
, another revolutionary liner of Princess Cruises, touched water for the first time at Fincantieri... |
 Yesterday, on 7/30/2019, Costa Cruises and Meyer Turku cut the first steel for the next new cruise liner,
Costa Toscana
.
Photo courtesy of Costa
Costa Toscana will become the company’s second liner powered by liquefied natural gas. Just like her sister, Costa Smeralda, she will have a... |
 Yes, December 2019 still can’t come soon enough. However, the start of the
Carnival Panorama ship
’s career got a little bit closer. The Carnival Cruise Line’s newest vessel successfully completed her sea trials earlier this week.
Photo courtesy of CCL
New cruise ship of CCL showed her... |
 Allure of the Seas cruise ship
intends to prepare carefully for the start of her European summer season 2020. The Royal Caribbean International’s representative will undergo a 58-day renovation that will cost the cruise line $165 million.
Photo courtesy of RCI
The liner will get the company’... |
 Hurtigruten continues its pioneer path. The company intends to name the
Roald Amundsen ship
in Antarctica. For the first time in history.
Photo courtesy of Hurtigruten
Roald Amundsen, the world’s first hybrid-powered cruise ship, will be officially named this fall. The christening will be... |
 Potential Tropical Cyclone Two is expected to become Tropical Storm Barry today and Hurricane Barry on Friday, and it has already caused
cruise itinerary changes
.
Photo courtesy of National Hurricane Center
Potential Tropical Cyclone Two is expected to become the first hurricane of the... |
 Great news from Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland. Yesterday, on 6/18/2019, Carnival Cruise Line celebrated the official start of construction of its future addition, the revolutionary
Mardi Gras ship
.
Photo courtesy of CCL
Carnival and Meyer Werft solemnly "laid" the liner’s 750-ton... |
 The groundbreaking
Spectrum of the Seas cruise ship
is finally home. Yesterday, on June 3, 2019, the Royal Caribbean International’s latest addition completed her breathtaking 46-night Global Odyssey and sailed into Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in Shanghai.
Photo courtesy of RCI... |
 Yesterday, on 6/3/2019, Saga Cruises and Meyer Werft took the next step in the construction of the cruise line’s future addition. Two companies celebrated the keel laying and coin ceremony for
Spirit of Adventure
.
Source: Meyer Werft/Facebook
Spirit of Adventure’s keel was laid in the... |
 Oasis of the Seas will get an incredible 10th-anniversary gift. Royal Caribbean International’s ship that literally began a cruise revolution is set for the company’s largest amplification.
Let’s check the details of the
Oasis of the Seas refurbishment
.
Photo courtesy of RCI
The liner’s... |
 Just recently, we talked about the
Celebrity Flora cruise ship
and watched the process of her construction (you can find the story via this link), and now she is a full-fledged member of the Celebrity Cruises’ fleet. Yesterday, on May 13, 2019, the cruise line celebrated the official delivery of... |
 Saga Cruises celebrated an important event in its history. Yesterday, on May 12, 2019,
Spirit of Discovery
, the company’s first newbuild, was floated out.
Source: Saga/Facebook
The 58,250-ton luxury ship that is being under construction for a British based cruise company left the Meyer... |
 Another new cruise ship of Costa Cruises will join Costa Venezia in Asia next year. The 135,000-ton liner will get a romantic name of
Costa Firenze that was
inspired by Florence, a beautiful capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany.
Photo courtesy of Costa Cruises
Currently, the Costa... |
 Dear cruise lovers! It’s time for the Perfect Day. Yes, for the
Perfect Day at CocoCay
in the Bahamas. Finally, Royal Caribbean International opened its private island of thrilling adventures and complete relaxation after the $250 million transformation.
Photo courtesy of RCI
The... |
 Exciting Spring 2019 goes on! Another new cruise ship joined her family as Hapag-Lloyd Cruises officially took delivery of
HANSEATIC nature
.
Source: Hapag-Lloyd Cruises/Facebook
HANSEATIC nature is the first representative of the company’s new expedition class of cruise liners.... |
 Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis Class will greet a
new cruise ship
soon. The official construction of the fifth Oasis Class vessel has just begun.
Photo courtesy of RCI
Yesterday, on April 24, 2019, Royal Caribbean celebrated the first steel cutting for its future newbuild. The liner... |
 Dear cruise lovers! One of the most anticipated cruise events of the year 2019 happened. The groundbreaking representative of Royal Caribbean International, the
Spectrum of the Seas cruise ship
, joined her fleet.
Photo courtesy of Meyer Werft
Today, on April 11, 2019, the first member of... |