Norwegian Cruise Line president Drew Madsen resigned suddenly after only a few months in that position. Madsen was previously the COO of Darden Restaurants, in which he managed to increase sales from $4.8 billion to $8.6 billion. Madsen reason for leaving was due to restructuring changes in the company. Frank Del Rio CEO of Norwegian […]
NYK Selling Crystal Cruises to Genting
March 4, 2015 by
NYK has entered an agreement to sell Crystal Cruises to the Asian hospitality giant company Genting (GHK). The acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter of 2015, for a total of $550 million in cash. Getting already owns Star Cruises, a major Asian cruise line and 28 percent of NCL Holdings which owns Norwegian Cruise […]
Carnival Triumph to Sail from New Orleans Year-Around
March 3, 2015 by
Carnival cruise line has announced that on April of 2016, it will be relocating the Carnival Elation, which currently sails out New Orleans to Jacksonville. Replacing the Carnival Elation will be the Carnival Triumph a newly renovated vessel with greater capacity. This is all to expand the capacity of the shorter four and five day cruises […]
Thomson Cruises to Lease Splendour of the Seas
March 2, 2015 by
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has announced that they will sell Splendour of the Seas to TUI cruises. The purchase was made possible as a result of the Royal Caribbean Cruises and TUI cruises merge. The ship will be then leased to Thomson Cruises under a new name. The ship will continue to operate for Royal Caribbean International until summer […]
NCL needs an extra $4 a day from you
March 1, 2015 by
I have to admit that I felt a little concerned when Kevin Sheehan left NCL. He represented Norwegian remarkably, and was well liked by many of us. He was replaced by Frank Del Rio, who also has a history in the cruise industry. As co-founder of Oceania cruises, and later on becoming the CEO of the company. […]
Passenger found dead on Disney Castaway Cay
February 28, 2015 by
Police are investigating what appears to be a drowning of a Disney cruise ship passenger on Castaway Cay. According to the report, a 38 year old New York man drowned while swimming, although this is not yet confirmed. The incident occurred around 4 pm local time, the police added that an autopsy will be performed […]
Viking Cruises to Cruise on the Missisippi River
February 28, 2015 by
Viking Cruises Ltd has announced that it will establish their first North American homeport in New Orleans. This all in an attempt to capitalize the fast growing interest in smaller river cruises. The company is already well known around Europe, Russia, Asia and Egypt with over 50 vessels that operate in multiple countries. The plan […]
The Fear of Going overboard is Real
January 15, 2015 by
I love cruising, that is quite evident in the dedication to my work. However, there are always some factors we fear in the things we love the most. For example, I also love snowboarding, but the fear of injuring myself again has kept me off the slopes for the past 5 years. I guess fear […]
Oh, how I love “The Love Boat”!
January 14, 2015 by
I am not entirely sure why, but I truly enjoy watching The love boat. I guess you could credit most of the joy to the fact that the show is based out of cruises. But it is much more than that. Sure it is dated, and sure it is corny. But in a way the […]
A vacation away from my vacations…
January 4, 2015 by
If blogging has taught me anything, is that it requires an incredible amount of time and work. Gone are the days when I used to think that having a blog would be an easy way of making additional income with minimal work. From maintenance, technical issues, being always alert of new material and finally blogging […]
