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The fourteen most affected cruise ships
The financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the cruise industry has been staggering, and now it’s starting to permanently change the make-up of the global fleet, with more than a dozen cruise ships facing an uncertain future.
Holland America Line designates its new flagship
In honor of some of the most memorable ships in Holland America Line‘s nearly 150-year history, the premium cruise line is changing the name of its new-build from Ryndam to Rotterdam and designating it the new flagship of the fleet. The seventh ship to bear this historic name, Rotterdam will be delivered one year to the date… read more
Carnival Cruise Line's new plans for its fleet
Carnival Cruise Line today announced new plans for its fleet that will generate tremendous guest excitement once it resumes sailing, with a confirmed date for an additional Excel-class, LNG-powered ship arriving in November 2022, four ships either sold or put on long term lay-up status, and other ships redeployed to new homeports, as it s… read more
Royal Caribbean reinvents safety drill
Royal Caribbean Group is replacing one of the least-loved but most important parts of a cruise vacation – the safety drill – with Muster 2.0, an entirely new approach to delivering safety information to guests. The innovative program, the first of its kind, re-imagines a process originally designed for large groups of people… read more
Carnival’s mega-ship Mardi Gras on track for 2021
After being forced to delay the delivery of its new mega-ship Mardi Gras not once, but twice, Carnival Cruise Line has released new pictures that show its on track once more. The new photos show the gargantuan ship, the largest ever built for Carnival Cruise Line, under construction at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland.… read more
Holland America ships to join Fred Olsen, while Costa NeoRomantica sold to Celestyal
There have been a flurry of ship sales announced after Carnival Corporation confirmed that at least 13 ships would be leaving its fleet this year. Holland America and Costa Cruises have both confirmed ship sales. Costa Cruises’ vintage cruise ship neoRomantica will be joining the Celestyal Cruises fleet, while Holland America Line will be… read more
Carnival intends to sell 13 ships
Carnival Corporation will sell a total of 13 ships this year as the cruise giant seeks to cut capacity in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. The company had previously confirmed plans to d… read more
Carnival Cruise: Mardi Grad debut delayed
Carnival Cruise Line has delayed the debut of Mardi Gras until 2021. Set to become the first LNG-powered ship to operate in the western hemisphere, itineraries had been planned from November 14th. However, guests will not now board until February 6th next year, when the ship sails from Port Canaveral, Florida.
The cruise line blamed… read more
Odyssey of the Seas: Royal Caribbean provides delivery update
Odyssey of the Seas, the new Quantum-Ultra class cruise ship from Royal Caribbean, and the first scheduled to cruise in North America, won’t be delivered until April, 2021, according to the line.
Originally scheduled for delivery in November, 2020, Odyssey of the Seas has been affected by reduced work capacity at the Meyer-We… read more
Delivery of Saga Cruises’ new ship Spirit of Adventure delayed until October
Spirit of Adventure, the second newbuild for British cruise line Saga Cruises, will not be delivered until October, the cruise line has announced. Spirit of Adventure was meant to be handed over to the line in July, but due to work stoppages amid the pandemic and problems with the shipyard’s supply chain, the ship has been delayed … read more
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