I am pleased to say that the latest edition of my annual Vintage Passenger Ship Census is now available on Maritime Matters.
This is a list of all the ships I know of that:
Are at least 30 years old (built 1977 or earlier);
Are over 1,000 gross tons;
Have overnight accommodation for at least thirteen passengers;
Are engine-powered (but [...]
Entries from May 2007
Friday, 25 May 2007
The 2007 Vintage Passenger Ship Census
Thursday, 24 May 2007
Dalmacija Detained
Seatrade Insider reports that Adriatic Cruises‘ Dalmacija, on charter to Hansa Kreuzfahrten, was detained yesterday by public health authorities in Kiel.
According to the report, inspectors found that the ship’s hospital facilities were insufficiently equipped.
New pharmacy supplies on order should rectify the problem and the ship, expected to depart yesterday, should depart today instead.
For the full [...]
Wednesday, 23 May 2007
TripAdvisor Acquires Cruise Critic
The big news today, at least for me, is that the world’s most popular cruise site, Cruise Critic and its sister site The Independent Traveler have been acquired by Expedia subsidiary TripAdvisor.
As many of you probably know, I do a lot of freelance writing for Cruise Critic and am also a Host on its message [...]
Tuesday, 22 May 2007
Greek Government May Seek €1 Billion From Louis
Cruise Business Review reports that the Greek government will sue Louis Cruise Lines for up to €1 billion in damages resulting from the sinking of the Sea Diamond off Santorini in April.
You can read the full report here.
Tuesday, 22 May 2007
QE2: Timeless Beauty
Today I received a lovely photo of Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2 from Dutch photographer Nanja Tittel.
Ships don’t get much better-looking than this!
