Today’s issue of The New York Times features an article about Majestic America Line’s 81-year old Delta Queen, set to be retired after her 2008 season due to Congress’ refusal to continue her exemption to the Safety at Sea Act of 1966, which would ban her due to her wooden superstructure.
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Entries from October 2007
Thursday, 25 October 2007
Delta Queen in The New York Times
Wednesday, 24 October 2007
Seabourn Introduces Odyssey Web Site
Seabourn Cruise Line has unveiled a new, dedicated web site for its upcoming 32,000 GT, 450-berth newbuild Seabourn Odyssey. The new site includes the ship’s full 2009 itineraries, plus details of the ship’s inaugural world cruise in 2010. There are also renderings of a number of public rooms and suites, showing off the stunningly modern [...]
Monday, 22 October 2007
Two More New Ships for Costa
Just when I thought the ubiquitous series of Carnival Destiny-based ships was nearing the end of the line, Costa Cruises has gone and ordered two more of them. Of the Concordia-class variety - that is, sisters to the existing Costa Concordia and Serena and 2009’s Costa Pacifica - the two new ships will debut in [...]
Wednesday, 17 October 2007
Queen Victoria on Cruise Critic
Cruise Critic editor Carolyn Spencer Brown visited Cunard’s new Queen Victoria at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Venice, where she’s being fitted out, and brings back great photos and videos of the newest addition to the Cunard fleet.
Cunard’s Carol Marlow also confirmed that Queen Elizabeth will be a sister of Victoria and “more similar than different”.
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Friday, 12 October 2007
Sovereign of the Seas to Pullmantur - Official
Royal Caribbean has announced that, as indicated by the 2008 Pullmantur advance brochure released last week (click here to download pdf), Sovereign of the Seas will be leaving the Royal Caribbean fleet to join Spanish sister company Pullmantur.
The ship, currently based in Port Canaveral, Florida on 3- and 4-night cruises, will leave the Royal Caribbean [...]
