Carnival Cruise Lines has unveiled details of the 130,000 GT, 3,646-berth Carnival Dream, which will enter service in September 2009. The new information sheds light on the company’s largest-ever ship, an evolution of a design that traces its origins back to Carnival Destiny of 1996 and also encompasses the Triumph-, Conquest- and Splendor-class ships. Carnival’s [...]
Royal Caribbean has announced Boardwalk and Royal Promenade, two more “neighborhoods” on board its new 220,000 GT, 5,400-berth Oasis of the Seas, set to enter service in December 2009, and sister Allure of the Seas, which will debut in 2010. They join the previously announced Central Park and four other as-yet-unannounced neighborhoods, which together will [...]
Last week, Holland America Line took delivery of its newest ship, the 86,273 GT, 2,104-berth Eurodam. Beginning today (27 June) the ship is in Southampton for a series of introductory events. On Sunday, 29 June she’ll sail to her home port of Rotterdam where there will be more festivities, culminating on her naming by HM [...]
Last Thursday, Norwegian Cruise Line laid the keel of the first of its upcoming F3-class ships at Aker Yards France in St. Nazaire. While most details of the new 150,000 GT, 4,200-berth ships remain under wraps, NCL finally unveiled the very first renderings of the ship. NCL CEO Colin Veitch already promised earlier this year [...]
Royal Caribbean has unveiled the first design innovation of its upcoming Project Genesis newbuilds: Central Park, an open-air “neighborhood” located in the center of the ship’s superstructure, landscaped with live greenery and looked down upon by balcony cabins. Central Park will be one of seven distinct “neighborhoods” aboard the two 220,000 GT, 5,400-berth ships, being [...]
