Oceania Cruises has revealed further details about its pair of new ships being built at Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente shipyard, which will enter service in 2010 and 2011. The 1,252-berth, 66,000 GT ships will incorporate many design elements that have become popular on Oceania’s existing ships, including popular public areas like Martinis, Horizons, the Grand Bar, [...]
Carlson Companies has sold Regent Seven Seas Cruises to private-equity firm Apollo Management. Apollo purchased a majority interest in Oceania Cruises in January, and the two brands will form a new company called Prestige Cruise Holdings (PCH). Oceania CEO Frank Del Rio will become CEO of PCH; Oceania and Regent will maintain their own independent [...]
Apollo Management, which bought a majority of Oceania Cruises in February for $850 million, has bought a 50% stake in NCL for $1 billion.
Star Cruises will continue to own the remaining 50% of NCL. Apollo will, however, be the controlling shareholder and hold three seats, a majority, on NCL’s board, while Star will have two [...]
Last week Cruise Critic published my sneak preview of Azamara Cruises‘ “new” Azamara Journey.
“Azamara Journey elicits mixed feelings. On the one hand, there’s no getting away from the fact that it really is a copy of Oceania’s trio. It may be a copy of something very good, but it’s still just a copy. Journey is [...]
Oceania Cruises has firmed its order with Fincantieri for two new mid-sized premium cruise ships to be delivered in September 2010 and July 2011. In addition, the $1.6-billion order includes an option for a third ship to be delivered in May 2012. All three ships will be built at Fincantieri’s Sestre Ponente yard in Genoa.
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