Seatrade Insider News reports that Star Cruises has not yet succeeded in re-selling the 77,104 GT, 2,002-berth Pride of Aloha, which will be delivered to it from NCL next month. According to its source, Star is asking $320 million for the ship, valued at $340 million in financial statements, and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. [...]
Lloyd’s List reports that three of NCL’s ships, Norwegian Dream, Norwegian Majesty and Pride of Aloha are about to be sold. According to the report, Norwegian Dream and Norwegian Majesty will be purchased by Louis Cruise Lines, while Pride of Aloha will be sold to Pullmantur Cruises, the Spanish subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. [...]
*Updated 19 June with revised press release*
As you can see, there is no longer a question mark in the headline of this post. At long last, we have definitive confirmation that Orient Lines‘ lovely Marco Polo will be joining the Transocean Tours fleet in 2008.
Here is a brief statement from Transocean:
“Cruise: »Marco Polo« with Transocean [...]
Well, this has to be the biggest ship-related news in years!
Today Cunard announced that Queen Elizabeth 2 has been sold to Dubai World, the investment arm of the Dubai government, which will turn her into a tourist attraction at The Palm Jumeriah in Dubai, the world’s largest man-made island.
QE2 will leave the Cunard fleet in [...]
First, let me apologize for the lack of a blog yesterday. I try to blog at least every weekday that I’m not away (often there is not much to blog about on the weekends) but yesterday, for the first time, I skipped a day. I promise it will not happen too often.
As you know, a [...]
