Clipper Group has acquired the 4,954 GT, 226-berth sister ships Cape Cod Light and Cape May Light from the US Maritime Administration (Marad) for $9 million each. Both ships will be upgraded and offered for charter beginning in the summer of 2009 as Clipper Discoverer and Clipper Voyager respectively. The ships will be managed by [...]
NCL has announced that Pride of Aloha will leave its US-flag NCL America fleet on 11 May 2008. The ship will be reflagged and will move to the Star Cruises fleet for cruising in Asia. (Star Cruises owns 50% of NCL.)
The 77,104 GT, 2,002-berth Pride of Aloha was built in 1999 as Norwegian Sky and [...]
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.
Click here to read the [...]
Star Cruises announced that at a special general meeting today, it shareholders voted unanimously to approve a deal for private equity firm Apollo Management to make a $1 billion investment in Norwegian Cruise Line in exchange for a 50% equity stake in NCL through newly issued shares. Star will continue to hold the remaining 50% [...]
Majestic America Line announced today that the 81-year old Delta Queen will retire in 2008. Congress has decided not to renew the exemption that allows the boat to operate despite the fact that her wooden superstructure does not comply with safety regulations.
For more see this news item I wrote for Cruise Critic.
