The newest ship in the Holland America Line fleet, ms Nieuw Statendam, is set to be delivered on December 1, 2018 at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy. The 2,666 passenger Pinnacle-class cruise ship will then make her way to Fort Lauderdale, FL where she will spend the season sailing the Caribbean.…
The newest cruise line to hit the water is making waves with its latest announcement... err Ship Tease as they like to say. Virgin Voyages, the line started by Sir Richard Branson, hasn't shared much about where their first ship - Scarlet Lady - will sail to when she arrives…
An interesting bit of history was discussed in the Autumn 2018 issue of the Cunarder, the official magazine of Cunard Line. Everyone knows the ships in the Cunard fleet, past and present, sport a bright red and black funnel - the ship's "smokestack." This design has been around and unchanged…
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Royal Caribbean's latest engineering marvel - Spectrum of the Seas. In this video, you will see the ship taking shape as her azipods are expertly installed at the Meyer Werft Shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. Designed specifically for the Chinese market, Spectrum of…
Royal Caribbean’s Spectrum of the Seas is taking shape as she gets ready to make her debut in China starting June 2019. [caption id="attachment_13795" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Royal Caribbean's Spectrum of the Seas[/caption] The latest construction video from the Meyer Werft Shipyard in Germany shows the ship’s two huge – 200…
Say goodbye to Carnival Victory and hello to Carnival Radiance! The 18-year old Carnival Cruise Line ship will undergo a $200M renovation in 2020 and when she emerges from drydock she will not only have a new look inside but a new name as well. [caption id="attachment_13791" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Carnival…
Time for the final report from MSC Seaside as we wrap up this seven-day eastern Caribbean cruise. The last day of the adventure saw us staying on the ship, as did the majority of other passengers, instead of going ashore in Nassau. [caption id="attachment_13764" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Nassau, Bahamas as seen…
We’re on the final two days of our eastern Caribbean cruise on MSC Seaside and Day 6 saw us at sea en route to Nassau, Bahamas – a port I always question why cruise lines still visit. High crime rates, and not much to do except be harassed in the…
Day 5 from onboard MSC Seaside and there are only two more left of this eastern Caribbean cruise. The fifth day of sailing around the Caribbean found us making a stop in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico – a port I happen to enjoy visiting. [caption id="attachment_13731" align="aligncenter" width="800"] MSC…
We are halfway through our seven-day eastern Caribbean cruise on MSC Seaside and day four sees us docked in St. Maarten – an island that looks beautiful from afar but up close, well… hang on for a bit more and you’ll see for yourself. Our ship arrived a little before…
