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Cruise ship news – newbuild orders, fleet deployments, onboard safety rules, port destination shifts, and emissions compliance across major cruise lines.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Titan-Micoperi: Costa Concordia Will Be Upright By Summer’s End
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Titan-Micoperi: Costa Concordia Will Be Upright By Summer’s End

Assuming everything goes as planned, the Costa Concordia shipwreck should be upright by the end of

June 25, 2013
Total Views: 110

Micky Arison to Step Down as Carnival CEO

Micky Arison to Step Down as Carnival CEO

Carnival Corp. said Micky Arison will step down as chief executive officer after 34 years as the company splits the CEO and chairman

June 25, 2013
Total Views: 87

Monday, June 24, 2013
European Cruise Industry Manages Growth In Difficult Economy

European Cruise Industry Manages Growth In Difficult Economy

Europe's cruise lines managed to eke out growth in 2012 despite a difficult economy and lingering memories of the Costa Concordia disaster, luring new

June 24, 2013
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Friday, June 21, 2013
Costa Concordia Shipwreck Has Had No Impact on Giglio’s Water Quality, Scientists Determine

Costa Concordia Shipwreck Has Had No Impact on Giglio’s Water Quality, Scientists Determine

The Costa Concordia shipwreck has had no impact on the water quality surrounding the site and on the shores of Giglio island, scientists in Italy have

June 21, 2013
Total Views: 282

Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Dual-Fuel Ferry Claims World’s Fastest Ship
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Dual-Fuel Ferry Claims World’s Fastest Ship

Australian ferry builder Incat Tasmania claims to have built the world's fast ship, which also so happens to be the first high speed dual-fuel vehicle and

June 19, 2013
Total Views: 1232

Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Carnival Sues Over Triumph’s Mooring Break – Report
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Carnival Sues Over Triumph’s Mooring Break – Report

Carnival Corporation has filed a lawsuit against BAE Systems over the damages sustained by the Carnival Triumph cruise ship after she broke free from her

June 18, 2013
Total Views: 54

Friday, June 7, 2013
Have You Seen This Ship? Russian Ghost Ship Has Vanished
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Have You Seen This Ship? Russian Ghost Ship Has Vanished

(Note: Click HERE to visit our forum for the full discussion of this article) UPDATE Jan. 24, 2013: Cannibal Rat-Infested Ghost Ship Story Hijacks the Internet

June 7, 2013
Total Views: 450

Thursday, May 30, 2013
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Royal Caribbean to Build Third Quantum-Class Ship

Today @RoyalCaribbean confirms 3rd Quantum-class ship to be built at Meyer Werft Shipyard. — Royal Caribbean Public Relations (@RoyalCaribPR) May 30,

May 30, 2013
Total Views: 119

Wednesday, May 29, 2013
grandeur of the seas fire damage cruise ship
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Royal Caribbean Cancels Sailings Following Grandeur of The Seas Fire

Royal Caribbean announced Wednesday the cancelation of the Grandeur of The Seas next 6 sailings following a fire early Monday morning.

May 29, 2013
Total Views: 471

Monday, May 27, 2013
grandeur of the seas fire damage cruise ship
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SPOTD: Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas Catches on Fire

Damage on the Royal Caribbean ship Grandeur of the Seas is pictured as the ship is docked in Freeport, Bahamas on Sunday, 27 May 2013. A fire broke out

May 27, 2013
Total Views: 957

Friday, May 24, 2013
costa concordia investigation report
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Full Costa Concordia Investigation Report Released

Nearly a year and a half after the Costa Concordia hit rocks in Giglio, killing 32 people and partially sinking along the coast of the small Mediterranean

May 24, 2013
Total Views: 4785

Thursday, May 23, 2013
CLIA Members Sign Cruise Ship Passenger “Bill of Rights”

CLIA Members Sign Cruise Ship Passenger “Bill of Rights”

Cruise Lines International Association has approved the adoption of a “Cruise Industry Passenger Bill of Rights”, a list of ten amendments

May 23, 2013
Total Views: 119

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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Judge: Costa Concordia Captain to Stand Trial in July

Captain Francesco Schettino will face trial for manslaughter and other charges in July.

May 22, 2013
Total Views: 54

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Carnival Declines Most in 16 Months on Lowered Forecast

Carnival Declines Most in 16 Months on Lowered Forecast

The lower forecast demonstrates the continuing fallout from several incidents at sea involving ships operated by Miami-based Carnival that attracted news

May 21, 2013
Total Views: 33

Monday, May 20, 2013
WATCH: Costa Concordia Shipwreck Like You’ve Never Seen Before
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WATCH: Costa Concordia Shipwreck Like You’ve Never Seen Before

The Costa Concordia wreck site sets the backdrop for this amazing quadcopter promotional video just posted to

May 20, 2013
Total Views: 168

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Schettino Plea Bargain Rejected, Captain of Costa Concordia will Head to Trial
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Schettino Plea Bargain Rejected, Captain of Costa Concordia will Head to Trial

Captain Francesco Schettino will stand trial on charges of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship.

May 14, 2013
Total Views: 153

Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Norwegian Breakaway Christened In NYC
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Norwegian Breakaway Christened In NYC

Norwegian Cruise Lines has christened it's new Norwegian Breakaway, the first of two Breakaway-class ships ordered from Meyer

May 8, 2013
Total Views: 126

Tuesday, May 7, 2013
V.Ships Leisure Appointed as Titanic II Ship Manager
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V.Ships Leisure Appointed as Titanic II Ship Manager

Australian billionaire, Clive Palmer, announced this week that the he has appointed V.Ships Leisure as the official ship manager of his Blue Star Line’s

May 7, 2013
Total Views: 222

Friday, May 3, 2013
Flashmob Rings in Venice Cruise Season [PHOTOS]

Flashmob Rings in Venice Cruise Season [PHOTOS]

A mob of over 300 people gathered on the Zattere Adriatic waterfront in Venice, Italy to welcome the arrival of the Carnival Legend and toast the beginning of

May 3, 2013
Total Views: 36

Thursday, April 18, 2013
Port of Tampa Cruise Terminal Evacuated Due to Suspicious Package

Port of Tampa Cruise Terminal Evacuated Due to Suspicious Package

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is investigating a suspicious package found near a Royal Caribbean cruise ship at the Port of

April 18, 2013
Total Views: 101