Carnival Splendor is leaving fleet to make way for a third Vista-class ship.
Carnival Vista, Horizon, and a third yet unnamed one are all Vista-class ships, coming out of the shipyard in Italy. Carnival Splendor is scheduled to leave the fleet in 2019 and moves to sister line P&O Cruises Australia.
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Celebrity Cruises announced the names and delivery schedule for the first two vessels of its newest class of ships, the Edge-class, only a few days ago. They will be named Celebrity Edge and Celebrity Beyond.
The first piece of steel was cut and the construction of the first of the next generation of cruise ships officially began at the STX France shipyard in Saint Nazaire. Continue reading
Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas will relocate to its new home at Port Canaveral.
Royal Caribbean’s 225,000-ton Oasis of the Seas, flag ship of the world’s largest class of cruise vessels, will sail into Port Canaveral on Saturday, November 5, and will berth at Cruise Terminal 1 for the winter 2016-2017 cruise season. Continue reading
Richard Branson’s Virgin cruise line will sail under the name Virgin Voyages. The first sailing will be to the Caribbean and is scheduled for 2020.
The English magnate Richard Branson has announced the launch of his new cruise ship brand at the Faena Hotel Miami Beach promising to shake up the cruise industry. Continue reading
Royal Caribbean International has selected the Godmother for Harmony of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship.
23-year-old Brittany Affolter from the Miami-Dade region of Teach For America was named godmother of Royal Caribbean”s Harmony of the Seas after a 6-week long contest among about 1,000 local educators.
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