Category: Cruise News

Virgin Voyages Reveals The First Look at First Cruise Ship

Chris Cardona
Virgin Voyages

Virgin Voyages is looking to change the way people think about cruising. They recently reveled some of the spaces on their first, yet unnamed, cruise ship currently under construction at the Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa, Italy. Several well known designers have been selected to create a fresh new style and build on Virgin Voyages image for their new vessel. Virgin Voyages has partnered with Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio in London, Roman and Williams in New York, Concrete Amsterdam, Softroom in London and WorkAC in New York. Tom McAlpin, President…

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Independence of the Seas Makes Her Post Dry Dock Debut

Chris Cardona
Independence of the Seas

Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas made her debut in Europe to start the 2018 Mediterranean cruise season after an extensive dry dock. Definitely taking aim the the family cruising market, the new additions and changes to Independence of the Seas are full of fun, food and fascination. The biggest changes are on the pool and sports decks where guests can race down a pair of twisting water slides on the Perfect Storm, reach for the stars on SkyPad, a virtual reality trampoline experience and a brand new water park…

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Exciting New Itineraries and Dry Dock For Carnival Legend

Chris Cardona
Carnival Legend

Following the completion of an extensive dry dock, Carnival Legend will sail exciting new itineraries to Alaska, Hawaii, Australia and the Panama Canal before repositioning to Tampa in 2019. The 2,124 passenger Carnival Legend is undergoing an extensive two-week-long dry dock that is taking place in Portland, Ore. and is adding a variety of popular food and beverage concepts. These include Guy’s Burger Joint, developed in tandem with Food Network star Guy Fieri, the poolside RedFrog Rum Bar and BlueIguana Tequila Bar, and the Mexican-themed BlueIguana Cantina.  Enhancements to Camp…

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Norwegian Bliss Makes her U.S. Debut in the Big Apple

Chris Cardona
Norwegian Bliss

Norwegian Cruise Line’s latest addition to their fleet, Norwegian Bliss, arrived in New York City to kick off a series of inaugural stops during a month-long celebration. The ship will also visit Miami, Los Angeles and end in Seattle where she will home-port for the summer with sailings to Alaska. The official christening of Norwegian Bliss will be held in Seattle on May 30. On hand for the festivities in New York, were Norwegian Bliss’ Godfather, Elvis Duran and the cast from the Z100 morning show who broadcasted live from…

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Cast of The Love Boat to Receive Star on Walk of Fame

Chris Cardona
The Love Boat

After 40 years, the beloved television show “The Love Boat” along with Princess Cruises, will be honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce with a star on Hollywood’s walk of fame. “The Love Boat” premiered in May 1977 and ran for 10 seasons, and was one of the highest-rated, prime-time television shows in the country. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, superintendent of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, will honor Princess Cruises and the original cast of “The Love Boat;” Gavin MacLeod (Captain Stubing), Jill Whelan (Vicki), Ted Lange (Isaac), Bernie…

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