It is official; work has now begun on P&O Cruises newest ship which will also be the largest ever built for the British market. Yesterday the steel-cutting ceremony was held at the Monfalcone shipyard of Fincantieri near Trieste, Italy. The ship which will come in at 141,000 tonnes and have space onboard for 3,611 passengers…
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P&O Cruises Aurora Passenger Falls Overboard
The search is currently under way for a woman believed to have fallen overboard from P&O Cruises, Aurora, during a 14-night Western Mediterranean cruise. The woman was reported missing as the ship sailed from Oporto to Barcelona, P&O Cruises said. The ship’s crew were alerted and were ordered to make an immediate search of the…
Cunard Queen Victoria Suffers Engine Failure
Cunard has had to cancel an upcoming cruise onboard Queen Victoria after the ship suffered partial propulsion system failure on Monday. The ship is currently just off the coast of Portugal and is en-route back to Southampton; however she is sailing at less than 10% of her top speed which is 23.7 Knots. Although her…
Good Week Bad Week for Royal Caribbean
Bad News Poor Jewel of the Seas had a really close encounter when she paid a visit to the Faroe Islands recently. She hit an overhead cable which was strung between two islands. The incident left one crew member injured and the ships mast more or less in half. Fear not though, she remained seaworthy…
Norwegian’s Pride of America $30 Million Refurbishment
Norwegian Cruise Line’s, U.S. flagged ship, Pride of America is to undergo a $30 million refurbishment and upgrade. The 2,124 passenger ship will enter dry-dock in Honolulu on March 23rd 2013, her stay is expected to be 14 days. Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian Cruise Line CEO, commented “As the only large US-flagged cruise ship, Pride of…
Norwegian Breakaway Hull Art
Norwegian Cruise Line yesterday released official images of how the bow and forward hull on the line’s newest ship, Norwegian Breakaway, will look. The cruise line commissioned pop artist, Peter Max, to paint the 114,000 ton vessel and it may well be his largest canvas yet, in all the painting will cover 40,000 square feet…
P&O Cruises Ship Refurbishments
Findings from customer research commissioned by P&O Cruises has led to a multi-million pound investment on Ventura, Oceana and Arcadia. The Glasshouse menu and concept that has proved so popular on board Azura, is being introduced on board Ventura in the area that was previously Las Ramblas. Olly Smith will travel regularly throughout the year…
Overboard Carnival Fascination Passenger Is Army Sergeant
It was first circulated on Tuesday that a passenger had jumped overboard from the Carnival Fascination cruise ship not far off the Florida coast. It has now been revealed that the passenger was 31 year-old, Army Sgt. Ronald Kemp, a 3rd Infantry Division soldier. The Coast Guard has searched roughly 2,375 square miles of ocean…
Tropical Storm Isaac
Currently making its way towards the Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Storm Isaac is being nothing short of a complete and utter nuisance. Along with affecting peoples day to day lives the storm is also affecting numerous cruise ships currently operating in the region. Since gracing us with its presence a week ago, Isaac has disrupted…
Allure of the Seas To The Rescue
Royal Caribbean International’s mega ship Allure of the Seas has rescued a group of 58 Haitians that were found adrift in the Caribbean. It is thought that a passenger onboard Allure of the Seas, world’s joint largest cruise ship, alerted the ship’s crew to the boat. According to reports the captain then turned the ship…
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