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IONA Arrives in Bremerhaven – On Board Work is temporarily suspended

  • by Andrew McAlpine
  • Posted on 23rd March 20204th April 2020
  • New Ships

On 20th March P&O Cruises new flagship Iona arrived in Bremerhaven having completed her conveyance from Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg and sea trials. In a press release ahead of the conveyance, the shipyard advised […]

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Meet the class of 2020 – The new cruise ships arriving this year – updated

  • by Andrew McAlpine
  • Posted on 20th February 202025th March 2020
  • New Ships

This year will be a record year for the cruise industry with no less than 24 new ocean going cruise ships coming into service. What is interesting is the sheer variety of ships and on […]

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Five things I loved about Norwegian Encore plus one I didn’t!

  • by Andrew McAlpine
  • Posted on 10th November 201911th November 2019
  • New Ships

Norwegian Encore is a fitting name for the fourth and final ship in Norwegian Cruise Lines successful breakaway-plus class. She was launched last week, and I was invited on her preview cruise from Bremerhaven to […]

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MSC Grandiosa officially named in Hamburg

  • by Andrew McAlpine
  • Posted on 10th November 201910th November 2019
  • New Ships

In a dazzling event in the port of Hamburg last night MSC Cruises christened MSC Grandiosa, its newest, most environmentally-advanced flagship, on the fourth and final night of celebrations in the Blue Port. Part of the cruise […]

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MSC CRUISES AND FINCANTIERI UNVEIL FURTHER DETAILS OF MSC SEASHORE AT COIN CEREMONY

  • by Andrew McAlpine
  • Posted on 20th September 201920th September 2019
  • MSC Cruises

New ship to feature the latest and most advanced environmental technology, including a state-of-the-art Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system and a next-generation Advanced Wastewater Treatment (AWT) system –          Further enhanced ship design and intelligently distributed deck […]

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First steel to be cut for MSC World Class ships

  • by Andrew McAlpine
  • Posted on 12th September 2019
  • MSC Cruises

On 31st October MSC Cruises is set for a joint celebration at the Chantiers de l’Atlantic shipyard in Saint Nazaire. Firstly, the worlds fastest growing cruise line is set to take delivery of MSC Grandiosa […]

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New cruise ships still to enter service in 2019

  • by Andrew McAlpine
  • Posted on 28th June 2019
  • Carnival Cruises

With the first half of 2019, being busy with 12 new cruise ships delivered to various owners the second half of 2019 looks to be just as busy. According to the latest cruise ship order […]

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Today marks the 6th anniversary of the maiden arrival of P&O Cruises Britannia into Southampton on 6th March 2015.
Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas seen during her most recent visit to Southampton.
Norwegian Bliss made a visit to Southampton yesterday to load stores and transfer crew to fleetmate Norwegian Encore ahead of their relation back to Asia.
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Norwegian Breakaway & Norwegian Getaway have both been fitted with scrubbers during a stay in drydock in Marseille.
Disney Fantasy shortly after her arrival in Southampton.

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