On the 3rd March 2009 Royal Caribbean stock was low, in fact very low at $5 a share. This was during the construction of the worlds largest cruise ship, The Oasis of the Seas. Now, Just over two years later the stock price has soared, despite rising fuel costs and instability during the Arab Spring.… Read More The Oasis. The Royal. And The Halo.
In the growth of the Cruise Industry in the past few decades, there has been several attempts at launching a ‘Low Cost’ Cruise Line, non seem to have met any significant success. So I decided to investigate, I have chosen the little known ‘Vacation Liners’ and Stelios’ ‘EasyCruise’. In air travel the opposite is true with… Read More Why hasn’t ‘Low-Cost’ Crusing Taken Off?
This isn’t a new concept, its been around since 2009, but I think it is an interesting one, and one I would like to discuss. The design is by STX Europe and the ship is a five hulled vessel, it’s an environmentally friendly concept which reduces CO2 emissions by 50%. As a cruise ship it… Read More EOSEAS – A concept worth thinking about?
Royal Caribbean’s announcement that Voyager of the Seas will be moving it to Asia next year, instead of to the Med has been widely reported in the Cruise Press, as the vessel is by far the largest vessel to be committed to the Asian/Oceanic region. The vessel will be joining the smaller Legend of the Seas which is running its… Read More Too Many Ships?
Norwegian Epic : My Secret Love. Norwegian Epic is an interesting vessel, and I think it provides an interesting concept which other cruise lines may try to copy with upcoming vessels. Overshadowed by Royal Caribbean’s huge Oasis of the Seas & Allure of the Seas, Epic is actually an evolution in the concept of cruising. While its… Read More An Epic Idea?
P&O has ordered a new cruise ship for Britain, the largest ever ordered specifically for the UK market. Developed from american sister line Princess the as yet un-named ship is a sister ship to Royal Princess. The vessel is set to be P&O’s eigth ship in the fleet since Adonia joined last month, will carry 3110… Read More P&O for Britain
Well I’ve been busy reading. While searching eBay the other week I came across Wind Star: The Building of a Sailship by Joseph Novitski. Now I’ve read a few maritime books, my favourite being Devils on the Deep Blue Sea by Kristoffer A Garin. While I enjoy Maritime history books, there is just something about… Read More Book Review: WIND STAR : The Building of a Sailship
I’m from Liverpool, so you would expect me to say this is terrible news, wrong, I hope this withdrawal should stop the politics of the Liverpool Cruise problem and find a solution. The excellent http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/captain-greybeard/ has kindly pointed out that Fred Olsen has quit Liverpool, with Marketing Director Nigel Lingard quoted as saying ‘They still haven’t got… Read More Fred Olsen Quits Liverpool
Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Cruise Line has a complex and difficult history, and despite being the first ‘modern’ cruise line born out of the cruise boom in the Caribbean it has been slow to adapt to market trends and has been dwarfed by competitors Carnival Corporation & PLC and Royal Caribbean. Norwegian Cruise Line was… Read More Norwegian Cruise Line – A Simple Business History.
Windstar is one of my favourite Cruise concepts, the ships look great, Actually I’ve just ordered ‘Wind Star: The Building of a Sailship’ as my summer read. I dont know what its like yet, but once I’ve read it I will post a review! Recently Windstar has had a troubled ownership under Ambassadors International, however… Read More Windstar’s New Owners
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