Now as I last covered Virgins Cruise Dream, and how in 2003 they may have been knocked off course by Island Cruises and Ocean Village Cruises. However it would appear that these cruise lines never throughly took to the market and neither are still operating, despite there apparent German counterpart Aida going from strength to… Read More Der Club Schiff der Britischen
For as long as I can remember Richard Branson has been linked to starting a cruise line, to date this has not yet surfaced, and recently its been even more quiet… The core aspects of the Virgin brand is to create a memorable experience, with flair and fun. Virgin Atlantic succeeds very well in doing… Read More Richard Branson’s Virgin Cruise Dream
You may have noticed a few changes around the blog, which now uses are new colours and logo, these changes have been put in place as the website has changed from what was orignially planned. Originally it was intended that the website would basically a white label cruise provider, However there has been no commercial partner forthcoming… Read More Crociere.co.uk : Website Development
It would appear that this hasn’t really been in the news much despite us knowing about this two days ago, probably as the ship will be built for the German market. TUI Cruises has ordered a new 97,000GRT cruise ship to be built at STX Turku For delivery by March 2014. This ship will be joining Mein… Read More STX has a Reason to Smile: TUI Orders New Ships
I need your help, My Grandparents only cruised once but we actually no very little about what they did on the cruise and where they went to, actually we aren’t even sure on the year! The ship however was the Vasco Da Gama, built as the Infante Dom Henrique in Belgium in 1961, for service with Companhia Colonial de… Read More Flashback to Vasco Da Gama
Continuing our series on ‘The Rise & Fall of’ we are looking at Festival Cruises, whose collapse is the most recent, declaring bankruptcy in 2004. If you used to work for Festival Cruises or had been on a Festival Cruise please comment below, send us an email (Liam@Crociere.co.uk) or contact us on Twitter & Facebook. In… Read More The Rise & Fall of: Festival Cruises
The cruise ship for Libya, known as Phoenicia, which is currently under construction in France is up for sale. This follows the default on payment for the second instalment of the payment plan. Phoenicia is part of the Fantasia class, of which MSC have MSC Fantasia, MSC Spendida and MSC Divina. The similarity in the design… Read More For Sale. One Owner: Gaddafi
There has been debate that people from the North, Birmingham and up wouldn’t like to go down South for a Cruise, namely out of Southampton. This has been one of the points for Liverpool’s cruise ambitions. I disagree, just like the way Manchester serves the international market in the North, an Northern cruise port could… Read More Going Down?
Yesterday I was in London (Southampton) to visit MSC Orchestra, If you have been reading this blog for a while you may remember I visited MSC Opera earlier this year. I was given the chance to visit the MSC Orchestra while docked in London (Southampton) as it repositioned from Northern Europe. MSC Orchestra is one… Read More MSC Orchestra Ship Visit
This blog is a long one, and based on what I currently understand about Carnival Corporation & PLC, as well as economic principles which I learnt in sixth form and at Maersk Line during yield management. There is no doubt flaws, but I’m a student, so tell me what you think. Carnival is an amazingly successful business,… Read More Improving Yield & Reducing Costs at Carnival
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