Here is an amazing quote from NCL’s CEO Kevin Sheehan: “Thank god we are building the [Breakaway] in Germany,” said Sheehan, as Norwegian Cruise Line is back with Meyer Werft, which built previous generations of the cruise line’s ships. -CIN Apparently he wasn’t a fan of STX France Yards who built the one, and only, [...]
Honestly, I’m a little freaked out by by this. Turns out I guessed it almost exactly right back in October. This is still a developing story… check back as NCL releases updates from Cruise Shipping Miami. 9.42am: The Waterfront & 678 Ocean Place will be the names 9.53am: Check out this slide show courtesy of [...]
Buried deep in NCL’s latest presser about their Summer 2013/14 Deployment, I found this interesting tidbit: Guests will also have the opportunity to sail round-trip from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy or Marseille, France giving them the flexibility to choose the homeport that is more convenient for them. I’ve always wondered when lines would start doing this. [...]
Well we all knew that the bubble just burst this past summer for cruises in the Med. I mean Barcelona alone had what like 11 ships homeported there. Who didn’t see this coming. Royal Caribbean was the first to pull their ships out. Now NCl is sending 3 ships to Alaska in 2013 hoping that [...]
Some Highlights with the full results below: Income for the quarter improved 18.3% to $162.7 million Net Revenue grew 4.6% to $491.6 million Expenses from the 2010 launch of Norwegian Epic increase Q3 2010 17.9% increase in the price of fuel Net Cruise Cost per Capacity Day decreased 5.3%, or 6.2% on a Constant Currency [...]
File this one under conjecture, but I believe I may be onto something. I have been sitting on this for a week or two by now. I usually like to study the hi-res renders of new ships and see if I can spot anything intriguing. Well lets take a look at the Breakaway. On the [...]
Looks like I Jumped the gun here: Breakaway voyages can now be browsed on their site. Here’s how its shaping out: Maiden voyage will be a 7-Night Transatlantic Southampton to New York on April 30, 2013 Day 1 Southampton Depart 5:00 PM Day 2-7 At Sea Day 8 New York Arrive 8:00 AM [...]
As the banner above says, today she goes on sale to all non-latitudes [past guests]. Unfortunately from the below pic, you cant browse the prices. I’ll be curious to see how much her Bermuda trips go for. Traditionally, Bermuda cruises have higher fees, plus add in the New ship premium, and you have some potentially [...]
The above photo comes from the annual Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Conference. On the far left is Carnival Corp CEO Micky Arison. 3rd from the left is Royal Caribbean CEO Richard Fain. 3rd from the right is NCL CEO Kevin Sheehan. And lastly on the far right is MSC Cruises CEO Rick Sasso. Kind of [...]
