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Rumors are beginning to circulate in New Hampshire about a possible return of overnight ferry service between Nova Scotia and New England, a route that has been absent from the region for two decades. According to local reporting, a representative…
Having sailed aboard Oasis of the Seas and Harmony of the Seas from the Oasis-class, as well as Quantum of the Seas, it becomes clear that Royal Caribbean was not simply scaling ships up or down. These two classes represent…
A Year of Scale, Sustainability, and Strategic Shifts The cruise industry entered 2025 on strong footing and used the year to refine rather than reinvent. After several seasons defined by recovery and headline-grabbing launches, this past year focused on scaling…
After two very different, yet sort of similar sailings this year, I wanted to compare and contrast an MSC Yacht Club cruise versus a cruise on Explora Journeys. TLDR; I find that I preferred the trip on Explora II for…
This past season, I had the chance to experience two radically different styles of cruising. One was a journey through the Mediterranean aboard the 300 passenger Wind Surf, a graceful sailing yacht measuring 14,745 gt. The other was a whirlwind…
In the world of cruise ships, few stories are as dramatic and unusual as that of Genting Hong Kong’s Global-class vessels. What began as an ambitious vision to create the world’s largest cruise ships for the Asian market ended in…
The 2025 Perspective on LNG and the upcoming, fuel cells on cruise ships Royal Caribbean’s newest ship Star of the Seas is the latest in the LNG powered newbuilds that are being launched. In early August, she completed her first…
The concept of residential cruise ships—a floating utopia where you can live, work, and play while circumnavigating the globe—is undeniably alluring. Yet, as history has shown, these ambitious projects often sail into stormy waters long before they ever reach the…
And will it ever be built? MV Narrative: The Narrative The M/V Narrative, touted as a revolutionary residential cruise ship by Storylines, has become a saga of delays, lofty promises, and mounting skepticism. Originally announced with much fanfare and a…
If you’ve ever sailed in a cabin close to the bow of the ship, you may have been woken up in the early hours by a loud vibration as the ship is maneuvering into her berth at the pier. Well…