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Celebrity Reflection Nears Completion and Stars in Festival
Just days ago, the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany hosted their annual Meyer Yard Music Festival to the backdrop of the...
Jason Leppert
Sep 11, 20122 min read


Azamara Refurbishments Are on the Way
It has certainly been the week for cruise ship refurbishment and construction news, and Azamara Club Cruises is in on the excitement as...
Jason Leppert
Sep 7, 20122 min read


Norwegian Breakaway Construction at Meyer Werft Progresses
UPDATED PHOTOS –– Now that the Celebrity Reflection has cleared out of the massive warehouse at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg,...
Jason Leppert
Sep 7, 20122 min read


Norwegian’s Pride of America to be Revitalized
Norwegian Cruise Line today announced plans to refurbish the Pride of America, thus greatly improving the line’s Hawaiian product....
Jason Leppert
Sep 5, 20122 min read


Royal Caribbean Teases Project Sunshine
Royal Caribbean International has previously announced the development of two new ships to be added to their fleet, mysteriously under...
Jason Leppert
Sep 5, 20122 min read


Norwegian Breakaway’s Hull Art Revealed
Preeminent Pop artist and contemporary to Andy Warhol, Peter Max, had been commissioned to create the hull artwork for Norwegian Cruise...
Jason Leppert
Sep 4, 20122 min read


The New Regal Princess Announced with Her Keel Laying
Just yesterday, Princess Cruises announced the name for its upcoming sister ship to the Royal Princess. Launching in Spring of 2014 will...
Jason Leppert
Aug 29, 20121 min read


The New Celebrity Reflection: Improvements from the Silhouette
It would appear that Celebrity Cruises’ “Solsticization” initiative – the process in which the line has rolled back many of the popular...
Jason Leppert
Aug 27, 20123 min read


Disney Loyalty: What Brings Them Back?
From Apple to Ford, brand loyalty is key to corporate survival during rough economic times, but even more importantly than that, travel...
Jason Leppert
Aug 21, 20124 min read


A Reminiscent Float Out for the Royal Princess
The upcoming Royal Princess met water for the first time today at a ceremony overseen by her ‘madrina.’ Seventeen-year-old Victoria Nash...
Jason Leppert
Aug 16, 20122 min read


Celebrity Reflection to Float Out on Sunday
There has been a hubbub of shipyard activity recently, but only one ship is far enough along to be floated out this Sunday on August...
Jason Leppert
Aug 9, 20121 min read


Norwegian Breakaway Pieces Together
UPDATED PHOTOS –– Norwegian Cruise Line just released the brand new photos above and below via their Facebook page. The images showcase...
Jason Leppert
Aug 8, 20121 min read


The Royal Princess Reemerges in 2013
As the current summer Olympics progress, London and the British royal family are in the limelight, sustaining an abundance of Anglophile...
Jason Leppert
Aug 3, 20123 min read


AmaWaterways’ French Future
AmaWaterways recently announced that the line will sail to France next year with the AmaLegro and AmaDagio riverboats on 11 and 21-day...
Jason Leppert
Jun 21, 20123 min read


The State of the Mexican Riviera
Since 2009, the Mexican Riviera as a cruise destination has been rather precarious. Following reports of H1N1 outbreaks and local...
Jason Leppert
Jun 4, 20124 min read


New Technology Saves Lives
With enigmatic tales of missing persons and suggestions of covert criminal activity, the mainstream media often allows certain...
Jason Leppert
Apr 12, 20122 min read


Viking River Cruises’ Expanding Fleet
Following its booming success in the river cruise market, Viking River Cruises has begun a massive expansion of its fleet. Just last week...
Jason Leppert
Mar 26, 20126 min read


Viking River Cruises Christens Four New Longships
Today, Viking River Cruises christened four brand new ships in Amsterdam. I’m currently sailing aboard the spectacular Viking Odin. The...
Jason Leppert
Mar 21, 20121 min read


Cruise Shipping Miami 2012
This year’s Cruise Shipping Miami conference was briefly somber about the past, pleased with the present growth in cruising, and...
Jason Leppert
Mar 20, 20122 min read


Disney Fantasy Arrives in New York
The Disney Fantasy arrived yesterday, February 28th, in New York, after her cross-Atlantic voyage from the Meyer Werft shipyard in...
Jason Leppert
Mar 1, 20123 min read
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