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MSC Cruises to Build Four Ultra Luxury Cruise Ships

Oct 18, 2018 TalkingCruise

MSC Cruises has announced that they plan to further expand they’re already unbelievable new build schedule with plans to build four Ultra Luxury cruise ships. With these new ships MSC Cruises now has 17 new ships on order to be delivered through 2027. The ships, the first of which will be delivered in Spring 2023, will have gross tonnage of approximately 64,000 GT and will feature 500 staterooms. The remaining three ships will come into service one per year over the following three years. The ships will feature, amongst other,…

Carnival Victory Transformed to Carnival Radiance in 2020

Oct 16, 2018Oct 17, 2018 TalkingCruise

The last of the original Destiny/Triumph class ships from Carnival Cruise Line will undergo a major dry dock in 2020. The Carnival Victory will go into dry dock for 38 days on March 18, 2020 and when she emerges, she’ll be loaded with new enhancements to dining, entertainment and activities and be sporting the new name of Carnival Radiance. This will be the third in the Sunshine ship class already consisting of Carnival Sunshine 2013 (originally Carnival Destiny) and Carnival Sunrise 2019 (originally Carnival Triumph). The Carnival Victory originally launched…

Carnival Corporation debuts OceanView Mobile App

Sep 19, 2018 TalkingCruise

Over the past couple of years, Carnival Corporation has been producing high quality original content. These programs showcase the destinations and vessels sailing under the companies many brands including Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Cunard Line, Costa Cruises, P&O Cruises, AIDA Cruises and Seabourn. Launched in 2017, OceanView programming has been available on streaming devices in the home and now OceanView Mobile, the first travel content app from a travel provider, gives viewers the opportunity to take their favorite shows with them on the go. Viewers can…

Up Close – Celebrity Edge Shipyard Preview

Sep 14, 2018Sep 14, 2018 TalkingCruise

With less than 3 months to launch, the work on Celebrity Edge is happening at an impressive pace. Celebrity Cruises has now revealed the stunning Grand Plaza that is the heart of the vessel. They have also provided more glimpses at several areas around the ship from a recent Celebrity Edge Shipyard Preview. Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, President and CEO, Celebrity Cruises said: Mixing simplicity and modernity, The Grand Plaza takes inspiration from the glamourous days of transatlantic travel. At a time when cruise ships were at the heart of chic…

Carnival’s Homeport & First Look at New Cruise Ship

Aug 21, 2018Aug 27, 2018 TalkingCruise

Carnival Cruise Line is on a growth spurt, both in number of ships in their fleet and the size of their cruise ships. The Cruise Line has reached an agreement in principle with the Canaveral Port Authority on a new state-of-the-art terminal able to accommodate its new 180,000-ton ship, the largest ever constructed for the line, set to debut in 2020. If approved, the agreement, to be voted on August 29, 2018, will clear the way for Carnival Cruise Line’s plans to homeport the as-yet-unnamed 5,286-lower berth ship at Port…