Kristina Cruises News

Kristina Cruises, the family-owned Finnish cruise line that operates the small-sized cruise ship KRISTINA KATARINA (ex-KONSTANTIN SIMONOV, FRANCESCA, THE IRIS), has sought approval for a debt restructuring programme and has at the same time cancelled their winter cruise program in the Canary Isles. For the…

OCEAN COUNTESS On Fire

Keep up to date with Peter Knego on Twitter by clicking here THE SANDS OF ALANG: Peter Knego’s new DVD about shipbreaking in Alang, India MidShipCentury 2014 Passenger Ships Desk Calendar now available! Majestic International’s MV OCEAN COUNTESS, completed in 1976 as CUNARD COUNTESS, is…

Former PACIFIC PRINCESS’ Scrapping Begins

Keep up to date with Peter Knego on Twitter by clicking here THE SANDS OF ALANG: Peter Knego’s new DVD about shipbreaking in Alang, India MidShipCentury 2014 Passenger Ships Desk Calendar now available! Images taken by Selim San yesterday show that cutting and demolition has…

Turkish Discovery On The ROTTERDAM: Part Two

Turkish Discovery on the ROTTERDAM, part 2 by Kalle Id Join MaritimeMatters’ Kalle Id for the second part of a ten-day cruise Turkey’s Mediterranean coastline onboard Holland America Line’s 1997-built ROTTERDAM, this time with a day at Istanbul followed by the quaint Turkish town of…

Winding Down The Columbia River With Un-Cruise Adventures’ SS LEGACY, Part Four

Continue with Peter Knego aboard Un-Cruise Adventures’ recently launched 88-guest SS LEGACY on one of the ship’s heritage-rich Columbia and Snake River voyages with in depth visits to The Dalles and Astoria. Un-Cruise Adventures Keep up to date with Peter Knego on Twitter by clicking…