After her initial sea trials in the Adriatic, which commenced from Monfalcone shipyard on February 19, 2010, P&O’s brand-new AZURA entered the Trieste dry-dock at 16:00hrs on February 21, 2010. Her hull will be cleaned and painted before running the second and final sea trials. She is expected to sail…
A CRUISE TO REMEMBER – The sinking of the SUN VISTA Sun Cruises, Singapore, a personal memory by Fred Burnett Built at Cantieri Riuniti dell’Adriatico, Monfalcone, Italy as GALILEO GALILEI for Lloyd Triestino SpA di Navigazione, Genoa 1961 SUN VISTA (ex-GALILEO GALILEI, GALILEO, MERIDIAN) sank May 20, 1999 MaritimeMatters: On…
The 2,974-passenger CARNIVAL GLORY has resumed Caribbean service from Miami following a multi-million-dollar renovation. Eighteen new balconies were also incorporated onto existing ocean view staterooms and a new restaurant, plus poolside entertainment features and shipwide Wi-Fi access was added. From February to May, CARNIVAL GLORY operates seasonal seven-day cruises from…
NCL’s NORWEGIAN EPIC returned successful from her first sea trials today. The new vessel spent four days sailing the Atlantic Ocean while 300 technicians and engineers from STX FRANCE, along with 30 Norwegian Cruise Line representatives, checked more than 60 different aspects of the ship’s performance. The NORWEGIAN EPIC trials…
On February 26, Oceania Cruises’ first purpose-built “Oceania Class” vessel, the MV MARINA will be floated out at Sestri Ponente and begin fitting out for her debut in early 2011. We will report live from the scene at the Fincantieri shipyard but in the meantime, Peter Knego attended the Gala…
Carnival Cruise Lines continues to enhance its oldest, smallest class of ship, the 70,000 gt FANTASY class, an eight member, 2,634 passenger (maximum capacity) platform that was introduced between 1990 and 1998. The 1994-built FASCINATION underwent a $34 million dry docking and has returned to four and five day cruise…
The SOLAS 2010 (Safety of Life at Sea) purge continues with MV BLUE MONARCH (ex RENAISSANCE, HOMERIC RENAISSANCE, WORLD RENAISSANCE, AWANI DREAM, GRAND VICTORIA) being sold for $1.8 million USD to scrap merchants after a plan to use the former Paquet liner, once nicknamed “white dolphin”, as an hotel ship…
Peter Knego appears on the US TV channel History in the show “LIFE AFTER PEOPLE – Holiday Hell” episode, which airs February 9, at 10pm. Peter is interviewed regarding Alaska cruising and the XANADU/FAITHFUL/(ex WAPPEN VON HAMBURG) recently featured in his Sea Treks Blog Restoring the FAITHFUL . The segment…
The ROYAL IRIS, a 1950-built River Mersey ferry, one of Liverpool’s most cherished vessels, is sinking in the River Thames in London. Built by William Denny & Brothers of Dumbarton, Scotland, the ROYAL IRIS sailed on the Mersey for 42 years. In the 1960s, numerous bands associated with the Merseybeat…
It was reported today that CARNIVAL MIRACLE remained in St. Kitts while repairs are made to a 15-foot gash in the ships hull. At about 8:35AM CARNIVAL MIRACLE came in contact with the pier at Port Zante, during a docking manoeuvre, possibly a gust of wind thrust the ship on…
