Tweet News stories coming out of Washington State this week indicate we are witnessing the very end of an era for several of the more senior members of the large fleet of ferries that once plied the waters of Puget Sound, some dating back to the 1920′s. On Monday, January…
Tweet Continuing Shawn J. Dake’s Cruise Ships 2011, The Year In Review: Royal Caribbean International Royal Caribbean International placed an order for two additional ships under the code name “Project Sunshine,” which will represent their next generation after the OASIS and ALLURE OF THE SEAS. The 158,000 gross ton vessels…
Tweet Continuing Shawn J. Dake’s Cruise Ships 2011, The Year In Review: Aida, Ibero & Paquet Aida Cruises took delivery of their newest ship, the 2,192 passenger AIDASOL in the first quarter of 2011. On April 1st, it had the distinction of being the first vessel to use the new…
Tweet COSTA CONCORDIA A Look At The Short Career Of A Cruise Ship By Shawn J. Dake When a large passenger ship meets with disaster, that event becomes the only thing the ship will forever be known for in the minds of the public. Such will be the case with…
Tweet In the span of one week since the grounding of the COSTA CONCORDIA, many words have been written and images have flashed across television screens throughout the world. The media continues to search for ever more salacious elements to a story that by itself is already not lacking in drama. …
Tweet Continuing Shawn J. Dake’s Cruise Ships 2011, The Year In Review: Costa Crociere Costa Crociere S.p.A. accepted delivery of their latest 114,147 ton vessel, the COSTA FAVOLOSA on April 8, 2011. Essentially a “Carnival Conquest Class” ship, it can carry 3,016 passengers based on double occupancy, or up to…
Tweet Continuing Shawn J. Dake’s Cruise Ships 2011, The Year In Review: Holland America Line & Seabourn Holland America Line made a one-time round trip Trans-Atlantic crossing from Rotterdam to New York beginning on July 3rd. The 61,849 gross ton m.s. ROTTERDAM made a call at Southampton before continuing across…
Tweet UPDATE: First light over the island of Giglio, Italy reveals that COSTA CONCORDIA has now capsized and lies partially submerged just outside the port. Reportedly, 8 people have lost their lives. One of the largest ships in the huge fleet of Costa Crociere, the 114,147 gross ton COSTA CONCORDIA…
Tweet Continuing Shawn J. Dake’s Cruise Ships 2011, The Year In Review: P&O Cruises And P&O Cruises Australia P & O Cruises bid a fond farewell to their veteran ARTEMIS (ex ROYAL PRINCESS) in April as they handed her over to new owners, Phoenix Reisen. The 45,488 gross ton ship…
Tweet Disney Cruise Line revealed their newest ship, the DISNEY FANTASY, in a January 8, 2012 float-out at the Meyer Werft Shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. Crowds lined the shore while fireworks greeted the new 128,000 gross ton vessel as it was backed out of the enormous, fully-enclosed building dock where…
