Cruising Russian Style on the PRINCESS ANASTASIA, part two by Kalle Id Join MaritimeMatters’ Helsinki correspondent Kalle Id in part two of the Russian Ferry Tale onboard St. Peter Line’s PRINCESS ANASTASIA, visiting Tallinn and St. Petersburg. St. Peter Line official website: www.stpeterline.com Unless otherwise noted, all photographs are copyright…
Lisa Royall and MaritimeMatters’ UK-based contributor Peter Newall share some spectacular images taken during Princess Cruises’ ROYAL PRINCESS’ Southampton preview festivities yesterday. Princess Cruises Keep up to date with Peter Knego on Twitter by clicking here All photos by and copyright Lisa Royall 2013 unless otherwise noted. Friday, June 14,…
Peter Knego reports from Southampton on the day of Princess Cruises’ brand new ROYAL PRINCESS christening by HRH The Duchess Of Cambridge. Princess Cruises Keep up to date with Peter Knego on Twitter by clicking here All photos by and copyright Peter Knego 2013 unless otherwise noted. Thursday, June 13,…
Peter Knego posts a random gallery of images taken during Princess Cruises’ ROYAL PRINCESS’ Southampton preview festivities. Princess Cruises Keep up to date with Peter Knego on Twitter by clicking here All photos by and copyright Peter Knego 2013 unless otherwise noted. Wednesday, June 12, 2013 I’m holding off on…
Often referred to as a miniature OCEANIC, the ITALIA was the last ship designed by the brilliant Gustavo Pulitzer-Finale and helped firmly establish Princess Cruises as a leading force in the cruise industry. She went on to enjoy many other successful careers, ending her days with Cyprus-based Louis Cruises as…
Princess Cruises’ brand new, 141,000 gross ton, 3,600 passenger MV ROYAL PRINCESS is entering Southampton’s Solent as this is being posted. The ship will be christened next week in a gala event featuring a very pregnant godmother Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge and wife of Prince William, second in…
by Kalle Id MaritimeMatters’ Helsinki correspondent embarks on another Ferry Tale, a four-night cruise on the Baltic Sea onboard St. Peter Line’s PRINCESS ANASTASIA, a ferry making cruises aimed primarily at the Russian market. St. Peter Line official website: www.stpeterline.com Unless otherwise noted, all photographs are copyright © 2013 Kalle…
Update: On 30 May, at approximately 19:00 hours in the Baltic Sea off Danzig, the GEORG BUCHNER foundered. AIS showed the tug AJAKS, which had been proceeding at a steady rate of 3 knots with the BUCHNER under tow, suddenly circling, then heading at a 9-to-10-knot speed to Gdansk, Poland.…
Royal Caribbean’s 1996-built GRANDEUR OF THE SEAS suffered a fire on the mooring deck early Monday morning while en route to CocoCay, some 38 nautical miles from Freeport, Bahamas. The ship is on a seven-night cruise from Baltimore. Royal Caribbean International said the fire was discovered at 2:50 AM on the…
From the Great Lakes to the Baltic Sea: the BRAHE (ex-USS PCE 830, HMS KILCHRENAN) at 70 by Kalle Id On 14 May 2013, the small Finnish coastal cruise ship BRAHE begun her summer cruise season out of Helsinki. Built in Chicago as a patrol vessel in 1943, little…
