Turkish Discovery on the ROTTERDAM, part 3 by Kalle Id Join MaritimeMatters’ Kalle Id for the third part of a ten-day cruise Turkey’s Mediterranean coastline onboard Holland America Line’s 1997-built ROTTERDAM, this time exploring Kusadasi, the ruins of Ephesus and the tourist town of Marmaris. Holland America Line official website:…
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 moment the company are stating…
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 currently ablaze at Chalkis, where…
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 begun on the ACIF, the…
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 Dikili. Holland America Line official…
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 here THE SANDS OF ALANG:…
Turkish Discovery on the ROTTERDAM, part 1 by Kalle Id Join MaritimeMatters’ Kalle Id on a ten-day cruise exploring Turkey’s Mediterranean coastline onboard Holland America Line’s 1997-built ROTTERDAM, beginning with Piraeus, Volos (Greece) and Istanbul. Holland America Line official website: www.hollandamerica.com Unless otherwise noted, all photographs are copyright © 2013…
The founding ship of the second largest cruise line in the world has been sold for scrap. Built in 1970 for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, the SONG OF NORWAY was a phenomenally popular ship that helped usher in the modern era of cruising. As built the ship measured 18,853 gross tons…
Review of SS NORMANDIE By WILLIAM H. MILLER There are many books on the NORMANDIE as there should be, she was a ship that inspired through her startling design, the brevity of her career, and her very public loss. Mr Miller excellently captures the history and glamour of this great…
Continue with Peter Knego on Un-Cruises’ recently launched 88-guest SS LEGACY on one of the ship’s heritage-rich Columbia and Snake River voyages with included-in-the-fare excursions to Hell’s Canyon and Walla Walla, Washington. Un-Cruise Adventures Keep up to date with Peter Knego on Twitter by clicking here THE SANDS OF ALANG:…
