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Port of Tyne Welcomes The Arrival of Cunard’s Queen Victoria
Elegant and opulent, Queen Victoria (see also CruiseMapper) is reminiscent of the golden age of cruising.The Port of Tyne welcomed 2,000 visiting passengers and 981 crew on-board Cunard’s Queen Victoria Tuesday morning (Aug13) – a maiden stop on her …
Aug 15, 2019 / Cruise
First steel cutting ceremony of the new Oasis-class ship for RCL
The first steel plate of a new Oasis-Class ship (hull 34) has been cut yesterday (Apr24) at Chantiers de l’Atlantique machining workshop.Photo credit : Bernard BIGER / Chantiers de l’AtlantiqueThis ceremony marks symbolically the start of the …
Apr 25, 2019 / Cruise
WATCH: Spectrum of the Seas Conveyance
New Royal Caribbean Milestone Video has been published on the Company’s YouTube channel.Watch in the video below the first Quantum Ultra class ship, Spectrum of the Seas (see also CruiseMapper), as she makes her way down the River Ems on her …
Mar 27, 2019 / Cruise
HØGLUN Awarded Fuel-gas Supply Systems Contract For Six Hurtigruten Retrofits
Høglund, the leading global marine solutions and system integration expert, Wednesday announced that it has been awarded a contract to deliver biogas-ready fuel gas supply systems (FGSS) for six Hurtigruten (see also CruiseMapper) passenger ship …
Mar 22, 2019 / Cruise
Maiden call of MSC Bellissima marked with a traditional plaque & key ceremony
A traditional Plaque & Key ceremony was held to mark the maiden call of MSC Bellissima (see also CruiseMapper) as she arrived at the Port of Southampton on Friday 1 March.Caption: Passenger ship MSC Bellissima - Image courtesy of Steven …
Mar 6, 2019 / Cruise
MJM Marine appointed main outfitting contractor by NCL to undertake a complete refurbishment of cruise ship Norwegian Joy
Global marine outfitter, MJM Marine has been appointed as the main outfitting contractor by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) to undertake a complete refurbishment of Norwegian Joy (see also CruiseMapper) as the company repositions the ship to the West …
Feb 19, 2019 / Curious
WATCH: Seven vessels broke free from their moorings on the Hudson River near Albany, New York
On January 25, seven vessels broke free from their moorings on the Hudson River near Albany, New York.Five barges, one tugboat and the 140 foot long passenger ship Captain JP III broke free after rains and warming weather caused the water level on …
Jan 28, 2019 / Accidents
Damen Shiprepair Brest completes refit of Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth (see also CruiseMapper) has left Damen Shiprepair Brest (DSBr) following a 12-day repair and refit programme. She is the most recent addition to the Cunard fleet, having been delivered in 2010.The programme was highly …
Jan 10, 2019 / Vessels