It has been reported that two weeks after a fire in her funnel, the ’Carnival Freedom’ was due back in service on 11th June sailing from Port Canaveral, Florida. No passengers or crew were reported injured in the fire, which was quickly extinguished, but caused damage to part [Read more...]
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam has redelivered the fourth Azamara cruise ship, following an extensive refit. Benefiting from equipment overhaul and conversion to cleaner fuel, ‘Azamara Onward’ sailed for Monte Carlo for her naming ceremony on 2nd May. The 180 m long passenger vessel arrived at the [Read more...]
Following a stay at the Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven shipyard, ’AIDAdiva’ embarked on her first voyage from Warnemünde to the Norwegian fjords on 14th May, 2022. During a refit from 25th April to 12th May, 2022, in addition to regular class and maintenance work, some areas of the [Read more...]
Cruise shipbuilder Meyer Group has formed Meyer Re to offer ship maintenance throughout a vessel’s entire service life. The new company will also offer retrofits of sustainable solutions and optimise ship operations. Meyer claimed that this new service will result in significant advantages for customers, [Read more...]
Oceania Cruises is to embark on a stem-to-stern refurbishment project of its 1,210-pax ships ’Riviera and Marina’. This is part of what the company calls its OceaniaNEXTexperience programme. Once redelivered in December, 2022 and November, 2023, respectively, ’Riviera’ and ’Marina’ will become what Oceania claims is better-than-new ships. Every surface of each [Read more...]
A&P Falmouth is playing host to Fred.Olsen’s cruise ship ‘Balmoral’ for drydocking. Fred. Olsen cruise ships are regular visitors to Falmouth International Cruise Terminal, which is also operated by A&P. However, this is the first time a company cruise ship has visited the port for [Read more...]
SeaDream Yacht Club recently announced a more than $10 mill upgrade and renovation project for the two cruise yachts, ’SeaDream I’ and ’SeaDream II’. The upgrade of the ‘SeaDream II’ was completed at the beginning of March, while the ’SeaDream I’ was due to enter a Lisbon drydock on 26th March [Read more...]
Stena Line’s large ropaxes, ’Stena Hollandica’ and ‘Stena Britannica’, have completed a €1 mill refit to provide new on board facilities. The North Sea vessels, that sail twice daily between the UK port of Harwich and Hoek van Holland, in The Netherlands, were drydocked in [Read more...]
At a recent meeting, the US City of Long Beach agreed to prepare to start critical repairs to the iconic ex transatlantic liner ‘Queen Mary’. This month, the City will begin the first phase of the necessary repairs, which are anticipated to be completed later this year, allowing the ‘Queen [Read more...]
SeaDream Yacht Club’s ‘SeaDream I’ is to enter drydock this year for a major refit and refurbishment project costing $10 mill. This is the second refurbishment project undertaken by SeaDream, following the earlier refit of the ‘SeaDream II’. ‘SeaDream 1‘will have all of her staterooms [Read more...]