Illustration courtesy Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Many North Americans may not be aware of Hamburg-based Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, and that’s a shame.  Their five-star vessels have been taking hundreds of happy European passengers on exotic, interesting voyages for years now.  Their ships are the only vessels in the world to [...]

Illustration courtesy MSC Cruises It’s fall, and that means the Caribbean cruise season is about to get into full swing as ships reposition from Alaska and Europe to call instead in the land of warm, sandy beaches.  Returning once again to the Caribbean from Europe is MSC [...]

Photo Courtesy Oceania Cruises Once upon a time, there was Renaissance Cruises.  With a fleet of eight identical sister ships all built between 1998 and 2001 operating popular European and South Pacific itineraries, things looked rosy for Renaissance and its CEO, Frank Del Rio.

Then 9/11 happened.  Demand [...]

The 2009 cruise ship season in Vancouver is almost at a close.  The Star Princess, Coral Princess, and Norwegian Pearl are all here today.  All are headed south to the sunshine, sandy beaches, and waving palm trees.

Some are not to return.

Disney announced to great fanfare two weeks ago they would be homeporting [...]

Bart de Boer has updated his fantastic ShipParade website with a brand-new photo tour of the equally brand-new MSC Splendida.  Be sure to check it out to discover why MSC is quickly becoming a major player in both Europe and in North America.