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Over the past couple of years, Carnival Corporation has been producing high quality original content. These programs showcase the destinations and vessels sailing under the companies many brands including Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Cunard Line, Costa Cruises, P&O Cruises, AIDA Cruises and Seabourn. Launched in 2017, OceanView programming has been available on streaming devices in the home and now OceanView Mobile, the first travel content app from a travel provider, gives viewers the opportunity to take their favorite shows with them on the go. Viewers can…

With less than 3 months to launch, the work on Celebrity Edge is happening at an impressive pace. Celebrity Cruises has now revealed the stunning Grand Plaza that is the heart of the vessel. They have also provided more glimpses at several areas around the ship from a recent Celebrity Edge Shipyard Preview.   Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, President and CEO, Celebrity Cruises said: Mixing simplicity and modernity, The Grand Plaza takes inspiration from the glamourous days of transatlantic travel. At a time when cruise ships were at the heart of chic…

Carnival Cruise Line is on a growth spurt, both in number of ships in their fleet and the size of their cruise ships. The Cruise Line has reached an agreement in principle with the Canaveral Port Authority on a new state-of-the-art terminal able to accommodate its new 180,000-ton ship, the largest ever constructed for the line, set to debut in 2020. If approved, the agreement, to be voted on August 29, 2018, will clear the way for Carnival Cruise Line’s plans to homeport the as-yet-unnamed 5,286-lower berth ship at Port…

As the hurried pace of new cruise ship announcements and launches continues, Princess Cruises has announced the name of their 5th Royal Class cruise ship set to launch in June 2020. The new vessel, which follows the four other Royal class ships; Royal Princess, Regal Princess, Majestic Princess and Sky Princess (joining the feet in October 2019) will be named Enchanted Princess. Enchanted Princess is scheduled to debut on June 15, 2020 sailing on a series of European voyages. Bookings for her maiden season, summer 2020, will open on November…

With much anticipation for Celebrity Cruises newest cruise ship, Celebrity Edge, the cruise line unveiled the entertainment lineup and venues to debut onboard. On Celebrity Edge, guests will experience the brand’s most technologically advanced main theater, the most production shows of any ship in the brand’s history, the largest cast of world-class performers on any premium cruise ship, and more entertainment venues than ever before. Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, President and CEO, Celebrity Cruises said: Celebrity Edge Entertainment The Theatre The Theatre on Celebrity Edge throws away the curtain altogether, blurring the line between audience and performance and immersing guests in an entertainment experience like no other. With four stage areas…

Royal Caribbean is looking at taking vacation photos from boring to brilliant. With the help of an AI tool, Royal Caribbean guests can create a sensory display of their photos matched with a soundtrack that evokes feeling and mood. More than a year in the making, Royal Caribbean SoundSeeker™ is a groundbreaking, patent-pending digital experience powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The innovative tool is specifically designed to use machine learning to seamlessly create original soundtracks based on the content of each photograph. Jim Berra, chief marketing officer, Royal Caribbean International…

Carnival Cruise Line announced plans to makeover the Carnival Triumph with a $200-Million dry dock, that will transform the 19 year old ship with venues that are found on their most recent cruise ships. At the completion of the dry dock, the ship will be renamed Carnival Sunrise and will be the second ship in Carnival’s Sunshine Class. The Carnival Sunshine (originally the Carnival Destiny) underwent a similar dry dock in 2013. The dry dock makeover will add all of Carnival’s popular branded food, beverage and entertainment innovations, as well…

Princess Cruises has ordered two ships with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri S.p.A., on a next-generation platform that will be dual-fuel powered — primarily by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), the marine industry’s most environmentally friendly advanced fuel technology and the world’s cleanest burning fossil fuel. The announcement follows a growing list of cruise lines planning new cruise ships powered by LNG. Jan Swartz, president of Princess Cruises said: The two Princess LNG cruise ships will be 175,000 gross tons and will accommodate approximately 4,300 guests (lower berths). Specification details for the ship…

Virgin Voyages first cruise ship currently under construction at the Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa, Italy finally has a name. The ship will be named Scarlet Lady after the Mermaid image that has already appeared on Virgin Atlantic and Australia aircrafts as well as the Virgin Galactic spaceline. Now, as the flagship for the Virgin Voyages fleet, the Scarlet Lady name will be paired with the brand’s iconic mermaid image. She reflects a powerful spirit guide who is creating a whole new way to travel and will adorn the hull of…