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MSC World America: Anchoring the Future of Cruising

Apr 15, 2025Apr 16, 2025 TalkingCruise

MSC Cruises debuted their latest cruise ship, MSC World America during an invite-only 3 night inaugural event April 9-12, 2025 from PortMiami. The second World class vessel and sister to MSC Word Europa launched in 2022, MSC World America is the largest MSC cruise ship to home port in North America. While many of her design elements are familiar, World Class being approximately 17% larger than the next largest Meraviglia Plus class ships, affords a lot more space to be creative with structural design, amenities and innovative spaces that make…

Royal Caribbean Names Third Icon-Class Cruise Ship

Feb 18, 2025 TalkingCruise

Royal Caribbean has once again set a new standard for vacations and revealed the name and debut lineup of the third Icon Class vacation – Legend of the Seas. The unmatched combination of experiences that define the revolutionary Icon Class will sail year-round from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, starting in November 2026 on 6-night Western Caribbean and 8-night Southern Caribbean vacations, including visits to Royal Caribbean’s award-winning Perfect Day at CocoCay in The Bahamas. Prior to her Caribbean debut, Legend will offer summer adventures in Europe with 7-night Western Mediterranean vacations…

Carnival’s New Class of Cruise Ships to Be Their Biggest Ever

Jul 23, 2024 TalkingCruise

Carnival Corporation announced an order for three new ships for its namesake Carnival Cruise Line brand for a new class of vessel, at nearly 230,000 gross registered tonnes. The agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri provides for the design, engineering, and construction of these liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered ships, which will be delivered in the summers of 2029, 2031 and 2033, respectively. Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line said: With today’s order, there have been five new ship orders for Carnival Cruise Line announced in 2024. Earlier this year, Carnival…

Carnival Cruise Line Takes Delivery of Celebration

Nov 3, 2022 TalkingCruise

The second vessel in Carnival Cruise Line’s Excel-class has been delivered to the line from the shipyard at Meyer Turku. Sister to the extremely popular Mardi Gras delivered last year, Carnival Celebration will offer most of the same features and activities, but has been designed with new elements and theming as well. Marking the finale to Carnival’s 50th anniversary celebrations, Carnival President Christine Duffy and Carnival Senior Vice President of New Builds Ben Clement joined CEO of Meyer Turku Tim Meyer to welcome Carnival Celebration into the fleet at…

Icon of the Seas – Introduction & Big Reveals

Oct 21, 2022 TalkingCruise

Royal Caribbean has finally revealed their newest and largest cruise ship, Icon of the Seas, and the best word to describe it is INCREDIBLE. At 250,800 gross tons, Icon will not only be the largest cruise ship in the world, but cement Royal Caribbean’s position offering the biggest and certainly some of the most innovative ships at sea. Icon of the Seas will carry forward many features first introduced on Oasis Class ships, including 8 Neighborhoods, but significant design evolutions make all of the spaces feel completely new. Royal…