With Louis Cruise Lines having now raised the Greek flag over eight of its cruise ships, this Greek-Cypriot-owned company has actually become the largest employer of Greek merchant seafarers. Louis now owns thirteen cruise ships, of which it operates seven for its own account and four for Thomson Cruises while its two recent purchases still [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Greek-flag Cruise Ships
Posted in Carnival, Imperial Majesty, Louis, Mediterranean, Monarch Classic on 29 August, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Expedition Cruising – Is Antarctica Getting Too Crowded?
Posted in Alaska, Antarctica, Celebrity, Crystal, Deilmann, Expedition Voyages, Holland America, Norwegian Coastal Voyages (Hurtigruten), Princess, Royal Caribbean, Transocean Tours on 19 August, 2008 | 4 Comments »
More Cruisers for AntarcticaDuring the 2006/07 Antarctic season 9,693 Americans, 4,518 Brits, 4,082 Germans and 2,756 Australians landed in Antarctica out of a total of 29,576. The 2007/08 total is expected to be around 34,000. With Silversea recently introducing its Prince Albert II, Lindblad Expeditions National Geographic Explorer and GAP Adventures buying a ship to [...]
Increased Space on Trans-At Freighters
Posted in News, Passenger Freighters, TransAtlantic on 14 August, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We are happy to announce sailings from Halifax, N.S. of MS MELFI IBERIA to the Mediterranean Sea via Cuba.
From Halifax, she sails to Havana, Naples, Leghorn, Genoa, Barcelona, and Valencia before returning to Halifax. The entire round voyage is approximately 32 days. Prices for the complete round voyage start at $5200 Canadian. Segments may be [...]
Vancouver vs Seattle: The Great West Coast Battle
Posted in Alaska, Canada, Holland America, P&O, Princess on 5 August, 2008 | 1 Comment »
While things have changed in recent years, Vancouver still handled 960,000 cruise passengers last year (this number includes both embarkations and disembarkations) and will feature 252 cruise ship calls in 2008, meanwhile, the tide has been turning for Seattle in the past decade. The American gateway anticipates 211 sailings in 2008 with about 780,000 passengers.Vancouver [...]
