The latest issue of Ships Monthly is now out. Get your copy here: http://shop.kelsey.co.uk/subscription/SMO. The features start with a look at the history and current operations of the Royal New Zealand Navy, which celebrated its 75th anniversary last year. For those interested in…
The latest member of Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis class of ships, Symphony of the Seas, took a step closer to full completion as her April 2018 debut approaches when she was floated out of her dry dock on 9 June…
Cruise & Maritime Voyages christened the latest addition to its fleet, Columbus, at a ceremony on board the ship at her year-round home port of Tilbury on 8 June 2017. The company introduced the vessel as ‘a new cruise ship…
For the first time in its corporate history, Norwegian Cruise Line is positioning a cruise ship in Hamburg scheduled for multiple voyages: Norwegian Jade. Freshly spruced up and completely modernised, the cruise ship arrived on 4 June 2017 during her first…
Regent Seven Seas cruise ship Seven Seas Explorer spent Monday 5 June 2017 visiting the Port of Tyne in North East England. Launched in 2016, the six-star cruise ship is said to be one of the most luxurious ever built,…
At the opening ceremony of the Nor-Shipping exhibition on 30 May 2017, the ‘Color Hybrid’ plug-in hybrid ship, to be built at Ulstein Verft, was announced the winner of the Next Generation Ship Award. With a focus on innovation, the…
Ulstein Verft has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with an undisclosed owner for the construction of one or more expedition cruise vessels of the design type ULSTEIN CX104. These vessels will become the most unique expedition vessels in the…
Balmoral arrived at the Port for its second ‘turnaround’ cruise season in May 2017, the first of Fred. Olsen’s 13 sailings direct from the Port during 2017. She had arrived at Dover on 24 May 2017 at the end of a…
The latest issue of Ships Monthly is about to hit the shelves. Make sure you get your copy now! It includes the following features: VOYAGE REPORT – A voyage on one of the great P&O-Orient liners, Oronsay, of the post-war…
The latest issue of Ships Monthly is about to hit the shelves. Make sure you get your copy now! It includes the following features: VOYAGE REPORT – A voyage on one of the great P&O-Orient liners, Oronsay, of the post-war…