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Princess Cruises said today that Regal Princess will be the second ship to become Medallion Class, meaning it is fully online with all the w...

Carnival demonstrated their super-fast mucho-bandwidth MedallionNet for the trade media today via a virtual press conference (in the olden d...

* One Time Only Last week I told you about the unique connection between Princess Cruises and “The Love Boat” which I learned so much more ...

* They Get It Last night was a really fun evening for a big segment of the cruise industry. Princess Cruises christened Regal Princess, but ...

* And Her Name is Regal The original cast of “The Love Boat” christened Regal Princess tonight at Port Everglades. Prior to the ceremony, P...

* Stepping Back to 1977 The point of naming ceremonies these days is to get attention for a ship - to grab media coverage and to at least mo...

* Watch This Space By day, The Retreat aboard Regal Princess is a quiet haven meant for relaxing and soaking up the rays. By night, it’s de...

* Regal Princess Naming to Launch Princess’ 50th Anniversary Celebration Regal Princess entered service in Europe in May, and technically, ...

* Unexpected Result One wouldn’t expect the inaugural cruise of a new ship to be controversial or a hotbed of dissent, but Regal Princess’ w...

* What’s NEXT? Norwegian Cruise Line announced a new $250 million initiative today that updates Freestyle Cruising to the “NEXT” level. It ...

* Uncertainty Takes Toll in Black Sea Citing ongoing uncertain conditions in the Ukraine, Silversea has modified the rest of this year’s Bl...

Regal Princess arrived at Trieste this afternoon just before 4pm from the Fincantieri yard in nearby Monfalcone. Like its sister, Royal Prin...

* China Heats Up Carnival Corp said this morning they are going to grow again in China by basing a fourth ship in China, which the company ...

Fincantieri delivered Regal Princess to Carnival Corp Sunday at Fincantieri's Monfalcone yard. The ship, a sister to Royal Princess, wil...

Regal Princess successfully completed six days of sea trials in the Adriatic and returned to the Fincantieri yard in Monfalcone (Italy) on M...

* Cruise Industry Prevails Again in SC Courts A South Carolina administrative law judge ruled Friday that the anti-cruise coalition of neig...

* Deeper into the Caribbean - from Galveston In most markets, Carnival sails the same schedule year round week after week, or the same patt...

* Regal Princess to Sail Early Princess Cruises said today that construction of Regal Princess has been progressing very well, and they have...

A bumper crop of "other things" today:   * Other Things You’ll Want to Know CND subscribers read about Schettino trial on hold...

Senior Officers Announced for Regal Princess Experienced Team Tapped to Launch Princess Cruises’ Next Ship SANTA CLARITA, Calif. ( ...