Seven Seas Grandeur Begins to Take Shape

Fincantieri laid the keel today for Regent's Seven Seas Grandeur at their Ancona yard. The 55,500-ton vessel is expected to be delivered in 2023. 

In the photo below, the first block of the luxury vessel is being lowered into the dry dock.

The complete story appeared in the July 12 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Photo courtesy of Fincantieri. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.
 

The Gateway

Carnival has revealed the final zone aboard Carnival Celebration which will debut in November 2022. It's The Gateway, whose main elements will be two bars and a restaurant along with a couple of pretty interesting features. 

The complete story appeared in the July 8 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

 

In this view of The Gateway note the split-flap board above Latitudes and the virtual "windows" on the left and above.

This view shows Emiril's Bistro 1397 from above and looking the opposite direction from the previous rendering.

This rendering shows the iconic split-flap board above the Latitudes bar.

Renderings courtesy of Carnival Cruise Line. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission. 

Noticed Something

Carnival released this rendering of what Carnival Luminosa will look like when it enters service for the line in November 2022. 

The complete story appeared in the July 6 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Rendering courtesy of Carnival Cruise Line. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.

Chantiers de l'Atlantique laid the keel today at their Saint-Nazaire yard for Royal Caribbean's next Oasis-class ship, Utopia of the Seas which will debut in the spring of 2024. 

The complete story appeared in the July 1 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Photos courtesy of Chantiers de l'Atlantique. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission. 

Going Home

P&O Australia's Pacific Encounter and Pacific Adventure made a rare side-by-side appearance as they spent the night next to each other yesterday at the shipyard in Trieste. 

Pacific Encounter was preparing to leave for Australia to resume service in Australia on August 20, and Pacific Adventure was just arriving at the shipyard for its dry dock work. 

Australia's cruise industry is returning to work after a more than two-year pause during the pandemic. 

The complete story appeared in the June 29 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Photos courtesy of P&O Australia Cruises. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.