A few weeks ago I wrote about Norwegian Sky quietly leaving the fleet without the send-off she deserved. NCL had cancelled her marquee farewell voyage, the 21-night repositioning cruise that was supposed to end in the Middle East, over regional security concerns. I said at the time that a ship this significant to the industry […]
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Norwegian Sky is on its way out of the NCL fleet, and it’s leaving quietly. The ship’s planned farewell voyage, a 21-day repositioning cruise from Athens toward the Middle East, just got cancelled entirely over regional security concerns, after already being shortened once. Norwegian Sky won’t get the send-off it was supposed to get. She’ll
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For years, “eco-friendly cruise ship” has meant marginal, mostly invisible improvements, better scrubbers, slightly more efficient engines, the occasional shore power hookup. Nothing that actually changed what a ship runs on. Viking just floated out a ship that does. The Viking Libra is the world’s first hydrogen-powered cruise ship, and it’s not a concept render
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Four Seasons launched its first ship this year. Orient Express did too. Between the two of them, and the Ritz-Carlton yachts that came before them, I don’t think the cruise industry has fully reckoned with what’s actually happening here yet. Four Seasons I debuted in March, 222 guests, 34,000 tons, and a suite that runs
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