MSC reveals plans for two newbuilds

Good afternoon all. Some very exiting news today from MSC cruises (unusual). They have signed a letter of intention to construct 2 new ships code-named "project seaside" These two new ships will be out in 2017 & 18 - with options for more. The ships seem to be very ambitious ship for MSC, and I can see this could be a very interesting design of ship for them. Italian shipyard Fincantieri has been given the task of building these two...

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Cruises on TV

Well that was a busy week ! sorry I've been away for a while but things have been busy on the day job. But I can't neglect the blogging world for long. Today's ramblings..... Cruising on TV. Hot on the heels of ITV's announcement that the Royal princess will be featured as part of a 4 part documentary this summer. Coming soon.... but will it be Realistic (or any good) I started hoping that this would be a realistic documentary about modern...

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Obstructed view from your cabin, is it really that bad??

One of the recurring problems on new Mega-ships is the quantity of Obstructed view cabins on board. As cruise lines search for more profit  Cabins are being squeezed in - regardless of the quality of the view. Don't Miss-understand me there is nothing more than frustrating than paying good money for a excellent cabin & finding a cleaning gantry in front of you. A superior cabin with a less than superior view! What I'm looking at is...

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