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Earlier this month, Spanish cruise and tour operator -  Pullmantur declared bankruptcy and less than 3 weeks later, 2 of their 3 ships were sold for scrap. The two ships - the Monarch and Sovereign have been sold for scrap and are sitting on the beach at Aliaga Turkey. It appears that Royal Caribbean, who was a partner in the Pullmantur operations and who retained ownership of the Pullmantur ships, was working in advance of the announcement to have the ships scrapped. Within days of declaring bankruptcy, the ships went to Naples Italy where they were stripped of their artworks and any other furnishing not part of the deal. Within 3 weeks of the bankruptcy  announcement the ships were beached. Pullmantur also operated a third ship, which had strong ties to the port of  New York and New Jersey. The ship is the former  Celebrity Cruises' Zenith. The Zenith (along with the Horizon and Meridian)  were the birth of today's modern Celebrity Cruises wh...

Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Pearl - One of Many Ships Tracked By NYCruiseInfo,com Ever wonder where ships are now during the pandemic?? NYCruiseInfo has created a list of 8 ships that would normally be sailing from New York City, Brooklyn or Cape Liberty, Bayonne, New Jersey. We reveal where those ships are now and if they are in motion, where they are going. Ship covered include the following: Adventure of the Seas Anthem of the Seas Carnival Sunrise Carnival Victory / Radiance Celebrity Summit Empress of the Seas Norwegian Joy Norwegian Encore Norwegian Gem Norwegian Pearl Oasis of the Seas Queen Mary 2 Check out where your favorite cruise ship is now. Come back frequently because we update the list about every 2 weeks. RETURN TO NYCRUISEINFO.com   ---------------------------------------   Sister Sites => NYCruiseInfo.com Website - Cruise Schedule, Ship Reviews, Ports of Call & More. => Nick's Cruise Corner Blog - News On Cr...

Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas sailing between Med ports to bring crew members home. Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas is sailing between Mediterranean ports to bring  crew members home. The ship called at Gibraltar on May 24th and is now heading toward Piraeus where she is expected to arrive on May 28th 2020. The Anthem of the Seas loaded crew members in Coco Cay, Bahamas from various ships and Royal Caribbean brands. It is unclear what the next port of call will be after Piraeus. The Anthem of the Seas was scheduled to sail Northern European cruises departing from Southampton, England.  It is unclear whether she will proceed to England for wait for orders elsewhere. RETURN TO NYCRUISEINFO.com   ---------------------------------------   Sister Sites => NYCruiseInfo.com Website - Cruise Schedule, Ship Reviews, Ports of Call & More. => Nick's Cruise Corner Blog - News On Cruise Ships Sailing World Wide. => Follow Us on Instag...

Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line Leverage German Payment Holiday Offer According to a statement filed with the Security and Exchange Committee - Both Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean have agreed to leverage an offer from the German Government to delay payments on the mortgages / loans - for ships constructed in Germany. The terms will not eliminate payments - but allow the cruise lines to forgo payments for the next 12 months and extend the loan by 12 months. The official filing is as follows: Norwegian Cruise Line. Beginning on April 20, 2020, NCL Corporation Ltd. (“NCLC”), a subsidiary of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”), amended the export-credit backed facilities that finance Norwegian Bliss, Norwegian Breakaway, Norwegian Encore, Norwegian Escape, Norwegian Getaway and Norwegian Joy to incorporate the terms of a 12-month debt holiday initiative offered to the cruise industry by Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft (“Hermes”), th...

Celebrity Cruises Increases Gratuities Fleet Wide. Starting January 6, 2020 passengers sailing on Celebrity cruise ships will be required to pay $1 more per person, per day, for gratuities. The new per person daily amount (added automatically to passengers' bills if not prepaid) will be $15.50 (up from $14.50) per person, per day, for standard accommodations; $16 (up from $15) for Concierge Class and AquaClass rooms; and $19 (up from $18) for passengers staying in suites.  RETURN TO NYCRUISEINFO.com   ---------------------------------------   Sister Sites => NYCruiseInfo.com Website - Cruise Schedule, Ship Reviews, Ports of Call & More. => Nick's Cruise Corner Blog - News On Cruise Ships Sailing World Wide. => Follow Us on Instagram - NYCruiseInfo At Instagram => Subscribe to Our Monthly New York Cruises Newsletter . 

Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Summit Closes Out 2019 Cruise Season From New York Yesterday (10/20/2019) Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Summit departed New York (Cape Liberty Bayonne NJ) on a 6-day cruise to Eastern Caribbean. The Celebrity Summit is expected to make calls at St. Maarten, St. Thomas and San Juan where the cruise will end on November 26. The Celebrity Summit will sail the winter from San Juan to the Southern Caribbean on 7 day itineraries. The Celebrity Summit will return to New York in May 2020. Departing San Juan on May 2, 2020, she will call at St. Maarteen, St Thomas and St Kitts before ending in Cape Liberty Bayonne N.J. 7 days later.  RETURN TO NYCRUISEINFO.com   ---------------------------------------   Sister Sites => NYCruiseInfo.com Website - Cruise Schedule, Ship Reviews, Ports of Call & More. => Nick's Cruise Corner Blog - News On Cruise Ships Sailing World Wide. => NewShipNews - Information and News on Cruise Shi...

Peaceboat Organization to Operate ex. Pullmantur Zenith as Peaceboat II starting in 2020 The Peaceboat organization, a Japanese nongovernmental organization promoting world peace, has announced that they have reached an agreement to operate Pullmantur's Zenith. The 1,828-guest Zenith is expected to leave the Pullmantur fleet in early 2020 and begin sailing for Peaceboat as the Peaceboat II starting in April 2020. The Zenith (Peaceboat II) is expected to sail alongside the Ocean Dream (ex Carinival Tropicale) which has been operating for Peaceboat for a number of years. Peaceboat stated that 2020 itineraries for the Peaceboat II (Zenith) will be announced shortly most likely sailing 3 month  voyages around the world. It should be noted that the Zenith spent a good portion of her career sailing from New York under the ownership of Celebrity Cruises. Sailing weekly from the Big Apple to Bermuda during the Spring, Summer and Fall. --------------------------------------- ...

Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas return to Cape Liberty Bayonne at 5:45 PM today. UPDATE TO THE POST EARLIER TODAY. The Celebrity Summit was turned around in record time today - dropping her ropes from the pier in Cape Liberty Cruise Terminal in Bayonne, NJ at about 4:50 PM. This departure was some 7 hours after arriving. In those 7 hours, 3,000+ people disembarked, their luggage was unloaded, food and supplies were on-boarded, all cabins were stripped, linens washed, beds made fresh, 3,000+ new Passengers embarked, their luggage was put onboard, fuel loaded and exterior maintenance was performed on the ship. As she left Cape Liberty, the Celebrity Summit hooked a right hand turn heading torward the Verarazano Bridge and passing the stationary Anthem of the Seas - which spent most of her day hovering between Brooklyn and Staten Island. The Celebrity Summit and Anthem of the Seas exchanged horn blows as they passed each other. Both Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean ...

Royal Carubbean's Anthem of the Seas awaiting free berth after Medical Emergency Delays ship's arrival - May 19,2019 Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas arrived in New York 1 day late after having to make an unexpected stop in Nassau in the Bahamas, The unanticipated stop was due to a medical emergency which had the ship making the stop between calls at Labadee, Haiti (Private Beach) and New Yoprk / New Jersey. The Anthem of the Seas was supposed to arrive in New York on Friday but was delayed until 10:50 PM on Saturday night. Passengers spent the night onboard alongside Cape Liberty, NJ and disembarked at 6:00 AM on Sunday (Today). The Celebrity Summit, of Celebrity Cruises, was supposed to arrive in New York at 7:00 AM Sunday but slowed down significantly from Bermuda to New York to allow the Anthem to disembark passengers first at the terminal. At approximately 9:30 AM this morning the Anthem of the Seas departed from Cape Liberty (empty) and sailed up the Hud...

This past Sunday showcased 3 ships departing from New York. Ships sailing from the Big Apple included: Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Escape - which sailed a 7 day itinerary to Bermuda from Manhattan.  Celebrity Cruise's Celebrity Summit - which sailed a 7 day itinerary to Bermuda from Cape Liberty Bayonne NJ. The Celebrity Summit just make from an extensive refit. Learn more about the Celebrity Summit Revolutionary Refit. Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 which sailed on a 7 day transatlantic crossing to Southampton England from Brooklyn. Cunard's Queen Mary 2 Departing New York. The weather did not cooperate on Sunday with heavy rain and fog, but it was still great to see a ship at each cruise terminal in the port. Check out the 2019 Cruise Schedule from the port of New York and New Jersey. ---------------------------------------------------- RETURN TO NYCRUISEINFO.com TO LEARN More about cruises world-wide check out NickCruiseCorner Blog .

Video highlighting the enhancements to the Celebrity Summit implemented during the ship's recent refit. Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Summit arrived in New York this past Sunday May 5th.  This marks the ships first arrival in the port of New York since her major refit in Freeport in the Bahamas. Celebrity Summit is ready to turn heads after completing a dramatic transformation. The ship’s revitalization is the next chapter of THE CELEBRITY REVOLUTION ,   Celebrity Cruises ’ extensive modernization effort, with more than $500-million in upgrades across the fleet. The all-new Celebrity Summit ’s revolutionary enhancements include: Completely redesigned staterooms and suites The addition of The Retreat for suite guests, with exclusive new sundeck and redesigned lounge Stunningly re-imagined restaurants, bars and lounges Fully redesigned spa and casino “ Celebrity Summit is one of the most popular ships in the Celebrity Cruises fleet and we’re excited to share the r...

Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Summit to Offer Unique Itineraries from the Port of New York & New Jersey Celebrity Cruises announces varied itineraries from New York in 2019. The Celebrity Summit will offer unique itineraries from Cape Liberty Bayonne, New Jersey. To learn more about these unique itineraries check out the details at our Website NYCruiseInfo.com Take me to NYCruiseInfo.com - Celebrity Cruises Unique Itineraries from New York / Cape Liberty NJ. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WANT MORE CRUISE NEWS BEYOND NEW YORK / NEW JERSEY Check out Nick's Cruise Corner

AIDAdiva AIDA Cruises Sails Seasonally from New York to New England Canada Hello Readers, I am trying to close some gaps on new articles that were missed and I failed to mention. This past Sunday (9/24), the Port of New York and New Jersey played host to 5 cruise ships. The attraction of fall foliage and New England / Canada cruises has ships from all over the globe congregating in New York. Many European Cruise Lines like AIDA and P&O focus on specific demographics. P&O on the British market and cruise passengers, while AIDA focuses on German cruise passengers. These ships usually spend at least overnight stay in the Big Apple to offer passengers time to explore the city. This past weekend, P&O's Aurora and AIDA's AIDAdiva were alongside as well as Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Escape, Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Summit and Cunard's Queen Mary 2. Every one of these ships sailed from New York to New England / Canada. There was at-l...

Oceania Cruises Insignia is a regular caller at the port of  New York. This weekend saw an unusual amount of cruise ship activity over a 3 day period. Here is the line up of ships this past weekend. Friday Royal Caribbean's - Adventure of the Seas - Sailing to New England and Canada. Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 - Transatlantic  Saturday Norwegian Cruise Line - Norwegian Gem - Sailing to Florida and the Bahamas. Royal Caribbean's - Anthem of the Seas - Sailing to Bermuda. Oceania Cruises - Insignia - Sailing to Newport RI and Bermuda  Sunday Both sailing to Bermuda Norwegian Cruise Line - Norwegian Escape  Celebrity Cruises - Celebrity Summit. The fall season will see more ships arriving and leaving on a regular basis with the beginning of the New England - Canada starting early September. Check out the great array of fall cruises from New York and New Jersey at www.NYCruiseInfo.com   Check Out Our Sister Sites: Nick's Cruise Corner ...

Time Square New York - This Week's Cruise Schedule From New York and New Jersey Upcoming Cruises this week from the Port of New York and New Jersey 7/27/2018 Anthem of the Seas Royal Caribbean New England & Canada 7 Cape Liberty 7/27/2018 Anthem of the Seas Royal Caribbean New England & Canada 7 Cape Liberty 7/28/2018 Norwegian Gem Norwegian Cruise Lines Florida & Bahamas 7 Manhattan 7/29/2018 Celebrity Summit Celebrity Cruises Bermuda 7 Cape Liberty 7/29/2018 Norwegian Escape Norwegian Cruise Lines Bermuda 7 Manhattan ...

Norwegian Escape - Norwegian Cruise Lines Sails for Bermuda Today (Sunday) the Norwegian Escape and Celebrity Summit departed New York / Cape Liberty, NJ destined for Bermuda. Although both ships left their pier on time, the ships appeared to be traveling at an unusually faster speed than normal. While watching the evening news, the weather person mentioned that tropical storm Chris has the potential to become a hurricane within the next day and is located off the coast of North Carolina. It appears the both ships were speeding up to get ahead of the storm and have the storm pass behind them. It was an absolutely beautiful day in New York today with a temperature of 90 degrees and low humidity and the weather conditions were ideal for a departure. Check Out Our Sister Sites: Nick's Cruise Corner Blog to Learn About World Wide Cruising NYCruiseInfo.com to Learn About Cruises From New York and New Jersey. .

Royal Caribbean's German Brand Mein Schiff Will Offer a Number of Sailings From Cape Liberty NJ Royal Caribbean's partnership with the City of Bayonne, New Jersey is becoming fruitful. The cruise line is featuring 3 departures per week on average during peak months. Royal Caribbean has both the Anthem of the Seas and the Adventure of the Seas sailing from the port to Bermuda, the Caribbean and/or the Bahamas and Private Island - Coco Cay, Bahamas. Celebrity Cruises has the Celebrity Summit sailing weekly to Bermuda. Royal Caribbean's German brand, Mein Schiff / TUI Cruises has the Mein Schiff 6 sailing a series of fall cruises from the port visiting New England / Canada and Coastal US and Bahamas. In between the cruises mentioned above some of the Bermuda or Florida / Bahamas cruises have been replaced with New England Canada Cruises, especially in the fall when the fall foliage is in peak season. There are endless cruise opportunities from port near you. Be...

Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 was one of 3 ships departing from New York and New Jersey Today Sunday was a busy day for the 3 New York Harbor Cruise Terminals each playing host to a different ship. Arriving in the wee hours of the morning, Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Escape sailed into New York Harbor to disembark and embark passengers as well as load stores for her next 7 day cruise to Bermuda. The ship docked at about 4 AM at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. Also departing for Bermuda this past Sunday was Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Summit. The Celebrity Summit docked in Cape Liberty Bayonne around 7 AM. She too disembarked / embarked passengers as well as loading food and supplies for the upcoming voyage. Finally Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 arrived at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal shortly after 7 AM. The regal ship, prepared for its upcoming transatlantic sailing. She too disembarked a full complement of passengers, as well as embarked passengers for a sp...

Bermuda - A Popular Port Visited on Cruises From New York and New Jersey. Bermuda is a great summer cruise destination easily reachable from the port of New York and New Jersey. Today Royal Caribbean offers 5 days cruises from Cape Liberty to Kings Wharf Bermuda - spending a full day in Bermuda. Celebrity Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line offer 7-day cruises from New Jersey / New York spending 3 days in Bermuda. Carnival offers an occasion cruise from New York to the pink sand island as well. There are other cruises where Bermuda is a port of call and combined with Caribbean destinations. Bermuda Tip. Travel in Bermuda can be expensive. If you can cost effectively reach Hamilton, (most ships dock in the Royal Dockyard / Kings Wharf which is a ferry or taxi ride away to Hamilton), there is a bus terminal near Hamilton where a cost effective ticket can be purchased to almost anywhere on the island. Check out bus schedules and fares since prices and routes are subject ...

Cunard's Queen Mary 2 Returned to New York For The 2018 Season In the past 7 days, the Port of New York has come alive with many ships making one time calls as well as others returning for the season. In the past 7 days we have had the following ships visit the port. May 18-20th -The Hebridean Sky of Noble Caledonia visited both Cape Liberty Bayonne and  the Manhattan Cruise Terminal using the Bayonne facility as the turn around port. The exclusive ship, debarked and embarked 114 British guest before departing the port on a New England Canada Cruise. May 18th - Royal Caribbean's Adventure of the Seas departed Cape Liberty on a day day cruise to Florida and the Bahamas. Including a stay at Royal Caribbean's private island CoCo Cay (Bahamas). May 17th - Cunard's Queen Mary 2 arrived in the port (Brooklyn Cruise Terminal) just in time to kick off her 2018 transatlantic season sailing to  Southampton England. LeHarve France and Hamburg, Germany (where the cruis...