Two Cruise Ships Collide In Greece

Two cruise ships collided in Greece’s main port in Athens. No injuries were caused although there was damage to the cruise ships.
The Pullmantur cruise ship Zenith which was carrying nearly 2000 passengers onboard hit the Aegean Pearl as it was maneuvering to dock in the port.
Nobody was injured in the collision but the ships are not allowed to leave the port until all damage is assessed.
Aegean Pearl sustained minor damage but will be out of service for a week whilst it undergoes repairs.

Carnival sell out to Royal Caribbean!

No not the company, Carnival have sold their first ever new build to Royal Caribbean. Carnival Tropicale was built in 1982 at 35,000 she is capable of carrying 1,350 passenger and marked a new era in the rise of the Carnival Corporation by being the first of numerous subsequnt new builds.

With newer and larger ships being built Carnival off loaded the Carnival Tropicale to Costa Cruises, where after a $30M refit she became Costa Tropicale. This move was short lived and in 2005 Carnival moved her from Costa Cruises to the P&O Cruises Australia fleet. Renamed Pacific Star she is currently cruising in the southern hemisphere.

The deal between Royal Caribbean and Carnival is undisclosed and as of the Pacific Star, well she will be moving to Pullmantur, the Spanish cruise line purchased by Royal Caribbean in 2006. As of yet her fourth “new” name is unknown. The date of transfer is also unannounced, however it is likely to coinside with the arrival of the 70,000-ton Pacific Dawn, Australia’s first superliner, as she joins the fleet in October 2007.