Tag: cruise ship
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Disney Cruise Line and the Disney Cruise Ships
The Disney Cruise Line is an American cruise line owned by The Walt Disney Company. More specifically, it is owned by a division of Disney known as Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. The Disney Cruise Line was created in 1995. Read more […] -
The Cruise Ships of Norwegian Cruise Line
We recently wrote about the Norwegian Cruise Line and their “freestyle cruising” ways, but we didn’t cover the specific cruise ships that make up the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet. That’s why we decided to write this article; after all, what is a cruise line if not the fleet of ships that compose it? Read more […] -
Norwegian Cruise Line and Its “Freestyle Cruising” Philosophy
The Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), formed in 1966 under the name Norwegian Caribbean Line, is a company that operates cruise ships that have an on-board policy of “Freestyle Cruising” (explained below). Based in Miami-Dade County, Florida, half of the company is owned by Star Cruises, which is the third largest cruise line in the world (behind Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean Cruises), and the other half is owned by Apollo Management, a private equity investment firm. Read more […] -
The Cruise Ships of the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
Royal Caribbean International is a cruise line based in Miami, Florida that is owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. In total, the Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has 42 ships that are spread over five different brands. Read more […] -
How to Book a Cruise
If you’re new to cruising, you may be wondering how to go about booking a cruise. Is it hard to book a cruise? What should you expect the cruise-booking process to be like? Fortunately, booking a cruise is very easy and doesn’t require much time. Read more […] -
What Makes a Cruise Ship a Cruise Ship
A cruise ship is a cruise ship is a cruise ship, right? Well, that’s what we thought, until we started seriously considering what precisely makes one type of ship a cruise ship. What are the essential attributes of a cruise ship? If a cruise ship lacked one of these attributes, would it cease to be a cruise ship? Are there characteristics of a ship that necessarily make it a cruise ship? This is a grave ontological question, at least for those of us who take our cruises seriously, so below you’ll find a list of characteristics that ships must possess in order to be properly labeled a “cruise ship.” Read more […]