The ship:
The rest (whatever you want to call it):
The result:
The VALIANT LADY moored in Le Havre
Photo: Fabien Montreuil ©
From this angle I think Aida Cosma is less hideous.
ETA – Maybe just because it’s farther away.
Move over Miami, here comes Jeddah and Jebel Ali:
Shanghai is on hold for the time being
Genting’s Dream Cruises is dead but Resort World Cruises appears:
Things are getting back to normal in the cruise industry, at least here in Aalesund.
This year 250 cruse ship calls are expected, which is close to the number in 2019.
Here is the list of Cruise ship call expected by Aalesund Port authorities for the rest of this year:
Viking Cruises’ VIKING OCTANTIS is 665 feet in length, has a beam of 77 feet and can accommodate 378 passengers. It is the largest and most modern (Built 2022) expedition ship on the Great Lakes. The VIKING OCTANTIS is seen here on her maiden Lakes’ voyage up bound on the St Clair River in the rain after docking for the day at Detroit, Michigan. The ship originally departed Toronto, Ontario and will make stops in all the Great Lakes before reaching Duluth, Minnesota.
Photo: Bert Varady Michigan USA (c)
PS> She started her cruise in Toronto, Canada, so don’t get your knickers in a twist.
Question for the Sea Lawyers;
Could the pax that board in Toronto leave in Duluth, new pax board in Duluth and leave in Toronto w/o being in conflict with US rules??
More cruise ships with X-Bow coming:
Resorts World Restarts Former Genting Cruises from Singapore:
There will be a few busy days for the Cruise Terminal in Ålesund the rest of this month;
Tomorrow, 25. May, 2022:
Rotterdam, max. 2666 pax & MSC Grandiosa, max. 6334 pax
26.May, 2022:
Queen Mary 2, max. 2618 pax & AIDAperla, max. 3286 pax
28.May, 2022:
Mein Schiff 4, max. 2500 pax, Norwegian Star, max. 2348 pax & Silver Wisper, max. 328 pax.
31.May,2022:
MSC Grandiosa is back
AIDAmar leaving Ålesund on a foggy evening, 20.May, 2022:
UPDATE:
MSC Grandiosa and Rotterdam together again;
