What Cruise Lines and Topics Does CND's Cruiseblogger Cover?

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CND's Cruiseblogger is a cruise industry news blog that, based on its recent posts, focuses on major cruise lines and their fleet news. The coverage centers on three lines in particular—Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), Princess Cruises, and Carnival Cruise Line—and the topics skew toward new ship launches, ship refurbishments, and shipyard or delivery events rather than reviews, deals, or itinerary guides.

Cruise lines covered

The blog's recent posts carry labels that make the coverage easy to scan:

Cruise line Label used Example post
Norwegian Cruise Line NCL Norwegian Aqua announcement (Nov 2, 2023)
Princess Cruises Princess Sun Princess venue and entertainment news (Nov 1, 2023)
Carnival Cruise Line Carnival Carnival Jubilee river transit (Oct 31, 2023); Carnival Paradise return to service (Oct 30, 2023)

Ship names also appear as their own labels, such as Norwegian Aqua, Sun Princess, and Carnival Jubilee, so a reader can follow a single vessel across posts.

Topics the blog covers

The recurring themes in the recent posts are:

  • New ship launches and firsts. The Norwegian Aqua post describes it as the first of the Prima Plus class, with colorful hull art by Allison Hueman titled "Where the Sky Meets the Sea," and notes it will be the first to have the Aqua Slidecoaster, a hybrid rollercoaster and waterslide.
  • New venues and entertainment. The Sun Princess post covers the Princess Arena, which can be configured as a traditional theater or for shows in the round, and notes Princess created four new production shows for it.
  • Shipyard and delivery milestones. The Carnival Jubilee post follows the ship's trip down the Ems River from Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, to Eemshaven in the Netherlands.
  • Refurbishment and return to service. The Carnival Paradise post reports its return at Tampa after a 16-day drydock at Grand Bahama Shipyard, including a re-imagined Serenity Retreat for adults, an updated Piano Bar, and an expanded casino.

How the content is organized

Posts are dated and labeled, and each label links to related entries, so you can browse by cruise line or by ship. The blog also provides standard sharing options (email, X, Facebook, Pinterest) on each post. Images in the posts are credited to the cruise lines and marked as not to be copied or used without permission.

What to expect if you follow it

If you want fleet news—new builds, first-of-class features, drydock work, and delivery events—this blog is a reasonable fit. If you are looking for cruise reviews, pricing, itinerary planning, or comparisons between lines, the recent posts do not cover those areas. The coverage is also concentrated on NCL, Princess, and Carnival, so news about other lines is not represented in the posts shown here.