Friday, December 19, 2014

Cruise News Daily Headlines for December 19, 2014

* More “Measured Growth”
Carnival Corp today ordered two large ships from Fincantieri, one for their Carnival brand and one for the Holland America brand.

* Thinking about Cuba
President Obama’s announcement about Cuba yesterday brought a question today about Carnival’s plans for Cuba from a financial analyst on Carnival’s quarterly conference call, and CEO Arnold Donald revealed how carefully Carnival has been considering the prospect.

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Thursday, December 18, 2014

Cruise News Daily Headlines for December 18, 2014

* Celebrity Tests Overnight Calls in Caribbean
More and more cruise lines are releasing their schedules and opening their books earlier and early. You can add Celebrity Cruises to that list. They’ve just released their 2016-2017 Caribbean program.
   There seems to be a lot of creativity in the program, and there are a number of interesting elements to the itineraries.

* Carnival Goes with Super Ad on Super Bowl
Watch for it. Watch for it. Right between the Go Daddy and Budweiser commercials right after somebody calls for a timeout. It will be Carnival Corp’s first Super Bowl ad.
   It will be a 60-second ad, but nobody knows what it will be yet, because it hasn’t been decided yet.

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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Cruise News Daily Headlines for December 17, 2014

* Carnival Names a New President
Carnival Corp has chosen Christine Duffy to replace Gerry Cahill as president of the Carnival Cruise Line brand effective February 1.
   Duffy is currently the president and CEO of Cruise Lines International Assn.

* Other Things You’ll Want to Know
CND subscribers also read about a cause for Celebration ... a foreign visitor ... a government reminder ... and the new look.

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Aurora Returns from Refit in New P&O Livery

P&O's Aurora left the yard in Hamburg Tuesday in the new P&O livery following a 20-day refit. 



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Christine Duffy Named President of Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Corporation & plc., the world's largest travel and leisure company, today announced that Christine Duffy has been named president of Carnival Cruise Line, with 24 ships, making it the largest of Carnival Corporation's nine distinct cruise brands.

Duffy, currently president and CEO of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), will assume the role on Feb. 1, reporting to Arnold Donald, CEO of Carnival Corporation & plc.

"Christine is one of the most respected and dynamic leaders in the travel industry," said Donald. "She brings a wealth of experience to Carnival Cruise Line that will help the cruise line continue to deliver unmatched vacation experiences to millions of guests each year."

Duffy has more than 30 years of experience in the travel industry and started her career as a travel agent in Philadelphia at McGettigan Partners. As CEO of CLIA, the leading trade association of the cruise industry, she led many advancements including the globalization of cruise industry associations around the world to create a unified voice promoting cruising to key stakeholders from policy makers to consumers through CLIA's more than 13,000 travel agency members representing over 50,000 travel agents.

In this role, Duffy successfully engaged member cruise lines and industry stakeholders to support CLIA's expansion into new and emerging markets around the world. Before assuming her role with CLIA in 2010, she served as president and CEO of Maritz Travel, the largest corporate meeting, incentive and event companies in the world from 2004-2010.

"This is a tremendous opportunity for me to be part of a dynamic organization with a long history of innovation and industry firsts," said Duffy. "The name Carnival is truly synonymous with cruising and I look forward to joining this talented team to continue the tradition of excellence that has made Carnival Cruise Line one of the top cruise lines in the world."

Duffy serves on various travel industry boards including U.S. Travel Association (USTA), the advisory board for Starwood Hotels, and the Board of Directors for Visit Florida. In 2001, she founded Meeting Professionals International's Women's Leadership Initiative, which delivered research and programs to help women in the industry advance in their careers. She also is a member of The Committee of 200, an organization of the world's most successful women business leaders that supports, celebrates and advances women's leadership in business and works to ensure that women will continue to take on more significant and visible leadership roles.

The St. Louis Business Journal recognized her as one of the 25 Most Influential Business Women. Corporate Meetings and Incentives chose her as one of the "Top 10 Women Leaders in the Meeting Industry," and Meetings News magazine named her four separate times as one of the "25 Most Influential People in the Meetings Industry."

Source: Carnival Cruise Line

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Cruise News Daily Headlines for December 16, 2014

* Insignia and Passengers Still Waiting
Oceania’s Insignia is still sitting at the dock on St. Lucia (Castries) waiting for the authorities to complete their investigation into the cause of last Thursday’s engine room fire that killed three crew members and disabled the ship.
   Teams from the Marshall Islands (who will lead the investigation since the ship is registered there), the US National Transportation Safety Board and the US Coast Guard are all participating in the investigation.

* Other Things You’ll Want to Know
CND subscribers also read about the Conservancy having a tentative agreement to save SS United States ... congratulations on the status quo ,,, and you ought to see what they do to the people who take their robes.

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Monday, December 15, 2014

Cruise News Daily Headlines for December 15, 2014

* Things You’ll Want to Know
Today we have a collection of shorter, but interesting items our readers probably won’t want to miss.

+ Hot time on Luminosa
Last Thursday there was an electrical fire in the engine room of Costa Luminosa during its transatlantic crossing to Miami.

+ The dates are set
The first of MSC's annual baseball cruises is only weeks away.

+ All that’s missing are the Clydesdales
One British ship will carry more British beers than any other. Which one could it be?

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