Think Twice Before Zipping Along

To most cruise ship passengers, shore excursions that include a zipline over some scenic landscape are assumed to be an exciting but benign activity. Some of the excitement is derived from the speed involved. Some of it, from whatever the participants are skimming over the top of.

An accident last week on Roatan indicates the activity may not be so benign, and another one, not connected to a cruise line, but which got a lot of news coverage, indicates incidents may not be so unusual.

Details appeared in the July 10 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Other Things You'll Want to Know - April 17, 2018

CND subscribers also read about:

• Queen Mary 2 passengers being among the first to visit the newly opened QE2 hotel in Dubai
• Most calls continuing as scheduled at Roatan despite the damaged pier

Details appeared in the April 17 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Other Things You'll Want to Know - April 11, 2018

CND subscribers also read about:

• Your ships are now being built by someone who used to design them.
• Fender bender at Roatan
• Carnival dividend

Details appeared in the April 11 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Cruise News Daily Headlines for April 14, 2014

* The Situation on Roatan
As far as we can tell, with regards to safety on the Honduran island of Roatan, the situation hasn’t changed from last week when a crew member from Norwegian Pearl was murdered for his cell phone during a street robbery. The signals from the cruise lines and the support industry are mixed and confusing.

* There’s a New Ship in Town
The continued recovery of New Orleans’ cruise industry was evident today as Carnival again expanded capacity at the port by replacing Carnival Sunshine (on its way to Port Canaveral) with the 3,646-passenger Carnival Dream. The switch also escalates the competition among lines to have the newest and most feature-rich ship in the market.

The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.

Carnival Dream and Carnival Elation at New Orleans this afternoon

Cruise News Daily Headlines for April 9, 2014

* Is NCL Canceling a Couple Port Calls Enough?
This week Norwegian Cruise Line canceled their calls (by Norwegian Dawn and Norwegian Jewel) at Roatan after a crew member ashore from Norwegian Pearl was shot and killed on Sunday during an armed robbery in broad daylight on the street when the thief apparently only wanted the man’s cell phone.
   Information has been limited because the police in Honduras operate in secret when investigating criminal matters. Police arrested two suspects on Monday, and the country’s security minister announced it with great fanfare, but police released them late Monday when they said it was determined the two weren’t involved in the crime.
   NCL’s statement says only that their calls were canceled this week in “an abundance of caution,” but the line declines to say any more. It appears by their statement that their calls are only canceled this week, and passengers can expect to call at Roatan next week despite the rising rate of violent crimes. Since NCL will not clarify their position, they have to be taken at their word and assume only this week’s calls are canceled. 
   But is this enough for Norwegian and other cruise lines to do at this port and other ports when there is a rising crime rate? In this CND article, we discuss what we believe they should be doing.

* Other Things You’ll Want to Know
CND subscribers also read about RCCL closing the sale on the Pullmantur companies ... when it's not a cruise line, but it's paying the bills ... and Costa joining the club.

The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.

Cruise News Daily Headlines for January 16, 2014

* A Cautionary Tale
A January 2 incident on Roatan makes you think twice about getting off the ship, because a family aboard Carnival Conquest was lucky to escape uninjured.

* Other Things You’ll Want to Know
CND subscribers also read about a "forced" cruise to nowhere ... Carnival declaring a dividend ... and another tale from our cruise theater of the bizarre.

The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers