Celebrity Century Now Truly a Ship without a Rudder

Work continues on Celebrity Century in the Chantier Naval de Marseille shipyard at Marseilles. The emergency drydock was necessitated by a rudder problem, and in this photo taken today, you can see that the rudders have now been removed. (Click the photo for a larger view.)

Celebrity again said the work remains on schedule to have the ship back in service for the next cruise on October 25. They again said passengers on that sailing should proceed to Barcelona, and if anything unforeseen delays the ship's arrival in Barcelona, Celebrity will provide accommodations and cover incidental expenses on land until passengers can board the ship.

Go to October 23 update

I Don't Wanna Go

Beginning with sailings departing January 1 and after, no matter what kind of offbeat hard-luck story you come up with, Carnival is going to let you reschedule your cruise (for only a small fee). Carnival Cruise Lines has joined the ranks of lines offering a "cancel for any reason" travel protection plan.

Details appeared in the October 21, 2010, edition of Cruise News Daily.

Cruise West Gets Some Cash

InnerSea Discoveries has purchased some of Cruise West's assets, but if Cruise West owes you money, you probably shouldn't get excited, nor should anyone look for the revival of the defunct cruise line.

On the other hand, if you are a past passenger of the line, you may look forward to some new brochures coming your way.


In this article, which appeared in the October 21, 2010, edition of Cruise News Daily, we look at what InnerSea Discoveries bought, and why creditors (and customers owed refunds) shouldn't expect to see any money.

The end of Ocean Village, Windstar in the garment business, Perfect score for Costa Atlantica

CND subscribers read about the end of the line for Carnival's Ocean Village brand ... another update on the repairs to Celebrity Century ... Windstar getting into the garment business ... and a perfect score for Costa Atlantica on its US sanitation test.


Details of these items appeared in the "Other Things You'll Want to Know" column in the October 21, 2010, edition of Cruise News Daily.

Celebrity Century Repairs Proceeding as Planned

Celebrity Cruises reports that Celebrity Century has moved into the drydock at the Chantier Naval de Marseille shipyard at Marseilles and is out of the water. The line says repairs are still proceeding as planned and reiterated that everything is on schedule to return the ship to service with the October 25 sailing. They again said passengers on that sailing should proceed to Barcelona, and if for some unforeseen reason the ship should not be ready on time, they will cover accommodations costs and expenses in Barcelona until passengers can board the ship. (Click the photo for a larger view.)

Go to October 22 update

This story appeared in the "Other Things You'll Want to Know" column in the October 21, 2010, edition of Cruise News Daily.