Cruise News Daily Headlines for June 13, 2013

* A Special Day in the Life of Royal Princess
The christening of a cruise ship is always a special day, and there’s lots of excitement in the air, especially surrounding the godmother, but when royalty is involved, it adds an extra element of electricity and importance that everything goes off perfectly.

In this CND article we take readers with on us to today’s Royal Princess naming ceremony.


* Meanwhile on the Other Side of the Atlantic
While many eyes were focused on Princess’ celebration today in Southampton, another Carnival brand was enjoying their own Triumph. The refurbished and renewed Carnival Triumph was returning to service in Galveston.

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

Cruise News Daily Headlines for June 12, 2013

* Celebrity’s “Punishment” Continues
The suspension of Celebrity’s license to visit the national park in the Galapagos Islands continues. The line has canceled the June 16 sailing, the third such sailing to get axed.

* First Impressions
I’ve been aboard Royal Princess now for a bit more than 24 hours and my overwhelming impression is that I’ve been here before. As someone who has sailed aboard a lot of Princess ships, nothing seems all that different from other Princess ships.

That’s exactly the feeling Princess told me they were going for a couple of months ago when I toured the ship in the yard. They want regular Princess passengers to feel at home, and they can discover the new features as they encounter them, or have them incorporated so seamlessly that feel like they’ve always been part of the product. That they’ve done very, very well.

Updates from aboard Royal Princess appear on our blog at http://cnd-at-sea.blogspot.com




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

Cruise News Daily Headlines for June 11, 2013

* Bob Is Back! (Sorta)
Carnival Corp confirmed yesterday that Bob Dickinson is back working for the company. He’s not back in his old position of heading up the Carnival Cruise Line brand, but the 35-year veteran of the industry (all with Carnival) is back to see what he can do about the company’s problems in the North American market.

The company said Dickinson will be focusing on marketing strategies for Carnival and its various brands. He will be reporting directly to Carnival Corp’s vice chairman and COO Howard Frank.


* Crystal to Continue to Invest in Serenity
In November, Crystal Cruises will be investing another $17 million in the redesign of Crystal Serenity for another portion of the ship’s “extreme makeover.” This investment will bring the total spent on upgrades to this ship to $52 million over the last two years.

This work will focus on the ship’s top accommodations, the Crystal Penthouses, and the Lido deck, including the Trident Grill, Tastes restaurant, and the Lido cafe.



Updates from aboard Royal Princess appear on our blog at http://cnd-at-sea.blogspot.com


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

Royal Princess Arrives in Southampton

The weather was less than perfect for Royal Princess' maiden arrival at Southampton, but it began to clear as she entered the harbor, and the well-wishers on shore got their first glimpse of the new ship. Here's a quick peek for our readers of the glistening new ship, inside and out.

Photos and video courtesy of Princess Cruises.

Royal Princess on the Way

Royal Princess is currently sailing from the shipyard in Italy to Southampton where the inaugural activities will take place. It's scheduled to arrive on Friday morning (June 7, 2013).

Along the way the crew turned out on deck for the traditional inaugural crew photo. Do you see anyone you know?