Quantum of the Seas Construction Update

These photos show Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas under construction at Meyer Werft in Papenburg (Germany).

The top photo was taken at the end of last week.

The photo below was taken this morning (December 16, 2013). Quantum can be seen at the rear of Meyer's covered building dock. The ship in the foreground is believed to be Anthem of the Seas.

Photos courtesy of Royal Caribbean International and Meyer Werft. May not be used or copied without permission. All rights reserved. 

Disney Magic Ready for the Holidays

Disney Cruise Line has completed decorating Disney Magic for its first holiday season since it was "re-imagined" this fall. In these photos you can see the ship's magnificent two-deck-tall Christmas tree in the atrium. (Note the gingerbread house just behind the tree.)

Photos courtesy of Disney Cruise Line. May not be copied or used without permission. All rights reserved.

Christmas Comes to Queen Elizabeth

The Christmas decorations went up on Cunard's Queen Elizabeth this week.

Queen Elizabeth's atrium is all decked out

The decorations extend into the Queen's Room as well as many other places on the ship.

Photos courtesy of Cunard Line. May not be used or copied without permission. All rights reserved.

Bacardi Bar Opens on NCL's Great Stirrup Cay

The Bacardi Bar opened on Norwegian Cruise Line's private Bahamian Island, Great Stirrup Cay, this week. The bar serves a full range of the Bacardi products, and the patio in front of it is used for various types of musical entertainment and events. As you can see in some of the photos below, it sits just above the beach and is only steps off the sand. The Great Stirrup Cay location is Bacardi's first permanent location in the Caribbean.

Photos courtesy of Norwegian Cruise Line - may not be used or copied without permission. All rights reserved.

Cruise News Daily Headlines for December 13, 2013

* There’s No Murder or Mystery, but There Is Wine
We’ve always been able to count on Norwegian Cruise Line for imagination, especially in the way of “secondary” shows that other cruise lines don’t offer.
   On some ships you can see a cabaret show with “circus style” performers balancing over your dinner table. On others you can enjoy a murder mystery with lunch. And we’ll always remember when you could attend Tony N’ Tina’s wedding with dinner in Hawaii. What clever ideas do the Norwegians have for their newest ship, Norwegian Getaway?

* Getting to the Port Made Easy
This will only be of direct interest to our readers in the UK, but the rest of us can only wait until US-based cruise lines get the idea and claim they did it first.
   Fred Olsen Cruises is offering passengers free door-to-door transfers for passengers on their longer cruises who live within 250 miles of the port.

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