Monday, May 18, 2015

Coral Princess Suddenly Has a Vacancy

A 31-year-old man from Maryland arrived in Juneau Saturday morning aboard Coral Princess and was planning on going on a whale watching excursion. He was traveling with his parents and his younger sister. When he came down the gangway, however, he didn’t get very far. Juneau police were waiting for him and took him into custody on charges connected to a burglary and double murder back in Maryland.

Details appeared in the May 18 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Friday, May 15, 2015

Genting Acquires a Magic Crystal

There was something of a shift of the balance of power in the industry today - especially the luxury end of it - when Genting Hong Kong completed its acquisition of Crystal Cruises from Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK). GHK which owns Star Cruises also owns a portion of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings which in turn owns Regent Seven Seas, Oceania Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line.

At the same time, there were several executive promotions announced to loftier titles/positions.

Details appeared in the May 15 edition of Cruise News Daily.

See the World

Princess Cruises has scheduled the intimate Pacific Princess on its third world cruise in 2017.

The full 111-day voyage visits 38 ports in 30 countries with five maiden calls and overnight stays in Hong Kong, Dubai and Venice.

The complete story appeared in the May 15 edition of Cruise News Daily.

When the World's Largest Cruise Ship Is in Dry Dock

Only when Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas is in dry dock can they take pictures like this one.


Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean International. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without permission.

Thursday, May 14, 2015

An Extra 95 Cents for Your Trouble

Royal Caribbean International has joined other lines who have recently increased the gratuity they automatically charge to your onboard account, and it looks like sister line Celebrity is going to do the same.

The increase is small, and when you consider how much service you get from so many people each day, the new total is very reasonable. It’s the logic for the increase, however, that the cruise line applies that always baffles us.

Details can be found in the May 14 edition of Cruise News Daily.