Other Things You'll Want to Know - July 8, 2015

CND subscribers also read about:

• Noted maritime historian John Maxtone-Graham died Monday at his home in New York. 
• Holland America's Rotterdam made its 100th call on the city for which it was named on July 4. 

Details appeared in the July 8 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Other Things You'll Want to Know - July 7, 2015

CND subscribers also read about:

• A pier being built on the Kamchatka Peninsula sized to handle large cruise ships, which the Russian Federal Tourism Agency says they will market specifically to cruise lines with ships calling at Alaska's Aleutian Islands. 
• Fincantieri's Monfalcone yard reopened today after an Italian investigation into environmental practices with regard to waste processing at the yard. The entire yard had been idled since July 1. 

Details appeared in the July 7 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Carnival Corp Schedules Cruises from US to Cuba

Carnival Corp said today that the US government last Thursday approved their plans to operate cruise programs to Cuba with their recently-created fathom brand beginning next May. The company is now working with the Cuban government to secure their approval, which is expected in due course.

Surprisingly, the new program does not owe its existence to the new relaxation of restrictions by the Obama administration. It’s being operated under exemptions which have been available for some time allowing Americans to travel to Cuba for educational and cultural exchange purposes. The cruises therefore will be quite different from standard Caribbean cruises, and still in line with the fathom product to the Dominican Republic.

Details appeared in the July 7 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Majesty of the Seas to Remain with RCI Brand

Royal Caribbean said this morning that instead of Majesty of the Seas transferring to the company’s Pullmantur brand, it will remain with Royal Caribbean International to continue sailing short cruises.

It will get a major upgrade and then move to Port Canaveral next summer. But there’s also something in the deal for Tampa.

The complete story appeared in the July 6 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Overboard from Norwegian Sun

A 27-year-old crew member from Brazil went overboard from Norwegian Sun in Alaska on Thursday south of Douglas Island.

Details appeared in the July 6 edition of Cruise News Daily.