Genting Inks Deal to Acquire Lloyd Werft

Genting Hong Kong, the parent of Crystal Cruises and Star Cruises and a stakeholder in NCLH with their various brands, is getting into the shipbuilding business. The Asian-based company said today they have struck a deal to acquire a majority share of the German shipyard, Lloyd Werft which is located at Bremerhaven.

The complete story appeared in the September 17 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Be Sure to Bring a Tissue to Wipe the Steam off Your Kindle

Who doesn’t take a book to read on their cruise? And if you’re going on a Princess cruise, the Love Boat, it should be a steamy romance, right? And since Princess is always on the cutting edge, it should be on your Kindle, not an old-fashioned book, right? That would be so 2000.

Princess will even supply the stories - for free.


Details appeared in the September 17 edition of Cruise News Dailiy.

Other Things You'll Want to Know - September 17, 2015

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• A Bad Girl aboard Freedom of the Seas
• One port proving their criminals are as dumb as everyone else's, but their courts are dumber. 

The complete stories appeared in the September 17 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Norwegian Bliss Is Born

The birth of Norwegian Bliss began yesterday in Papenburg at Meyer Werft when NCL president Andy Stuart pressed the button which started the plasma torch cutting the first piece of steel that will a year and a half from now become part of the hull of the 165,000-ton ship.

Details appeared in the September 16 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Shrek and Fiona Get a New Home

Not that they’re counting, but Royal Caribbean reminds us that it’s only 50 days until Anthem of the Seas arrives in New York, and RCI took the opportunity to tell us they will be adding the DreamWorks Experience to Anthem of the Seas when it reaches New York.

The complete story appeared in the September 16 edition of Cruise News Daily.