Yesterday, we told you that the Zika virus is spreading quickly and several Caribbean islands have newly been added to the list, and most lines are responding to pregnant women’s concerns and assisting those who would prefer to the concerns of those who would prefer not to go to areas where mosquitos are transmitting the disease.
Today, the director general of the World Health Organization called an emergency meeting on the Zika virus, and in a separate action MSC set their policy for pregnant women who decide to avoid the area.
The complete story appeared in the January 28 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Thursday, January 28, 2016
There May Be Life in the United States
It appears that the SS United States Conservancy at last has firm plans to repurpose the classic ocean liner and a developer to do it, and it seems it will happen in New York.
The group advised news organizations of a press conference in New York on February 4. They said the announcement would reveal “an exciting future” for the ship.
This story appeared in the January 28 edition of Cruise News Daily.
The group advised news organizations of a press conference in New York on February 4. They said the announcement would reveal “an exciting future” for the ship.
This story appeared in the January 28 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Relief for Pregnant Women
No, the relief isn’t someone from the cruise line rubbing your back, but cruise lines are showing they are understanding that you may not want to go on your cruise if it is calling at a port where mosquitoes are transmitting the Zika virus.
Details appeared in the January 27 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Details appeared in the January 27 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Casting a Wider Net
Cruise lines search the world for entertainers, and if you check their websites, most will have a section where they are recruiting talent, and they will tell you where they are holding auditions. Most of the time, they are within a certain geographic range of the home office. But Carnival’s German brand AIDA is casting a wider net, because they need a lot of talent.
On an average day, AIDA has entertainers on 24 stages on 10 ships. This year they need to hire 570 entertainers of every type - singers, dancers, and specialty acts - but this number is higher than normal because they also have to staff the entertainers aboard their new flagship, AIDAprima which will enter service in April, adding three more stages to the inventory. To do this they are searching the world from Hamburg to Los Angeles - and lots of places in between.
The complete story appeared in the January 27 edition of Cruise News Daily.
On an average day, AIDA has entertainers on 24 stages on 10 ships. This year they need to hire 570 entertainers of every type - singers, dancers, and specialty acts - but this number is higher than normal because they also have to staff the entertainers aboard their new flagship, AIDAprima which will enter service in April, adding three more stages to the inventory. To do this they are searching the world from Hamburg to Los Angeles - and lots of places in between.
The complete story appeared in the January 27 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Norwegian Planning Big European Summer
Norwegian Cruise Line summer European program next year (summer 2017) is going to expand by way of the number of ships and by taking one of their newest and largest ships to the market in northern Europe.
It will be the largest European deployment in Norwegian’s history.
The complete story appeared in the January 26 edition of Cruise News Daily.
It will be the largest European deployment in Norwegian’s history.
The complete story appeared in the January 26 edition of Cruise News Daily.
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