Records Are Made to Be Broken, Especially at Port Everglades

Preliminary figures show that for the second time this season, Port Everglades broke its own record for passengers passing through the port in a single day with 54,700 passengers last Sunday, March 13.

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

Another New Ship for Crystal

Crystal Cruises announced plans to grow again with yet another type of vessel. The luxury line said they would build a “purpose-built polar class megayacht.”

With a gross tonnage of 25,000 tons, and a length of 600 feet, Crystal says it will be “the largest and most spacious megayacht afloat.”

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

Renderings courtesy of Crystal Cruises. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without permission.

Celebrity Expands in the Galapagos

In order to expand in the Galapagos, Celebrity Cruises said today they plan to acquire the Galapagos tour operator Ocean Adventures. The deal would include the company’s two small ships and their permits to operate in the Galapagos.

The complete story appeared in the March 14 edition of Cruise News Daily.

It Was Worth the Wait

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries delivered AIDApima to AIDA on Sunday at Nagasaki.

The ship is already on the way to Hamburg.

The complete story appeared in the March 14 edition of Cruise News Daily.

AIDAprima leaving Nagasaki

Photos courtesy of AIDA Cruises. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without permission.

Other Things You'll Want to Know - March 14, 2016

CND subscribers also read about:

• A long distance medevac
• A drug smuggler gets the maximum sentence
• Drama in the port
• Details of the latest dangerous robberies of cruise passengers in Belize.

Details appeared in the March 14 edition of Cruise News Daily.