You Never Know Who You'll Run Into

Francis Ford Coppola and wife Eleanor aboard QM2

Cunard has always been the line for famous people to travel on because it's one of the few that has always provided transportation - in a very elegant way. (And still does.) Famous people were always spotted aboard the Cunard Queens sailing across the Atlantic, and they still are.

The complete story appeared in the August 10 edition of Cruise News Daily.

The World Explained - While You Sail Where It's All Happening

Crystal Cruises will be expanding its Crystal Visions enrichment program to Crystal Yacht Cruises beginning in November. Passengers aboard Crystal Esprit will hear experts on global affairs while the luxurious yacht sails in the Mediterranean, the Middle East and to the Emirates.

Details appeared in the August 9 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Getting Ready for the Ship

Today was a big day for Carnival's AIDA brand. It was the first day of their venture into the Chinese market. AIDAbella will arrive in April, and their advertising campaign broke this morning in China.

The complete story appeared in the August 9 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Cat Throws Hat in Ring, to Run Campaign from Carnival Ships

In many places, there's a legal requirement that COMPLETE election results be published. It usually happens a number of days after the election when the results have been known for some time and the official results are certified, so this huge list gets published in little bitty type, broken down by precinct or something,  somewhere near the classified ads. If you seek these out, you will find that not all the votes go to the top two candidates. There are a surprising number of write-in candidates, and one of the top vote-getters in that category is usually Mickey Mouse, with Goofy usually a strong runner-up.

Carnival Cruise Line is sponsoring competition for Mickey's write-in candidacy.

The complete story appeared in the August 8 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Other Things You'll Want to Know - August 8, 2016

CND subscribers also read about:

• AIDA's farewell tour for AIDAbella when she's only going to China. 
• An unqualified German man who worked as a doctor on a cruise ship for 10 months, sentenced to three years in jail.

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