The complete story appeared in the August 16 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
This Summer's “Coolest” Cruise Just Departed
After more than three years of planning and preparation, Crystal Serenity sailed from Seward, Alaska, today on its 32-day voyage to New York via the Northwest Passage, around Alaska and its north shore and along Canada's frigid northern coast. With almost a thousand passengers aboard, they will certainly have a unique adventure to look back on the rest of their lives.
Time for Another One
Meyer Werft is planning to float out Genting Dream from their giant indoor building dock on Saturday (August 20).
This will be the second ship they are completing this year.
The process is scheduled to begin at 8:00am, local time in Germany (2:00am Eastern time in the US).
Once the ship is docked at the finishing dock on Saturday afternoon, the stack will be attached. On Sunday, there will be thruster tests and lifeboat launching. During the following weeks, the ship's interior will be completed. A mid-September river conveyance is planned. The exact date will be chosen late.
The 151,300-gross ton ship will be the first ship in the Dream Cruises fleet, and it will be based in China.
Weather could, of course, alter Saturday's schedule. Meyer will webcast the event on their website at www.meyerwerft.de
This will be the second ship they are completing this year.
The process is scheduled to begin at 8:00am, local time in Germany (2:00am Eastern time in the US).
Once the ship is docked at the finishing dock on Saturday afternoon, the stack will be attached. On Sunday, there will be thruster tests and lifeboat launching. During the following weeks, the ship's interior will be completed. A mid-September river conveyance is planned. The exact date will be chosen late.
The 151,300-gross ton ship will be the first ship in the Dream Cruises fleet, and it will be based in China.
Weather could, of course, alter Saturday's schedule. Meyer will webcast the event on their website at www.meyerwerft.de
This article appeared in the August 16 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Monday, August 15, 2016
Overboard with a Different Ending
A 31-year-old Chinese woman fell overboard from Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas last Wednesday evening (August 10) about 9pm while it was traveling from Japan back to its home port of Shanghai.
The unusual ending to this story is that she was rescued by another ship about 38 hours later.
The unusual ending to this story is that she was rescued by another ship about 38 hours later.
Details appeared in the August 15 edition of Cruise News Daily.
More Fun for Baltimore
Carnival Cruise Line has extended their contract to continue sailing from the Port of Baltimore through December 2018 with three one-year options. The service will continue to be with Carnival Pride.
Details appeared in the August 15 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Maybe the Dog Had a Cold
The mother of US Olympic volleyball player Carli Lloyd flew into Rio, dropped off her suitcase at Norwegian Getaway where she was staying (the ship is docked in Rio for use as a hotel by US team members and guests), and thanks to delayed flights, had to rush right to the stadium to see her daughter play.
A bomb-sniffing dog alerted on Cindy Lloyd's suitcase before it was put aboard the ship, so as a safety measure, it was blown up (the suitcase, not the dog).
The complete story appeared in the August 15 edition of Cruise News Daily.
A bomb-sniffing dog alerted on Cindy Lloyd's suitcase before it was put aboard the ship, so as a safety measure, it was blown up (the suitcase, not the dog).
The complete story appeared in the August 15 edition of Cruise News Daily.
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