Other Things You'll Want to Know - March 24, 2017

CND subscribers also read about:

• Norwegian Joy leaving the Meyer yard in Papenburg
• Carnival Elation receiving another perfect score
• AIDAvita going to Lloyd Werft for a major refit

Details appeared in the March 24 edition of Cruise News Daily.

MSC Getting Flexible

MSC passengers will finally be able to choose their dining times - to an extent. Beginning with MSC Meraviglia and MSC Seaside, the line will begin offering customers a choice of Classic dining (so they can have their same table and companions and waiters each evening at either early or late seating) or Flexi Dining.

The complete story appeared in the March 23 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Search Suspended

The US Coast Guard said they suspended their search tonight at 7:31pm for the 23-year-old man who went overboard from Carnival Victory in the early morning hours Wednesday.

Details appeared in the March 23 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Overboard from Carnival Victory

The US and Cuban Coast Guards are tonight searching for a 23-year-old Florida man who fell overboard from Carnival Victory about 3am Wednesday morning when it was off the northern Coast of Cuba.

Details appeared in the March 22 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Virgin Takes First Tangible Step toward Reality

Fincantieri cut the first steel this evening for the first of Virgin Voyage's three 110,000-ton ships on order. The ceremony was held at the company's Sestri Ponente yard near Genoa.

The complete story appeared in the March 22 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

The first steel is cut for the first of three 110,000-ton vessels odered by Virgin.

This is not your typical corporate event. Virgin president and CEO Tom McAlpin (center) holds the ceremonial first cut.

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