Tuesday, November 28, 2017

An Entertaining Opportunity

If you want to enjoy the best of the best and all of it on one cruise, you have four months to arrange your schedule.

Princess just announced the finalists in their annual Entertainer of the Year contest, and the finals when the lucky passengers will get to see all four of them perform (and vote for their choice) will be Regal Princess on March 25.

Details appeared in the November 28 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Building the “Gas Station” for Carnival's New Ships

Earlier this month we told you that Shell had been selected by Carnival to supply Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) to their next generation ships which will be based in Florida beginning in 2020. To do it, Shell is going to charter a ship from Wartsila. Now Wartsila has to have the very specialized vessel built, and that's what they announced today.

The complete story appeared in the November 28 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

The Wartsila ATB that will be chartered to Shell to supply LNG to Carnival ships in Florida
Rendering courtesy of Wartsila. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without permission. 

Monday, November 27, 2017

Other Things You'll Want to Know - November 27, 2017

CND subscribers also read about:
  • Carnival offering Faster to the Fun in Australia
  • CLIA lines may be dropping ports in Spain
  • Norwegian Gem returns
Details appeared in the November 27 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

AIDAperla Begins LNG Operation in the Med

AIDAperla has been cleared to begin regular operations on its Mediterranean program using LNG (Liquified Natural Gas). It will be cut over gradually over the next several weeks. It will be fueled with LNG in Barcelona, Marseille and Civitavecchia. Carnival is currently in discussion with officials in Palma de Mallorca to be able to fuel there also.

The complete story appeared in the November 27 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Costa Deliziosa Ready for the Caribbean

Costa Deliziosa is on its way to Florida for its annual series of Caribbean cruises. After its initial seven-night holiday cruises, The ship will then spend the rest of the winter operating longer ten-night cruises from Ft. Lauderdale.

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