Norwegian Likes Men

Bucking centuries of tradition, Norwegian Cruise Line has chosen yet another man to christen their next ship, Norwegian Bliss. The line today said nationally-syndicated radio personality Elvis Duran will be the godfather of Norwegian Bliss.

Mr. Duran is the award-winning New York-based host of “Elvis Duran and the Morning Show,” which he's hosted since 1996.

Details appeared in the November 29 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Elvis Duran (left) and Andy Stuart

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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. 

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.