Princess Sets 2021 World Cruise

Princess has chosen the 91,627-ton Island Princess to operate their 2021 world cruise which they say will be the most destination-rich world cruise they have ever offered.

The 111-day cruise will visit 50 ports in 32 countries on six continents. It will cover 34,000 nautical miles as it completely circumnavigates the world, and it will cross the equator twice. 

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

Norwegian Maritime Authority's Finding on Viking Sky

After an intense investigation, to complete its work as quickly as possible, the Norwegian Maritime Authority has determined at this point, they believe Viking Sky's engine failure during the extremely rough weather/sea conditions on Saturday was due to low oil pressure.

The Authority found that the levels of lubricating oil were within the limits set by the manufacturer, but they were at the lower end of the limit. The rolling of the ship in the heavy seas was so extreme that as the oil moved in the tanks, the oil too rolled so much that it triggered a low oil level alarm and that triggered an automatic shutdown of the engine.

The complete story appeared in the March 27 issue of Cruise News Daily. 

Two More Ships on Order for Princess

Carnival and Fincantieri have finalized a contract for two 175,000-ton ships for their Princess brand which will be delivered in late 2023 and the spring of 2025. An MOA was signed for the ships last July.

The ships will be a next-generation design (probably indicating there will be further orders by Carnival) carrying approximately 4,300 passengers and powered by LNG.

Details appeared in the March 27 issue of Cruise News Daily.

Seems Like Old Times

Costa Cruises' headquarters are in Genoa. Of course their cruise ships always called there at the busy port in the heart of town. Then about twenty years ago, Costa built a gleaming new terminal down the coast in the nearby town of Savona and the big Costa ships moved there. But Costa's headquarters (and heart) stayed in Genoa.

Today, there was a homecoming, because Costa returned to the Port of Genoa, right in the heart of town, when the 103,000-ton Costa Fortuna returned to make its homeport there through this fall for a total of 34 calls.

The complete story appeared in the March 26 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Photos courtesy of Costa Cruises. All rights reserved may not be copied or used without express permission.

Other Things You'll Want to Know - March 26, 2019

CND subscribers also read about:

• ABB winning a contract to supply the propulsion and Azipod systems for the first cruise ship built in China which will be operated by CSSC Carnival. Delivery of the ship is scheduled for 2023.
• Royal Caribbean releasing a video that follows Spectrum of the Seas from Meyer Werft down the Ems River during its careful conveyance. (The video is below)

Details appeared in the March 26 edition of Cruise News Daily 

Video courtesy of Royal Caribbean International. All rights reserved.