Stopping for Gas

Carnival's new Mardi Gras made its first port call today as it makes its way from the shipyard in Finland to its new home port of Port Canaveral. It is calling at Rotterdam today and tomorrow for fueling. Mardi Gras is powered by Liquified Natural Gas, which not only has limited availability, but requires a specialized fueling process.  

The complete story appeared in the December 22, 2020, edition of Cruise News Daily. 

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Carnival Again Has a Mardi Gras

Today Carnival Cruise Line took delivery of Mardi Gras, named after their first ship, at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland. The 180,000-ton ship is almost seven times the size of the original Mardi Gras acquired in 1972. 

The complete story appeared in the December 18, 2020 edition of Cruise News Daily.

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Another New Ship Floating

On Saturday (November 28, 2020), Meyer Werft floated out Royal Caribbean's new Odyssey of the Seas at their Papenburg (Germany) yard. 

The complete story appeared in the November 30 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

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Build They Must

Chantiers de l'Atlantique laid the keel today for Celebrity Beyond at their yard in Saint-Nazaire (France). 

Subscribers read the complete story in today's edition of Cruise News Daily. 

 

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Still Out There

Even though there are no passengers aboard Carnival Ecstasy, the ship and a small crew are still standing by while the ship is anchored offshore in the Bahamas awaiting a return to service. That crew came to the rescue Tuesday when they heard a Mayday call from a private yacht about four nautical miles away. A crew member had been injured and needed medical assistance. Carnival Ecstasy sailed to the location in rough seas and took the man aboard with the ship's medical team treating him while they waited for a US Coast Guard helicopter to come and medevac him to a shoreside medical facility. 

The complete story appeared in the November 18 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

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