* The Cities Not Listed
When Carnival Cruise Lines announced a number of deployment changes yesterday for Florida homeports, a couple of ships were added to the list of those to be based in Florida. Focusing on the new itineraries, they didn’t mention ships replacing them in the northern ports where those ships are currently homeported.
Those cities - Baltimore, Norfolk, Boston - and ports where they call on those itineraries noticed it and realized those programs aren’t being replaced.
* Other Things You’ll Want to Know
CND subscribers also read about an update on Zenith ... and Grandeur to return
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Friday, June 28, 2013
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Cruise News Daily Headlines for June 27, 2013
* Spreading Around the Sunshine
Carnival announced several deployment changes today for their Florida-based ships. As they are moved around, naturally that affects things elsewhere. The difference in ship types brings different features - and different capacity - to other ports.
* Cruise Terminal Dream Sinks at Savannah
Savannah’s city council today voted unanimously to not move forward with the next step of a study to determine where and how to build a cruise terminal in the city.
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Carnival announced several deployment changes today for their Florida-based ships. As they are moved around, naturally that affects things elsewhere. The difference in ship types brings different features - and different capacity - to other ports.
* Cruise Terminal Dream Sinks at Savannah
Savannah’s city council today voted unanimously to not move forward with the next step of a study to determine where and how to build a cruise terminal in the city.
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Cruise News Daily Headlines for June 26, 2013
* Beer: The New Wine
Artisan beer has become the new wine. Enthusiasts savor a favorite brew just as a wine lover enjoys a particular vintage. They anticipate trying new ones just as a wine enthusiast goes to a wine tasting.
Because Crystal Cruises knows their customers like to be at the forefront of trends - and they have refined palates - Crystal’s European cruises this summer will feature a new Connoisseur’s beer menu.
* Other Things You’ll Want to Know
CND subscribers also read about remembering her first ... and double medevac.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
Artisan beer has become the new wine. Enthusiasts savor a favorite brew just as a wine lover enjoys a particular vintage. They anticipate trying new ones just as a wine enthusiast goes to a wine tasting.
Because Crystal Cruises knows their customers like to be at the forefront of trends - and they have refined palates - Crystal’s European cruises this summer will feature a new Connoisseur’s beer menu.
* Other Things You’ll Want to Know
CND subscribers also read about remembering her first ... and double medevac.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
Update on Zenith Fire
Royal Caribbean's Spanish brand, Pullmantur, reports that m/v Zenith safely docked in Marghera, Italy (near Venice) yesterday (June 25) and as of 7:08am this morning (June 26, local time in Madrid) all 1,672 passengers have been repatriated to Spain when the last of the charter flights from Italy landed in Madrid.
Zenith experienced an engine room fire on June 25 at 3:48am while in the Lagoon of Venice. The ship initially anchored 17 nautical miles south of Venice Harbor. The line said the fire was quickly extinguished, but as a precaution passengers and crew members were mustered on open decks. One engine was disabled, and the vessel was towed to Marghera.
In addition to the cruise line, Pullmantur also operates charter air packages to resorts in various locales in Europe and the Caribbean with a fleet of their own charter aircraft. The company immediately sent six of their aircraft to Venice to return passengers to Spain when the ship arrived at Marghera. Pullmantur CEO Gonzalo Chico Barbier traveled to Marghera to personally meet with passengers and crew and offer his support. A special Passenger Service Team was also dispatched from Spain to assist passengers with any needs they had.
Pullmantur said they will begin issuing full refunds to passengers on June 27. The company will also refund all passengers' travel costs. Passengers will also receive a 25% discount on a future cruise.
The company is still assessing damage and repair possibilities. The ship is currently in the Port of Marghera where Fincantieri has a shipyard.
Zenith was on a Mediterranean itinerary, sailing from Ravenna to Venice, when the incident occurred.
The 47,000-gross ton Zenith was originally constructed for Celebrity Cruises in 1992. It was transferred to the Pullmantur brand in 2007, and it is scheduled to be transferred next year to RCCL’s French brand, CDF. All of the brands are owned by Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
Zenith experienced an engine room fire on June 25 at 3:48am while in the Lagoon of Venice. The ship initially anchored 17 nautical miles south of Venice Harbor. The line said the fire was quickly extinguished, but as a precaution passengers and crew members were mustered on open decks. One engine was disabled, and the vessel was towed to Marghera.
In addition to the cruise line, Pullmantur also operates charter air packages to resorts in various locales in Europe and the Caribbean with a fleet of their own charter aircraft. The company immediately sent six of their aircraft to Venice to return passengers to Spain when the ship arrived at Marghera. Pullmantur CEO Gonzalo Chico Barbier traveled to Marghera to personally meet with passengers and crew and offer his support. A special Passenger Service Team was also dispatched from Spain to assist passengers with any needs they had.
Pullmantur said they will begin issuing full refunds to passengers on June 27. The company will also refund all passengers' travel costs. Passengers will also receive a 25% discount on a future cruise.
The company is still assessing damage and repair possibilities. The ship is currently in the Port of Marghera where Fincantieri has a shipyard.
Zenith was on a Mediterranean itinerary, sailing from Ravenna to Venice, when the incident occurred.
The 47,000-gross ton Zenith was originally constructed for Celebrity Cruises in 1992. It was transferred to the Pullmantur brand in 2007, and it is scheduled to be transferred next year to RCCL’s French brand, CDF. All of the brands are owned by Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Cruise News Daily Headlines for June 25, 2013
* The Top of the News from Carnival
During today’s conference call for financial analysts to discuss Carnival’s second quarter earnings, there were two big topics of conversation.
One was that the company was splitting the roles of CEO and Chairman of the Board, and the other was about the rebuilding of the Carnival brand’s image. There were also a couple of other interesting comments that almost slipped by under the radar.
* Zenith Disabled by Fire
An engine fire early Tuesday morning partially disabled Zenith in the Venice lagoon. Reports say the fire was extinguished quickly, but it will cause an early end to the cruise. No passengers or crew members were injured.
The ship is operated by Royal Caribbean’s Spanish brand, Pullmantur, and they are in the process of arranging flights to repatriate all passengers.
Update on Zenith Fire - 06/26/13
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
During today’s conference call for financial analysts to discuss Carnival’s second quarter earnings, there were two big topics of conversation.
One was that the company was splitting the roles of CEO and Chairman of the Board, and the other was about the rebuilding of the Carnival brand’s image. There were also a couple of other interesting comments that almost slipped by under the radar.
* Zenith Disabled by Fire
An engine fire early Tuesday morning partially disabled Zenith in the Venice lagoon. Reports say the fire was extinguished quickly, but it will cause an early end to the cruise. No passengers or crew members were injured.
The ship is operated by Royal Caribbean’s Spanish brand, Pullmantur, and they are in the process of arranging flights to repatriate all passengers.
Update on Zenith Fire - 06/26/13
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
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