Friday, September 29, 2017

Carnival Brands Ready New, Faster, Better Internet Connection

Carnival Corp this week unveiled a new internet service they are calling MedallionNet, which will soon be available aboard all their brands, and they say it “will deliver the best Wi-Fi experience in the cruise industry.”

Carnival says it will offer “exceptional speeds and bandwidth, pervasive stateroom signal strength and unprecedented service consistency.”

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

The STX Deal Is On Again

After getting cold feet, and backing out, France has again struck a deal to share ownership of STX France with Fincantieri and let the Italian shipbuilding giant run the company.

The complete story appeared in the September 29 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Other Things You'll Want to Know - September 29, 2017

CND subscribers also read about:
  • US State Department warns US citizens against travel to Cuba. 
  • Cruise lines are continuing to change itineraries in the eastern Caribbean
  • Meyer floats Mein Schiff 1
Details appeared in the September 29 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Mein Schiff 1 at Meyer Turku
Photo courtesy of TUI Cruises. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission. 

Thursday, September 28, 2017

A New Perspective on Denali

Look! Up in the trees! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a treehouse! And it's even swanky enough to be on Animal Planet's “Treehouse Masters.”

The “treehouse” (and don't think some little crate a kid hammered together up in a tree - think “house” up in a tree) was built by “Treehouse Masters” host Pete Nelson at Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge as the ultimate viewing platform to see the south face of Denali from the trees.

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

The new treehouse at Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge
Photo courtesy of Princess Cruises. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without permission. 

You Probably Already Have an OceanView Right in Your Home

An ongoing theme on Carnival's earnings calls is how the company keeps doing nontraditional things to expose people to cruising. One of those which we've told you about several times is producing television shows about cruising or what you can do in cruise ports.

Taking that one step further, Carnival has now created OceanView, a streaming service where you can watch these plus two new direct to digital series, as well as other videos about cruising.

Details appear in the September 28 edition of Cruise News Daily.