Overboard from Amsterdam

A 35-year-old crew member from Holland America's Amsterdam was reported overboard Thursday evening while the ship was in Sitka Sound (Alaska).

The complete story appeared in the August 3 issue of Cruise News Daily. 

Thank Goodness for Underwear

The FBI arrested a 31-year-old man from New Jersey whom they allege took a photo up the skirt of a 13-year-old girl, and possibly others, on a cruise ship that was sailing from Bayonne to Bermuda last month.

Details appeared in the August 3 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

An Hour with Royal Caribbean

Royal Caribbean had their quarterly conference call today to discuss their earnings with financial analysts, and as usual, there were some interesting comments which weren't directly financial.

There was an important trend we spotted, as well as a couple interesting minor news items, like Royal Caribbean trademarking (literally) a new term. There were also a few just plain interesting observations by RCCL executives. 

Details appeared in the August 2 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Signed and Sealed and Making First Plans

Royal Caribbean closed on their acquisition of two-thirds stake in Silversea Cruises yesterday, making the luxury brand part of the Royal Caribbean family.

Royal Caribbean said this “fills out RCL's portfolio of cruise brands across all key market segments.”

The complete story appeared in the August 1 issue of Cruise News Daily. 

That Won't Suck

On Monday, Norwegian Cruise Holdings announced a plan to reduce the use of single-use plastics and eliminate the use of plastic straws by August 2018.

The plan applies to all 26 ships in their fleet across all three brands (Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises) and both island destinations (Great Stirrup Cay and Harvest Caye).

Details appeared in the August 1 edition of Cruise News Daily.