Royal Caribbean's New Plan Is Full of Wind

Royal Caribbean's newest project will be in Kansas - far the ocean. Actually, passengers will never go there, but the world will benefit from it.

Royal Caribbean is going to be farming - wind farming, and over the next year or two, 62 huge wind turbines are going to sprout in the Kansas plains, financed by Royal Caribbean, and start spinning.

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

Other Things You'll Want to Know - October 12, 2018

CND subscribers also read about:

• Another hurricane moving a ship
• MSC being the latest cruise line to eliminate single-use plastics
• Food Network star Guy Fieri recently took his family on a cruise aboard Carnival Horizon. The video below shows the fun they had. 

Details appeared in the October 12 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

The Countdown Is On

It's only 60 days until MSC's new Caribbean program aboard MSC Armonia launches on December 10. The itinerary is going to be a great new seven-night western Caribbean program that includes calls at Montego Bay, Grand Cayman, Cozumel and Havana. The big pluses that give MSC a competitive edge as far as itinerary are that it is a weekly program and it features a day-and-a-half call at Havana from noontime on Saturday to late afternoon on Sunday.

MSC Armonia will sail with new features including a new 35-seat premium restaurant ($35), “Surf & Turf,” a new Havana-inspired Mojito Bar, a new pub menu (sandwiches) in the White Lion Pub along with additional beer selections, and MSC's famed gelato (made onboard in dozens of flavors) is now complimentary.

Details appeared in the October 11 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Never Wait to Break up with Your Boyfriend until You are on a Cruise

A 22-year-old New York man was arrested at the end of his September cruise and has now been indicted on one count of attempting to strangle and suffocate the woman he was dating and with whom he went on the cruise. During the last night of the cruise, she allegedly told him she wanted to end the relationship.

A violent attack then allegedly ensued in which he dragged her screaming through several parts of the ship and back to their stateroom.

The complete story appeared in the October 11 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

First Ritz-Carlton Ship Launched

The first of the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection's fleet is floating at the Hijos De J. Barreras Shipyard in Vigo (Spain) today. The first unnamed ship was launched yesterday.

Because of its small size (24,000 tons, 298 passengers), it was built on land and then slid down rails into the water after a traditional blessing.

Photos courtesy of  HJ Barreras Shipyard. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.