Meyer Werft advised today that there will be a further delay in delivering AIDAnova due to continued testing necessary on the LNG propulsion system.
Delivery has already been delayed once resulting in the cancellation of the series of four preview cruises that were to run from November 15 to December 2. This delay is causing the cancellation of the inaugural cruise on December 2 which was to position the ship from Hamburg to Tenerife for the winter season.
The complete story appeared in the November 16 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Remember when the phone company used to say, “It's the next best thing to being there?” Last night Royal Caribbean officially named Symphony of the Seas in Miami, and we have some video for you.
We think this is better than being there because not only don't you have to get dressed up to “attend,” you don't have to search for a parking place or deal with Miami traffic, but you have a better view than if you were there sitting in the middle of that throng. All that's missing is a glass of champagne, but if you run to the refrigerator and have a little imagination, that can of Mountain Dew can taste just as exquisite and has just as many bubbles.
The video below will show you highlights from the naming ceremony and some comments by Royal Caribbean executives and the godfamily who named the ship. The second video will take you abaord.
Beginning next fall, Windstar's Star-class ships are going be getting longer and more fuel-efficient, thanks to a $250 million Star Plus Initiative. A contract was signed with Fincantieri to do the work, and these days, Fincantieri seems to be THE place to go these days to get your ship stretched.
The complete story appeared in the November 15 issue of Cruise News Daily.
Rendering courtesy of Windstar Cruises. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.
Meyer Turku began construction of Carnival Cruise Line's new 180,00-ton XL-class of ships with the cutting of the first steel today. The ships will be Carnival's first powered by Liquified Natural Gas (LNG), and the first in North America to use the clean-burning fuel.
At the same time, Carnival revealed the ship's new hull design and the new Carnival livery which will debut on the as-yet-unnamed ship in 2020.
Details appeared in the November 15 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Photos courtesy of Carnival Cruise Line. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.
A 70-year-old woman died in an incident which began when she fell off a tender platform aboard Maasdam in the South Pacific last week.
The incident happened on day 10 of a 14-day French Polynesia cruise from Papeete, which would have been last Wednesday (November 7) at 1:30pm, when the ship was at while in Avatiu, Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands.
Details appeared in the November 14 issue of Cruise News Daily.
