Meyer Lays Keel for Odyssey of the Seas - Differently

Meyer Werft laid the first block of Odyssey of the Seas today at their Rostock/Warnemunde yard, Neptun Werft. That marks the beginning of the actual construction phase of the ship which is scheduled for delivery in the fall of 2020.

The complete story appeared in the May 3 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Photo courtesy of Meyer Werft. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission. 

Other Things You'll Want to Know - May 3, 2019

CND subscribers also read about:

• Oasis of the Seas left the Cadiz yard where it was repaired after "extensive" damage it received in the Grand Bahama Shipyard accident. 
• Carnival has chosen a name for the big green waterslide that will be added to Carnival Splendor.
• Carnival Corp has been sued by the Americans who claim ownership to Cuban cruise facilities.

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

“Navigating” Your Holland America Cruise

Holland America Line has joined the club, and they now have an app for passengers to use aboard their ships to provide conveniences such as dining reservations, shore excursion reservations and free passenger-to-passenger communications. It's called Navigator.

The complete story appeared in the May 2 issue of Cruise News Daily. 

Princess Sets Caribbean and Panama Canal Programs

Looking ahead a couple of winters, Princess has released their winter 2020/2021 Caribbean and Panama Canal programs. It will bring Princess' newest and largest ships to the region.

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

Royal Caribbean Calling

Royal Caribbean held their conference call today to discuss their first quarter earnings. As usual, a couple of topics seemed to keep arising. This quarter it was Perfect Day at Coco Cay and the impact on earnings of shipyard accident involving Oasis of the Seas. There were also a couple of other interesting comments.

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