Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Cruise News Daily Headlines for March 11, 2014

* Norwegian’s Strong Response to Tunisian Incident
When Norwegian Jewel arrived at Tunis for its regular call on Sunday (March 9), Tunisian immigration officials told them Israeli passengers could not disembark the ship during the port call.
   Today, Norwegian Cruise Line took an equally unusual action in response. The line announced today that they have canceled all future port calls to Tunisia and will not return. 

* The Missing Option
Bermuda is about to play catch-up again under pressure from the cruise industry. They need to somehow enlarge their channel so Quantum of the Seas can get into port.

* They’ve Got the Ship and the Time - and Now the Place
Royal Caribbean has chosen Sembawang Shipyard in Singapore to perform a major refit of the 137,276-gt Voyager of the Seas.

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