Cruise News Daily Headlines for November 26, 2014

* The Rules of the Game Are Changing
Next month Port Canaveral will open a new cruise terminal which they needed to urgently build due to two newly contracted ship coming to the port. Last week a consultant hired by the port to study their future needs reported to them that he believes the port will need to build three more cruise terminals in the next 25 years.
   Port officials feel wonderful because if you believe the consultant, cruise lines will be lined up to come to Port Canaveral.
   There are three important factors which weren’t mentioned, however. If they were considered, it may well have changed the finding that the port will need more terminals or at least tempered it.

* Other Things You’ll Want to Know
CND subscribers also read about it being that time of year again in Tampa ... and O'Sheehan's is open for business.

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The new O'Sheehan's Neighborhood Bar & Grill aboard Norwegian Gem

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Cruise News Daily Headlines for November 25, 2014

* NCLH Acquires Ocean Princess
It didn’t take NCL Holdings too long to make a capital investment in one of their recently-acquired brands. The company was revealed as the buyer of Ocean Princess which will become part of the Oceania brand in April 2016.

* Something for Everyone
Since Holland America is designing Koningsdam from the ground (water) up, it’s allowing them to put in any features they want, and the line says in designing the ship they’ve listened to their customers.
   As a result they have two big new features not currently on any other Holland America ships. Koningsdam will feature the line’s first-ever purpose-built staterooms for families and single staterooms.

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Cruise News Daily Headlines for November 24, 2014

* Passenger Overboard from Sun Princess
An 84-year-old man was reported missing from Sun Princess Tuesday morning (local time) as it was sailing between New Zealand and Sydney.
   The ship was thoroughly searched, and he was later seen on CCTV video going overboard Monday evening at 8:40pm.

* Other Things You’ll Want to Know
CND subscribers also read about a change of mind in Venice ... and RCI doubling down on Tampa.

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Vision of the Seas at Port Tampa Bay