Not for Everyone

There’s a special cruise sailing from Amsterdam this Sunday. An exclusive one aboard Costa Fortuna. Who’s it for? Costa’s best customers.

Costa Fortuna is leaving on a 10-day cruise to the Norwegian Fjords, and aboard every passenger will already be a member of Costa Club, the line’s past passenger program. If you aren’t, there was no use trying to book this special sailing.

The complete story appeared in the August 21 edition of Cruise News Daily.

MSC to Make First Call in China

MSC Lirica will be the last of class to undergo the lengthening process, but once it has, MSC has big plans for it. MSC Lirica will operate the line’s world cruise from Rio de Janeiro to Shanghai via Europe, making the company’s first call in China.

Details appeared in the August 21 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Narrowing the Gap

It’s always been a trade-off for the cruiser between having the cruise line book your flights or doing it yourself and having complete control over your flights. The trade-off was that if the cruise line booked it, there was more flexibility if you needed to change or cancel your trip, and the cruise line could handle things completely in the instances where there was some sort of schedule irregularity.

Holland America has enhanced their Flight Ease program and the computer functionality that goes with it so that the gap will be narrowed.

The complete story appeared in August 20 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Passenger Overboard from Carnival Glory

Shortly after Carnival Glory sailed from Roatan Wednesday, passengers reported seeing a 65-year-old woman going overboard.

Details appeared in the August 20 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Promotion begins for Harmony of the Seas

The promotion is beginning for Royal Caribbean's third Oasis-class ship (and the first of the next generation), Harmony of the Seas. This video begins to introduce some of its new features which are a progression of the Quantum-class ships. The ship debuts in Europe in May 2016.

Crystal Esprit Takes the Crystal Experience to the Next Level

Crystal has opened their new yacht program for sale, and it’s obvious Crystal Esprit is going to take the luxury of Crystal Cruises one step further.

The initial program on December 23 is also taking Crystal passengers places Crystal hasn’t taken them before.

The complete story appeared in the August 19 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Other Things You'll Want to Know - August 19, 2015

CND subscribers also read about:

• Costa canceling all calls in Turkey through the end of the 2015 season. 
• Most passengers (and criminals) not realizing how frequently returning passengers are arrested on routine matters.

Details appeared in the August 19 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Harmony’s Top Deck Is only the Starting Place for Wet Fun

Top deck water parks on cruise ships have now been around for a while. Lines keep putting them on new ships (and refurbished ships), and like with so many elements of the cruise, it’s a case of one-upmanship.

Within the water park, the current battlefront for the one-upmanship between lines is in the water slides. Who can have the most breathtaking or the biggest feature?

Royal Caribbean just revealed their water park plans for Harmony of the Seas, the third Oasis-class ship (but a new generation), which will debut next May. And from the looks of their water slides, Royal Caribbean came to play.

The complete story appeared in the August 18 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Other Things You'll Want to Know - August 18, 2015

CND subscribers also read about:

• Princess choosing the name "Share" for Curtis Stone's new restaurants aboard the line's ships, and they will have a comfortable, family-style atmosphere. The first will debut on Ruby Princess and Emerald Princess in December. 
• CruisingExcursions.com has added a collection of foodie themed excursions. 

Details appeared in the August 18 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Norwegian Escape Floats Out

Norwegian’s first Breakaway-Plus ship, Norwegian Escape, floated out of Meyer’s covered building dock early Saturday morning letting the world get their first good look at the larger ship and the Guy Harvey hull art.

Details appeared in the August 17 edition of Cruise News Daily.



Video courtesy of Meyer Werft. All rights reserved.