Friday, September 11, 2015

Spreading the Love

Princess Cruises is expanding their partnership with noted chocolatier Norman Love by both offering more chocolate experiences and by expanding it to more ships. And as everyone knows, more chocolate is never a bad thing.

The new programs will roll out across the fleet in November.

The complete story appeared in the September 11 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Other Things You'll Want to Know - September 11, 2015

CND subscribers also read about:
  • The new owners of the Delta Queen trying to get it back in service - again.
  • Costa and AIDA have donated a total of 200,000 euros to charities to support people in Germany and Italy who have fled the war and persecution and are seeking safety in Europe. 
Details appeared in the September 11 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Royal Caribbean Going South

It appears Royal Caribbean will expand at Port Miami by basing at least one Oasis-class ship there and constructing a terminal to accommodate it or even larger ships, should they ever be built in the future.

Details appeared in the September 10 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Carnival Liberty on the Move

Carnival Cruise Line said this evening that Coast Guard approval had finally been received for Carnival Liberty to sail from St. Thomas following the engine room fire on Monday while the ship was in port. Carnival said the ship would depart this evening for San Juan and arrive there Friday morning.

Details appeared in the September 10 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Carnival Liberty Remaining at St. Thomas

Late Tuesday evening, Carnival Cruise Line made the decision to move forward with their alternate plan to fly Carnival Liberty passengers home from St. Thomas since the Coast Guard still had not given permission for the ship to leave.

This afternoon, Carnival did say that they plan to operate next week’s sailing as planned - at least so far.

Details appeared in the September 9 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Other Things You'll Want to Know - September 9, 2015

CND subscribers also read about:
  • Century Casinos adding to their portfolio of ships 
  • A stylish new gift for passengers aboard Silversea's expedition cruises
  • The opening of cruise season in San Diego
The complete stories appeared in the September 9 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Long may she wave

Queen Elizabeth II today became the UK’s longest reigning monarch. Guess who has been there with her the entire time. That's right, Cunard. The relationship stated when she was still Princess Elizabeth, and continues to this day. (To view the video, please make sure you don't have Facebook ads blocked.)


Cunard extends its congratulations and best wishes to Her Maje...
Today, Cunard extended its congratulations and best wishes to Her Majesty The Queen on the day she becomes our longest-reigning Monarch. We are very proud of The Queen's association with Cunard which dates back to 1934 when she attended the launch of Queen Mary. Her Majesty also attended the launch of Queen Elizabeth in 1938 and performed herself the launches and namings of Caronia (1947), Queen Elizabeth 2 (1967), Queen Mary 2 (2004) and Queen Elizabeth (2010). The Queen is the only person able to claim attendance at all three Queen Elizabeth launches and made several visits to QE2 as well as undertaken reviews that have included Cunard ships. We hope you enjoy this selection of some of our favourite royal memories.
Posted by CUNARD on Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Fire Stops Carnival Liberty at St. Thomas

Update September 9, 8:00am - Carnival Liberty remains alongside in St. Thomas this morning. Passengers will be flown home from St. Thomas beginning later today. Details will be in tonight's edition of CND.

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An engine room fire broke out aboard Carnival Liberty while it was docked at St. Thomas Monday morning. Most passengers were off the ship at the time, and all remaining passengers and nonessential crew members were evacuated  to shore.

The fire was extinguished by the ship’s CO2 and Hi-Fog fire suppression systems. There were no injuries to passengers or crew members.

The complete story appeared in the September 8 edition of Cruise News Daily.


Other Things You'll Want to Know - September 8, 2015

CND subscribers also read about:
  • A 46-year-old man who went overboard from Carnival Breeze on Monday evening and was recovered by crew members from the ship. 
  • Costa signed an agreement with Sky Italia to carry sports programming on the ship's television network while sailing in Europe and near Dubai and the Emirates. The package includes Italian and international football (a/k/a soccer) and other sports championship matches. 
Details appeared in the September 8 edition of Cruise News Daily.