It Will Be a Cold Day When You Sail on Silver Cloud Again

Silversea said today that Silver Cloud will leave the main fleet and become part of their expedition fleet at the end of 2017, joining Silver Explorer, Silver Discoverer, and Silver Galapagos.

Silversea said that once it’s part of the expedition fleet, Silver Cloud will spend most of its time in polar waters (both Arctic and Antarctic), but it will at times also operate expedition voyages in other parts of the world.

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

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

CND subscribers also read about:

• Celebrity Cruises adding a charge for late night room service
• The mayor of Bergen in trouble for christening a ship and then going on a free cruise. 

The complete stories appeared in the September 18 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Genting Inks Deal to Acquire Lloyd Werft

Genting Hong Kong, the parent of Crystal Cruises and Star Cruises and a stakeholder in NCLH with their various brands, is getting into the shipbuilding business. The Asian-based company said today they have struck a deal to acquire a majority share of the German shipyard, Lloyd Werft which is located at Bremerhaven.

The complete story appeared in the September 17 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Be Sure to Bring a Tissue to Wipe the Steam off Your Kindle

Who doesn’t take a book to read on their cruise? And if you’re going on a Princess cruise, the Love Boat, it should be a steamy romance, right? And since Princess is always on the cutting edge, it should be on your Kindle, not an old-fashioned book, right? That would be so 2000.

Princess will even supply the stories - for free.


Details appeared in the September 17 edition of Cruise News Dailiy.

Other Things You'll Want to Know - September 17, 2015

CND subscribers also read about:

• A Bad Girl aboard Freedom of the Seas
• One port proving their criminals are as dumb as everyone else's, but their courts are dumber. 

The complete stories appeared in the September 17 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Norwegian Bliss Is Born

The birth of Norwegian Bliss began yesterday in Papenburg at Meyer Werft when NCL president Andy Stuart pressed the button which started the plasma torch cutting the first piece of steel that will a year and a half from now become part of the hull of the 165,000-ton ship.

Details appeared in the September 16 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Shrek and Fiona Get a New Home

Not that they’re counting, but Royal Caribbean reminds us that it’s only 50 days until Anthem of the Seas arrives in New York, and RCI took the opportunity to tell us they will be adding the DreamWorks Experience to Anthem of the Seas when it reaches New York.

The complete story appeared in the September 16 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Fincantieri Lays Keel for Seabourn Encore

The next Seabourn ship is on the way. Fincantieri laid the keel today for Seabourn Encore at their Marghera yard.

The 41,700-ton vessel is a progression of the Odyssey-class built by T. Mariotti, but it will carry 600 passengers, 150 more than the Odyssey-class, and have one additional deck and expanded public spaces.

The complete story appeared in the September 15 edition of Cruise News Daily.

First They Decided What They Want to Do, and Now They Decide Who They Want to Do It

After announcing they would be adding 15 single cabins to Queen Mary 2 and 30 more Britannia Club cabins, Cunard said today they have chosen a design firm to draw up the plans.

London-based SMC Design has been appointed to lead the project.

The complete story appeared in the September 15 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Other Things You'll Want to Know - September 15, 2015

CND subscribers also read about:

• Meyer Werft setting Friday as the date for Norwegian Escapes river conveyance
• Two more Holland America ships achieved perfect scores on their unannounced  US Public Health inspections

Details appeared in the September 15 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Hamburg Cruise Days Bring People and Ships Together

A celebration that’s rather unique in the cruise industry wrapped up yesterday for another year. The city of Hamburg annually stages Cruise Days, a three-day fair where the guests of honor are cruise ships.

The complete story appeared in the September 14 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Passenger Overboard from Seabourn Quest

A 59-year-old woman went overboard from Seabourn Quest early Friday evening as it was sailing from Boston to Bar Harbor.

The complete story appeared in the September 14 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Round the World at a Special Time of Year

If you want to sail around the world, you almost have to work your calendar around sailing the first three months of the new year - except on Costa. Costa Luminosa left Italy today on a 98-day world cruise will cross three oceans and visit 39 destinations on five continents.

More than 1,000 passengers sailed from Savona (Italy) and another 260 will board Tuesday in Marseille and another 240 will join the cruise in Barcelona. The ship will sail westward around the world, returning to Savona on December 21.

Details appeared in the September 14 edition of Cruise News Daily.