Up Periscope

Royal Caribbean launched another facet of their Come Seek marketing campaign today. The advertising is aimed at Millennials and wants show them that a cruise isn’t boring because it’s packed with lots of their type of fun, and they remind you, “This is not a cruise.”

This latest prong of the campaign is called Come Seek Live, with the “live” being live broadcasts from Anthem of the Seas and ashore (mostly ashore) via the Periscope app for sharing live video.

The complete story appeared in the November 13 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Woman Overboard from Norwegian Pearl

Another person has jumped off a cruise ship in the Caribbean. This time it was a 24-year-old woman who was a passenger aboard Norwegian Pearl. Shortly before 7pm Thursday evening, the woman was seen intentionally going overboard from a stateroom balcony.

Details appeared in the November 13 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Azamara Plans Ahead

If you’re planning a trip on Azamara Club Cruises, you usually need some time to plan and get ready. For this type of trip, most people like to do a little research. And Azamara is accommodating that need. The boutique line just opened their 2018 programs for sale.

The two ships will sail 69 voyages that call at some 228 ports in 64 countries. In the true spirit of discovery, 30 ports will be new ports of call.

Included in the programs will be a 102-day “World Journey” from Australia (in April) to England (also sold in segments). It alone calls at 61 ports in 29 countries.

Details appeared in the November 12 edition of Cruise News Daily.

New Orleans Ready to Expand

Last year, New Orleans handled more than a million cruise passengers. Buoyed by that and cruise lines now increasing capacity at the Crescent City, the Port of New Orleans is making plans to expand their cruise capacity.

In his State of the Port speech earlier this week, port president Gary LaGrange said a third cruise terminal will be completed at Poland Avenue by the end of 2017.

The complete story appeared in the November 12 edition of Cruise News Daily.

The Next Chapter

MSC Divina arrived in Miami today to begin the next chapter of MSC’s North American story. As one of the line’s newest and largest megaliners, the ship will be the next chapter in the story of MSC’s North American expansion.

While MSC Divina has been here before, it was a seasonal operation. Now the giant 139,400-ton ship is based in South Florida year round.

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

Viking Orders Two More

Fincantieri and Viking have reached a preliminary agreement to build two more 47,800-ton ships for the Viking Ocean brand. When delivered, the ships will bring the Viking Ocean fleet to six ships.

The order is subject to finalization when technical and financial conditions are agreed to. The additional ships would be delivered in mid-2018 and late-2020.

Details appeared in the November 11 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Lucky Lady

A 43-year-old American woman fell from Windstar’s Star Breeze (the former Seabourn Spirit) early Sunday morning (1:40am) while it was sailing off the coast of Italy between Elba and Giglio.

According to the harbor master at Portoferraio, Emilio Casale, where the ship docked after the incident, the woman fell from a deck about 15 meters above the water at the stern of the ship.

The complete story appeared in the November 10 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Farewell, Winter Garden - Cunard Has Something Even More Stylish in Mind

Cunard today revealed more of their plans for the upcoming spring refit of  Queen Mary 2. The Winter Garden lounge will be replaced by a new, elegant Carinthia Lounge, named for the line’s classic Carinthia ships.

The new lounge will be the place to be seen - and dine, lightly.

The complete story appeared in the November 10 edition of Cruise News Daily. A rendering of the new lounge is below.

Other Things You'll Want to Know - November 10, 2015

CND subscribers also read about:

• Royal Caribbean passengers being in the dark this afternoon at Port Everglades
• Carnival trying to provide more than 75,000 meals for the hungry in New Orleans - and a lot of pizza for the kids who help them. 

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

They Will Bend Over Backwards to Entertain you on MSC Meraviglia

MSC has partnered with Cirque du Soleil to create and perform shows aboard the four Meraviglia-class ships on which MSC is creating a state-of-the-art showroom for the productions.

The complete story appeared in the November 9 edition of Cruise News Daily.

AIDAbella Chosen for China

Carnival’s German brand, AIDA, has chosen AIDAbella to be the ship with which they enter the China market. The ship will be based in Shanghai year round beginning in the spring of 2017.

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

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

CND subscribers also read about:

• Norwegian Escape being named today at PortMiami by international music star Pitbull. 
• Carnival Corp, through their foundation, donating $75,000 to the Central Caribbean Marine institute 

The complete stories appeared in he November 9 edition of Cruise News Daily.