Go to Jail - Go Directly to Jail

The Italian Supreme Court this afternoon upheld the conviction and sentence of Costa Concordia Captain Francesco Schettino. He was convicted in 2015, but has been on home confinement pending his appeals. He reported to prison this afternoon to begin serving his 16-year sentence.

Schettino was in command of Costa Concordia on January 13, 2012, when it struck rocks while sailing on an unauthorized course off the coast of Tuscany and partially sank off the coast of Giglio Island. More than 4,229 people were aboard at the time. Thirty-two people died during the confused evacuation of the ship.

The complete story appeared in the May 12 edition of Cruise New Daily.

Other Things You'll Want to Know - May 12, 2017

CND subscribers also read about:

• Three crew members arrested on Island Princess.
• Cunard's Queen Victoria arrived at Fincantieri's Palermo yard for her monthlong dry dock.

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

Fall 2018 Takes Disney to New Ports

Disney Cruise Line released their fall 2018 programs today, and the itineraries will take Disney to Bermuda for the first time as well as Quebec City.

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

Other Things You'll Want to Know - May 11, 2017

CND subscribers also read about:

• Meyer Turku delivering Mein Schiff 6
• Micky Arison talking about transatlantic crossings and building Queen Mary 2

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

Everybody Loves a Good Burger - and Pizza

P&O Australia will soon debut two new casual dining experiences aboard Pacific Explorer, which will enter service in June.

The first will be a poolside grill called Luke's, and it will be serving up gourmet burgers and is the creation of Australian chef and restaurateur Luke Mangan.

The other is the result of a new partnership with popular Melbourne-based pizza chef Johnny Di Francesco. It will be called 400 Gradi, serving traditional Italian Neapolitan pizza.

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

400 Gradi aboard Pacific Explorer

Rendering courtesy of P&O Cruises Australia. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission. 

Royal Caribbean Adds More Sailings to Havana

Royal Caribbean released the Empress of the Seas schedule through the first quarter of 2019 and opened them for sale today. Why is that important? Because Empress of the Seas is operating the company's programs to Cuba and it contains 28 cruises that include overnight stays at Havana among its 58 sailings.

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

Yet another Majestic Opportunity

Majestic Princess was supposed to be dedicated to the Chinese source market year round, but it hasn't even departed Europe yet for its home port in China (Shanghai) and Princess has scheduled two more sailings this coming winter for international passengers.

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

“Like You've Never Seen Her Before”

Celebrity Constellation will be going into a two-week dry dock this Friday for routine maintenance below decks, but above decks, she's going to get some new restaurants and some wonderful new features.

Details appeared in the May 8 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Meet Stanley

When Princess' Alaska season opens next Monday, passengers sailing to the 49th state will meet someone new aboard the Princess fleet: Stanley.

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

Stanley