Friday, July 6, 2018

Costa Smeralda Takes Shape

While we took some days off for the holiday, Meyer Turku was busy laying the keel for Costa Smeralda, which will be the first cruise ship marketed worldwide that is completely powered by clean-burning Liquified Natural Gas (LNG). The keel laying and coin ceremony took place on July 4 at Meyer's yard in Turku, Finland.

During the ceremony, commemorative coins were placed on the keel for luck in the traditional fashion. The godmother of the event was Elisabetta Moraci, a 28-year-old Second Deck Officer in the Costa fleet from Messina.

The complete story appeared n the July 6 issue of Cruise News Daily. 



Monday, July 2, 2018

Overboard with an Incredible Ending

It started out like so many stories do, with the Coast Guard saying they had been notified of a person going overboard from a cruise ship, and they were mounting a search. This time the ship was Norwegian Getaway as it was on the last leg of its voyage back to Miami on Saturday.

The complete story appeared in the July 2 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Seabourn Signs LOI for Two Ships

Seabourn is going the small-ship expedition route, and they are going to do it with a new builder. The line said this morning they signed a letter of intent with the new partnership between T Mariotti and Damen (which will be known at Mariotti Damen) to build two ultra-luxury expedition ships.

Details appeared in the July 2 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Prinsendam Leaves the Fleet

Holland America said today that Prinsendam has been sold and will leave the fleet on July 1, 2019. The buyer was the German line Phoenix Reisen.

Details appeared in the July 2 edition of Cruise News Daily

The Rewards of Philanthropy

Just in time for the fourth, Cunard wants you to help build the new Statue of Liberty museum on Liberty Island. No, you don't have to plaster any walls, but it would be helpful if you could open your wallet. Cunard has some incentives that may help you decide to do that.

The complete story appeared in the July 2 edition of Cruise News Daily.