Majestic Princess Lands in Sydney

Majestic Princess arrived at Sydney for the first time on Saturday morning (their time) and became the largest ship Princess has ever operated in Australia at 143,700 tons.

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

This B-roll includes several views of Majestic Princess arriving, including a spectacular "captain's eye" view from the bridge for the pre-dawn approach and berthing at the terminal.

Delayed Turnaround

Hurricane Florence will delay the turnaround of Grandeur of the Seas at on Saturday. To avoid the storm, Royal Caribbean will hold the ship at Port Canaveral until Saturday.

It will then set out for Baltimore, now scheduled to arrive on Sunday (September 16). They will delay the sailing of Saturday's cruise until Monday (September 17) and make it into a five-night cruise. It will sail to Halifax spending the day on September 19, and returning to Baltimore on Saturday, September 22, so it will be in position for the next cruise.

Other details appeared in the September 14 issue of Cruise News Daily.

An Award-Winning Performance

Last year, you may remember, we wrote about Carnival Elation picking up the captain of a shrimp boat that was sunk during Hurricane Irma. The other man aboard the boat was lost at sea, and the captain barely made it into the lifeboat.

For their bravery and humanitarian assistance, Captain Gigliotti and the crew of Carnival Elation were recognized this week with the Cruise Line Humanitarian Assistance Award from the Association for Rescue at Sea (AFRAS), an organization whose mission is to provide worldwide support and assistance to volunteer maritime rescue services and recognize and honor extraordinary maritime rescues.

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

Rocking the Boat

Holland America added another step in their Music Walk aboard the ships when they announced today they have partnered with Rolling Stone to create the Rolling Stone Rock Room.

The Rock Room will be to classic rock what B.B. King's Blues Club is to the blues, for example, aboard the ships.

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

Other Things You'll Want to Know - September 13, 2018

CND subscribers also read about:

• NCL change the itinerary of Norwegian Escape again thanks to a change by Hurricane Florence. 
• It's not often you get something free in Alaska.
• Meyer Werft put the two parts of Spectrum of the Seas together. You can see it happen in the video below. 

Details appeared in the September 13 issue of Cruise News Daily.

A Big Dream

Yesterday, MV Werften (the chain of German shipyards owned by Genting) laid the keel for the first 204,000-ton Global-class ship for the Dream Cruises brand.

The block itself which was lowered into the dry dock was 22 meters long (72 feet), 26 meters wide (85 feet) and weights 410 tons.

With 2,500 staterooms and suites a total berth capacity of 9,500 passengers, and sized at 204,000-tons (approaching Symphony of the Seas' 228,000 tons), the ship will be the largest ever built in Germany.

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

Rendering courtesy of MV Werften. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.

Other Things You'll Want to Know - September 12, 2018

CND subscribers also read about:

• Two more Holland America ships attain perfect scores 
• Dream Cruises set expansion to destination markets outside Asia.

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

Three Storms Reroute Three Ships

Even though we have lots of storms on the map, their paths are fairly well-defined and stable, so we don't have lots of updates and changes of things we've already told you, just additions to the short list of ships cruise lines are keeping well away from the storms.

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

Norwegian Shifts Gears for the Look of Norwegian Encore

Gone are the stylized icons representing the ships' names and destinations. Gone are the tranquil pictures of marine creatures swimming in the sea. Say hello to big, bold, abstract designs that will decorate the hull of Norwegian Encore.

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

 

Rendering courtesy of Norwegian Cruise Line. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission. 

Other Things You'll Want to Know - September 11, 2018

CND subscribers also read about:

• Princess names a new commodore. It's not Lionel Richie. 
• Carnival raises prices in the Steakhouse. 
• Has Royal Caribbean selected some possible names for their next ships?

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

Commodore Giorgio Pomata

Lines Moving Ships in Response to Storms

The weather in the Caribbean has been relatively quiet until the end of last week, and there are lots of things now brewing that have already caused some changes.

Both Tropical Storm Isaac and Hurricane Florence are causing changes.

Other Things You'll Want to Know - September 10, 2018

CND subscribers also read about:

• A German pop singer went overboard from AIDAluna off the coast of Newfoundland. 
• Disney is considering expansion at Miami with two large ships and a new terminal.

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