Royal Caribbean's New Plan Is Full of Wind

Royal Caribbean's newest project will be in Kansas - far the ocean. Actually, passengers will never go there, but the world will benefit from it.

Royal Caribbean is going to be farming - wind farming, and over the next year or two, 62 huge wind turbines are going to sprout in the Kansas plains, financed by Royal Caribbean, and start spinning.

The complete story appeared in the October 1 issue of Cruise News Daily. 

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

CND subscribers also read about:

• Another hurricane moving a ship
• MSC being the latest cruise line to eliminate single-use plastics
• Food Network star Guy Fieri recently took his family on a cruise aboard Carnival Horizon. The video below shows the fun they had. 

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

The Countdown Is On

It's only 60 days until MSC's new Caribbean program aboard MSC Armonia launches on December 10. The itinerary is going to be a great new seven-night western Caribbean program that includes calls at Montego Bay, Grand Cayman, Cozumel and Havana. The big pluses that give MSC a competitive edge as far as itinerary are that it is a weekly program and it features a day-and-a-half call at Havana from noontime on Saturday to late afternoon on Sunday.

MSC Armonia will sail with new features including a new 35-seat premium restaurant ($35), “Surf & Turf,” a new Havana-inspired Mojito Bar, a new pub menu (sandwiches) in the White Lion Pub along with additional beer selections, and MSC's famed gelato (made onboard in dozens of flavors) is now complimentary.

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

Never Wait to Break up with Your Boyfriend until You are on a Cruise

A 22-year-old New York man was arrested at the end of his September cruise and has now been indicted on one count of attempting to strangle and suffocate the woman he was dating and with whom he went on the cruise. During the last night of the cruise, she allegedly told him she wanted to end the relationship.

A violent attack then allegedly ensued in which he dragged her screaming through several parts of the ship and back to their stateroom.

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

First Ritz-Carlton Ship Launched

The first of the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection's fleet is floating at the Hijos De J. Barreras Shipyard in Vigo (Spain) today. The first unnamed ship was launched yesterday.

Because of its small size (24,000 tons, 298 passengers), it was built on land and then slid down rails into the water after a traditional blessing.

Photos courtesy of  HJ Barreras Shipyard. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.

Michael Now Messes with the East Coast

Things are getting back to normal in the western Caribbean, but Hurricane Michael is now sweeping across the US Southeast. It has now caused a tropical storm warning to go up at Charleston where Carnival Ecstasy is scheduled to turn around on Thursday.

The complete story appeared in the October 10 issue of Cruise News Daily. 

Silver Origin Work Begins

The Netherlands' De Hoop began construction already on Silversea's Silver Origin expedition vessel for the Galapagos.

The yard said they cut the first steel on Monday for what the yard will refer to as hull number 489.

Delivery is set for March 2020. 

This story appeared in the October 10 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Would You Like a Little Something to Eat?

Carnival is testing small gourmet snacks at the Alchemy Bar aboard Carnival Horizon and Carnival Vista.

Details appear in the October 10 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Michael Diverts More Ships

The main story today is again the ships that are being diverted due to Hurricane Michael. Since the storm popped up so suddenly and was moving so quickly, it didn't look like it was going cause much of a headache for the cruise industry, but it didn't move north quite as quickly as expected, and apparently, ships that were expecting to slide behind it had to hang back a little more and that's caused some more itinerary changes.

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

Other Things You'll Want to Know - October 9, 2018

CND subscribers also read about:

• AIDAnova has completed its journey down the Ems River and is ready for sea trials.
• MSC Grandiosa has opened for sale
• AIDA's second world cruise set of for its 117-day journey from Hamburg on Monday

Details appeared in the October 9 issue of Cruise News Daily. 

RCCL Orders Three Ships for Silversea Brand

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, has ordered three new ships for their Silversea brand. The company signed an MOU for two of a new Evolution class were ordered from Meyer Werft, the first of which will be delivered in 2022.

They also signed a contract with De Hoop for a 100-passenger ship that will sail in the Galapagos. It will be delivered in March 2020.

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

Lack of Water Delayed AIDAnova

AIDAnova's 7am departure from the Meyer yard in Papenburg was delayed today due to lack of water in the river. The yard waited for the next tide, about twelve hours later, and they were rewarded with deeper water, and the ship slowly backed out of the yard and through the barrier into the river.

We have a photo of the ship leaving the dock below, but by the time it was passing the barrier, it was dark already. It made relatively good time overnight and by 6:30am (still in darkness), it was at Leer.

Details appeared in the October 8 issue of Cruise News Daily. 

AIDAnova leaving Meyer Werft Monday.

Photo courtesy of Meyer Werft. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission. 

Here Comes Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael is forecast to move quickly through the western Caribbean this week. It is currently between Cozumel and Cuba and will make landfall in the Florida panhandle on Wednesday.

So far only Carnival and Norwegian have had to move ships to keep them safely away from the storm. The storm has moved so fast, that in most cases, it's just a matter of canceling a call or reordering a couple of ports, rather than rearranging an entire itinerary.

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

RCCL Orders Three New Ships for Silversea Brand

Breaking news - October 8 - 8:15am

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, has ordered three new ships for their Silversea brand.

The company signed an MOU for two of a new Evolution class that were ordered from Meyer Werft, the first of which will be delivered in 2022.

They also signed a contract with De Hoop for a 100-passenger ship that will sail in the Galapagos. It will be delivered in March 2020.

The complete story will appear in today's edition of Cruise News Daily.