Changes Made to Azamara Quest

Azamara Quest has returned to service after refurbishment in Singapore beginning in March. During the time in Singapore, some significant changes were made to the ship along with the normal refurbishment and freshening.

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

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• Signs Cuba may be more lucrative for cruise lines than they have been letting on
• Royal Caribbean declares quarterly dividend

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

Coco Cay's Gain Is Southampton's Loss

British trade media is reporting that Royal Caribbean has confirmed they are canceling Independence of the Seas' summer 2020 program from Southampton and will be keeping the ship in Ft. Lauderdale.

Anthem of the Seas will continue to sail as scheduled for its summer 2020 season from Southampton.

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

Overboard from Amsterdam

A 69-year-old woman went overboard from Holland America's Amsterdam early Wednesday morning as the ship was sailing from Glengarriff, Ireland (on Ireland's west coast), to Ft. Lauderdale, the last leg of its 113-day world cruise.

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

Princess Expands West Coast Programs

Princess Cruises is going to continue their dominance of the West Coast markets during the winter of 2020-21 by adding a ship, Ruby Princess, which will be homeported primarily at San Francisco to expand cruises from there. Los Angeles, Seattle and Vancouver will also see more cruises sailing from there during the season.

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

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• MSC bringing a new tapas restaurant to North America
• Eight out of ten parents say they feel guilty taking a vacation without their kids. But when their kids were surveyed, it turns out the kids don't mind at all. In fact, they kind of look forward to a little time away from Mom, as can be seen in the video below from Virgin Voyages which will be launching in 2020.

Details appeared in the May 8 edition of Cruise News Daily

Royal Caribbean Opens Perfect Day at Coco Cay

Royal Caribbean officially opened the upgrade to Coco Cay, called Perfect Day, over the weekend, but it was a bit anticlimactic because many of the attractions had been opened softly as they were completed over the past few weeks.

The upgraded facility is the first of what Royal Caribbean says will be the first of the Perfect Day Island Collection of next-level private destinations around the world, enabling the line to bring the private island concept to cruisers in other parts of the world, including Europe, Australia and Asia.

The complete story appeared in the May 7 edition of Cruise News Daily.

More Medallions

Princess Cruises has decided they will add six additional ships to Medallion Class next year, in 2020, in addition to the five they will have on the program by the end of this year.

That will bring the service to passengers sailing in the Caribbean, Alaska, Panama Canal, Europe, Australia/New Zealand, Mexico, California Coast and on the World Cruise.

Details appeared in the May 7 issue of Cruise News Daily.

Like a Trip to Florence

Costa Cruises said today their second new ship dedicated to the Chinese market will be named Costa Firenze. The 135,500-ton vessel will be a sister to Costa Venezia, which entered service on March 1.

Costa Firenze is currently under construction at Fincantieri's Marghera yard for delivery in October 2020.

The complete story appeared in the May 6 issue of Cruise News Daily. 

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• A fender bender in Vancouver that damaged Oosterdam and Nieuw Amsterdam
• Norwegian Cruise Line choosing 30 teacher-winners in their Teacher Appreciate contest
• A bookkeeper allegedly embezzles from Silversea

Details appeared in the May 6 edition of Cruise News Daily.