Showing posts with label Key West. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Key West. Show all posts

Friday, December 7, 2018

Other Things You'll Want to Know - December 7, 2018

CND subscribers also read about:
  • Silver Spirit damaging the dock at Key West
  • Carnival giving back to young dancers in Davie
Details appeared in the December 7 issue of Cruise News Daily. 

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Changes in San Juan & Havana Operations

From news reports, it appears the entire island of Puerto Rico has sustained substantial damage, with serious damage in San Juan, including to the infrastructure. Of particular concern is the island's lack of electricity, which some estimates say will be months before it's fully restored.

San Juan was removed from ships' itineraries this week since Maria was bearing down on the islands during the first part of the week, but now that it's past, cruise lines have begun to decide what to do about the ships that are based there and due to turn around this weekend.

Details appeared in the September 21 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Key West Numbers Falling

Key West is starting to feel the results of a decision they made a couple of years ago. Passenger numbers at the port are falling. They are down almost 7% in the last fiscal year.

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

Monday, November 18, 2013

Cruise News Daily Headlines for November 18, 2013

* Full Circle
Carnival Sunshine was christened yesterday in New Orleans and left this afternoon on its first cruise from its new home port.

Of course it was a media event, so there is lots of coverage, both printed and video. It’s virtually all about the “new” ship, but there was a more interesting story in New Orleans. More

* They Aren’t Getting It
Last month, voters in Key West defeated a measure on the ballot that decided whether or not to move forward studying a project that would widen and deepen the channel into the port. Without the enlargement, cruise ships of today’s average size cannot get into port.

The measure was defeated, but new comments from those opposed seem to show some flaws in their logic.

The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Cruise News Daily Headlines for October 1, 2013

* Key West Votes “No” on Cruise Ships
Key West voters today voted not to ask the Army Corps of Engineers to do a study on widening the ship channel into the city’s port.

That will eventually limit the port’s ability to receive most cruise ships operating in the Caribbean market.


* Costa Has New Winter Gulf Program
This winter Costa will be sailing a new Emirates itinerary with a newly refurbished ship. The ship will also be new to Costa. That ship is currently sailing as Iberocruceros’ Grand Mistral.

Costa neoRiviera in Costa livery


The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.

Rendering courtesy of Costa Crociere

Monday, August 26, 2013

Cruise News Daily Headlines for August 26, 2013

* This Comes up Every Couple of Years
Key West has realized that its cruise industry is disappearing, and the local tourism industry is about to make another run at trying save it - and getting someone else to pay for it.


* New Man at the Top
MSC Cruises will have a new CEO on September 3. The line has hired Gianni Onorato to fill that position. He was most recently president of Carnival’s Costa brand. He left that position in June. More


The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.