Details appeared in the January 25 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Showing posts with label Oceania. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oceania. Show all posts
Friday, January 25, 2019
Insignia Fails
The Centers for Disease Control released a report this week of Oceania Insignia's latest public health inspection as part of the Vessel Sanitation Program, and the ship scored a failing grade of 80 points (out of 100). A score of 86 is considered passing.
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
NCLH Orders Two Ships for Oceania
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings ordered two of a new generation of ships they have named Allura-class, for their Oceania brand today from Fincantieri.
The ships are scheduled for delivery in 2022 and 2025. They are similar in size to the line's newest ships, Riviera and Marina, which were also delivered by Fincantieri from their Sestri Ponente yard in 2012 and 2011.
The complete story appeared in the January 8 edition of Cruise News Daily.
The ships are scheduled for delivery in 2022 and 2025. They are similar in size to the line's newest ships, Riviera and Marina, which were also delivered by Fincantieri from their Sestri Ponente yard in 2012 and 2011.
The complete story appeared in the January 8 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Nautica Breaks Lines and Pushed from Dock
Oceania Cruises' Nautica was docked at Greenock (Scotland) yesterday (Wednesday) when winds in excess of 90mph broke the mooring lines and pushed the ship away from the dock.
Details appeared in the September 20 issue of Cruise News Daily.
Monday, August 13, 2018
Next!
Oceania's four Regatta-class ships are about to get a completely new look. It will be part of a $100 million transformation called OceaniaNEXT, which the line says is the NEXT chapter in the Oceania story.
Fans needn't worry, though. The designers, Miami's Studio DADO, spent time aboard the ships talking to regular customers. “The guests we spoke with kept telling us how dearly they loved the ships,” said Yohandel Ruiz, founding partner of Studio DADO, “so it was important that we kept the intimacy and warmth in the redesign. What we landed on provides a modern and airy atmosphere, similar to what you would find in an elegant estate home."
Fans needn't worry, though. The designers, Miami's Studio DADO, spent time aboard the ships talking to regular customers. “The guests we spoke with kept telling us how dearly they loved the ships,” said Yohandel Ruiz, founding partner of Studio DADO, “so it was important that we kept the intimacy and warmth in the redesign. What we landed on provides a modern and airy atmosphere, similar to what you would find in an elegant estate home."
The complete story appeared in the August 13 edition of Cruise News Daily.
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| Grand staircase on Regatta-class |
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| Grand Hall |
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| Main restaurant |
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| Concierge Veranda Stateroom |
Renderings courtesy of Oceania Cruises. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
That Won't Suck
On Monday, Norwegian Cruise Holdings announced a plan to reduce the use of single-use plastics and eliminate the use of plastic straws by August 2018.
The plan applies to all 26 ships in their fleet across all three brands (Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises) and both island destinations (Great Stirrup Cay and Harvest Caye).
The plan applies to all 26 ships in their fleet across all three brands (Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises) and both island destinations (Great Stirrup Cay and Harvest Caye).
Details appeared in the August 1 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
It's Not Us, It's Them
The latest Carnival brand to realize that customers just aren't comfortable going to Turkey is Princess Cruises.
But before there was Cunard and P&O, and before Holland America, there was Norwegian Cruise Line, but we just didn't know it.
But before there was Cunard and P&O, and before Holland America, there was Norwegian Cruise Line, but we just didn't know it.
The complete story appeared in the December 13 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Cuba as a Port of Call
Until now, most of the talk about cruising to Cuba has been about cruising to Cuba: Taking a cruise that goes to Cuba and seeing Cuba. The assumption has been that once you see Cuba you come home. The single option that has been out there so far, Fathom, has sailed from Miami to three Cuban ports and then returned to Miami.
Yesterday, Oceania's program was one of several approved by the Cuban government, and today they detailed it publicly and opened it for sale. Oceania is the first US-based line to treat Cuba as simply a port of call like they do any other Caribbean port.
Yesterday, Oceania's program was one of several approved by the Cuban government, and today they detailed it publicly and opened it for sale. Oceania is the first US-based line to treat Cuba as simply a port of call like they do any other Caribbean port.
Details appeared in the December 8 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Everybody to Cuba
This morning, the government in Cuba approved programs to the island by three NCLH brands and two RCCL brands.
Even though these limited programs are the beginning of changing the game in the Caribbean, Cuba didn't fling the doors wide open, and the US rules are still in place.
Updated 3:48pm
Both Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings announced this afternoon they have received approval from the Cuban government to begin cruises to the country from the US.
NCLH says their Oceania brand will be the first to call on Cuba with Marina on March 7. Seven Seas Mariner of their Regent band will be next with two cruises in April 2017. Norwegian Sky will follow up with a selection of four-day cruises that will overnight in Havana in May.
RCCL said their Royal Caribbean International and Azamara Club Cruises brands will operate cruises from Florida to Cuba. The company said details will be announced soon.
The cruise itineraries will comply with U.S. Department of Treasury rules that permit travel companies to transport approved travelers to Cuba to engage in people-to-people activities as defined by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Even though these limited programs are the beginning of changing the game in the Caribbean, Cuba didn't fling the doors wide open, and the US rules are still in place.
The complete story appeared in the December 7 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Updated 3:48pm
Both Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings announced this afternoon they have received approval from the Cuban government to begin cruises to the country from the US.
NCLH says their Oceania brand will be the first to call on Cuba with Marina on March 7. Seven Seas Mariner of their Regent band will be next with two cruises in April 2017. Norwegian Sky will follow up with a selection of four-day cruises that will overnight in Havana in May.
RCCL said their Royal Caribbean International and Azamara Club Cruises brands will operate cruises from Florida to Cuba. The company said details will be announced soon.
Details will appear in today's edition of Cruise News Daily.
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Other Things You'll Want to Know - May 5, 2016
CND subscribers also read about:
Photo courtesy of AIDA Cruises. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.
- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings signing a new contract with EMC to quadruple the bandwidth they provide to passengers for internet service. The new lightning-fast service will be available on all three of the company's brands by July.
- AIDAprima will be christened in Hamburg on Saturday night with coverage provided on the internet. It will be christened with a 12-liter bottle of Moet & Chandon's finest. A photo is below.
Details appeared in the May 5 edition of Cruise News Daily
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| Champagne at the ready for Saturday's christening of AIDAprima |
Photo courtesy of AIDA Cruises. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
An Oceania Homecoming
Godmother Claudine Pepin christened Oceania’s newest ship to join the fleet, Sirena, with a bottle of Moet & Chandon's finest champagne. The event took place at the Port of Barcelona this evening.
Claudine Pepin is the daughter of Master Chef Jacques Pepin, who is Oceania’s Executive Culinary Director.
The complete story appeared in the April 27 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Claudine Pepin is the daughter of Master Chef Jacques Pepin, who is Oceania’s Executive Culinary Director.
The complete story appeared in the April 27 edition of Cruise News Daily.
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| Christening Oceania's Sirena |
Photo courtesy of Oceania Cruises. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.
Friday, January 22, 2016
Will the Last Line to Leave Turkey Please Turn Out the Lights?
The brands of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings - Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas - said today they were suspending all calls at Turkey through 2016.
The complete story appeared in the January 22 edition of Cruise News Daily.
The complete story appeared in the January 22 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Looking to the Future with NCLH
Yesterday’s conference call to discuss NCL Holdings’ second quarter earnings with financial analysts gave us a glimpse of the company’s plans for the future and, if you put it all together, perhaps a peek into their thought process, perhaps a bit more than they intended.
The complete story appeared in the August 5 edition of Cruise News Daily.
The complete story appeared in the August 5 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
9-Week Dry Dock Necessary to Repair Oceania's Insignia
Oceania says a nine-week dry dock will be necessary to repair the damage to Insignia from the December 11 fire.
The ship is now in San Juan where the work will be done. The time out of service will necessitate a major change to the ship's round-the-world cruise scheduled to begin from Miami on January 10. It will now begin in Singapore on March 22, 2015. It will continue from there on the balance of the original schedule.
Various options are being offered to passengers. Complete details will be in today's edition of Cruise News Daily.
The ship is now in San Juan where the work will be done. The time out of service will necessitate a major change to the ship's round-the-world cruise scheduled to begin from Miami on January 10. It will now begin in Singapore on March 22, 2015. It will continue from there on the balance of the original schedule.
Various options are being offered to passengers. Complete details will be in today's edition of Cruise News Daily.
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Cruise News Daily Headlines for December 16, 2014
* Insignia and Passengers Still Waiting
Oceania’s Insignia is still sitting at the dock on St. Lucia (Castries) waiting for the authorities to complete their investigation into the cause of last Thursday’s engine room fire that killed three crew members and disabled the ship.
Teams from the Marshall Islands (who will lead the investigation since the ship is registered there), the US National Transportation Safety Board and the US Coast Guard are all participating in the investigation.
* Other Things You’ll Want to Know
CND subscribers also read about the Conservancy having a tentative agreement to save SS United States ... congratulations on the status quo ,,, and you ought to see what they do to the people who take their robes.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
Oceania’s Insignia is still sitting at the dock on St. Lucia (Castries) waiting for the authorities to complete their investigation into the cause of last Thursday’s engine room fire that killed three crew members and disabled the ship.
Teams from the Marshall Islands (who will lead the investigation since the ship is registered there), the US National Transportation Safety Board and the US Coast Guard are all participating in the investigation.
* Other Things You’ll Want to Know
CND subscribers also read about the Conservancy having a tentative agreement to save SS United States ... congratulations on the status quo ,,, and you ought to see what they do to the people who take their robes.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
Friday, December 12, 2014
Cruise News Daily Headlines for December 12, 2014
* Carnival Schedules Amber Cove Calls
In less than a year, ships will begin to call at Carnival’s newest Caribbean port, Amber Cove, on the Dominican Republic’s north shore.
Yes, the port will follow the “formula” of the other ports Carnival has built - but that doesn’t mean it’s coming out of a cookie-cutter.
* Insignia Update
Oceania has sent a technical team to St. Lucia to assess damage to Insignia from yesterday’s fire. While they don’t yet have a full assessment, Oceania has decided to cancel the next sailing on December 17.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
In less than a year, ships will begin to call at Carnival’s newest Caribbean port, Amber Cove, on the Dominican Republic’s north shore.
Yes, the port will follow the “formula” of the other ports Carnival has built - but that doesn’t mean it’s coming out of a cookie-cutter.
* Insignia Update
Oceania has sent a technical team to St. Lucia to assess damage to Insignia from yesterday’s fire. While they don’t yet have a full assessment, Oceania has decided to cancel the next sailing on December 17.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
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| Amber Cove |
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Cruise News Daily Headlines for December 11, 2014
* 3 Dead in Insignia Fire
Three people working aboard Oceania’s Insignia died this morning during an engine room fire after the ship docked at St. Lucia. No passengers were injured, and all were evacuated to local hotels to await flights home.
* Celebrity Expands in Asia
Celebrity Cruises has opened the books on their 2016-2017 Asian program, and during the season they will have two Millennium-class ships based in Asia which will sail 28 cruises.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
Three people working aboard Oceania’s Insignia died this morning during an engine room fire after the ship docked at St. Lucia. No passengers were injured, and all were evacuated to local hotels to await flights home.
* Celebrity Expands in Asia
Celebrity Cruises has opened the books on their 2016-2017 Asian program, and during the season they will have two Millennium-class ships based in Asia which will sail 28 cruises.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Cruise News Daily Headlines for November 25, 2014
* NCLH Acquires Ocean Princess
It didn’t take NCL Holdings too long to make a capital investment in one of their recently-acquired brands. The company was revealed as the buyer of Ocean Princess which will become part of the Oceania brand in April 2016.
* Something for Everyone
Since Holland America is designing Koningsdam from the ground (water) up, it’s allowing them to put in any features they want, and the line says in designing the ship they’ve listened to their customers.
As a result they have two big new features not currently on any other Holland America ships. Koningsdam will feature the line’s first-ever purpose-built staterooms for families and single staterooms.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
It didn’t take NCL Holdings too long to make a capital investment in one of their recently-acquired brands. The company was revealed as the buyer of Ocean Princess which will become part of the Oceania brand in April 2016.
* Something for Everyone
Since Holland America is designing Koningsdam from the ground (water) up, it’s allowing them to put in any features they want, and the line says in designing the ship they’ve listened to their customers.
As a result they have two big new features not currently on any other Holland America ships. Koningsdam will feature the line’s first-ever purpose-built staterooms for families and single staterooms.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Cruise News Daily Headlines for November 19, 2014
* Done Deal
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd announced today they had completed the acquisition of Prestige Cruise Holdings, giving Norwegian ownership of two additional cruise brands (Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises) for $3.025 billion in cash and stock.
* Itineraries Fit for a King
Holland America Line today announced that Koningsdam will debut in the eastern Mediterranean. Fincantieri will deliver the ship on February 15, 2016 at Marghera, and its Premier Voyage will sail from Civitavecchia (Rome) on February 20.
* Seems Like Billy Joel Has Taken up Residence on Crystal Serenity
Beginning on the current voyage, passengers aboard Crystal Serenity are enjoying a new type of production show, “My Life: The Music of Billy Joel.”
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd announced today they had completed the acquisition of Prestige Cruise Holdings, giving Norwegian ownership of two additional cruise brands (Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises) for $3.025 billion in cash and stock.
* Itineraries Fit for a King
Holland America Line today announced that Koningsdam will debut in the eastern Mediterranean. Fincantieri will deliver the ship on February 15, 2016 at Marghera, and its Premier Voyage will sail from Civitavecchia (Rome) on February 20.
* Seems Like Billy Joel Has Taken up Residence on Crystal Serenity
Beginning on the current voyage, passengers aboard Crystal Serenity are enjoying a new type of production show, “My Life: The Music of Billy Joel.”
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Cruise News Daily Headlines for September 2, 2014
* Big Deal
Rumors began to circulate over the weekend when a Reuters story was published, but they were confirmed first thing this morning when Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings issued a press release saying that they have an agreement to acquire Prestige Cruises International.
The purchase price was listed as $3.025 billion in cash and stock, including the assumption of debt. It will be financed with existing cash, new and existing debt facilities and by issuing approximately 20.3 million shares of common stock.
* Another Ship to China
By now we’re used to seeing lines operate more and more ships in the Chinese market, but word came late today that a well-known ship is going to China, but it is being sold to a Chinese operator.
RCCL said they would sell Celebrity Century to Exquisite Marine Ltd., a holding company led by Ctrip.com International Ltd. Celebrity will continue to operate the ship into April 2015.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
Rumors began to circulate over the weekend when a Reuters story was published, but they were confirmed first thing this morning when Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings issued a press release saying that they have an agreement to acquire Prestige Cruises International.
The purchase price was listed as $3.025 billion in cash and stock, including the assumption of debt. It will be financed with existing cash, new and existing debt facilities and by issuing approximately 20.3 million shares of common stock.
* Another Ship to China
By now we’re used to seeing lines operate more and more ships in the Chinese market, but word came late today that a well-known ship is going to China, but it is being sold to a Chinese operator.
RCCL said they would sell Celebrity Century to Exquisite Marine Ltd., a holding company led by Ctrip.com International Ltd. Celebrity will continue to operate the ship into April 2015.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
Monday, August 5, 2013
Cruise News Daily Headlines for August 5, 2013
* Three Oceania Ships to Get Upgrades
Oceania’s largest refurbishment project in history is set for late next spring and involves significant upgrades to three ships: Regatta, Insignia and Nautica.
The $50 million project will take place over a six-week period and bring many of the areas aboard the ships into line with the styles and colors found on Oceania’s newest ships.
* A One Way Ticket to Australia
Carnival Legend is set to leave the US for its new home port in Australia in the fall of 2014. Before it goes, it will undergo a multi-million-dollar upgrade to bring new features aboard the ship. Not surprisingly, Carnival has scheduled a 36-day repositioning for the ship, which they’ve just opened for sale.
* Statendam to the Rescue
Last Friday, Statendam assisted 103 stranded sightseers in Glacier Bay. More
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
Oceania’s largest refurbishment project in history is set for late next spring and involves significant upgrades to three ships: Regatta, Insignia and Nautica.
The $50 million project will take place over a six-week period and bring many of the areas aboard the ships into line with the styles and colors found on Oceania’s newest ships.
* A One Way Ticket to Australia
Carnival Legend is set to leave the US for its new home port in Australia in the fall of 2014. Before it goes, it will undergo a multi-million-dollar upgrade to bring new features aboard the ship. Not surprisingly, Carnival has scheduled a 36-day repositioning for the ship, which they’ve just opened for sale.
* Statendam to the Rescue
Last Friday, Statendam assisted 103 stranded sightseers in Glacier Bay. More
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
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