My Zipper Is Bigger Than Yours

Just when you thought there was nothing new to do on St. Maarten, along comes Rockland Estate. The eco-park attraction was built by Rainforest Adventures with financing from Carnival Corp and contains the world's steepest zip line, as well as other thrilling rides set in a lush eco-friendly location.

Today was the official opening, and it will be offered as a shore excursion on all the ships of the eight Carnival brands calling at St. Maarten.

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

Other Things You'll Want to Know - January 15, 2018

CND subscribers also read about:

• Carnival Panorama's keel being laid at Fincantieri's Marghera yard
• A long-distance medevac conducted by the US Coast Guard
• Carnival Cruise Line returning to St. Maarten

Details appeared in the January 15 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Carnival Panorama keel laying

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

Return to Normal

Royal Caribbean has set dates to return to San Juan and St. Maarten in addition to St. Thomas, which they announced plans for earlier. They also updated the status on a couple of ports that still aren't ready for their return.

Details appeared in the October 25 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

The Caribbean Is More Open for Business

Carnival has been working to get the message out that there was little storm damage in most of the Caribbean. But today, Carnival said they now have specific plans when they will return to islands where there was severe damage.

Details appeared in the October 23 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Relief Is on the Way

During last week's cruise, Carnival Fascination called at St. Kitts to drop off relief supplies which will be taken to storm-damaged St. Maarten.

Now Hurricane Maria is bearing down on the same area including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, now appearing to arrive there Tuesday night.

The complete story appeared in the September 18 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

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

Cruise News Daily Headlines for November 6, 2013

Today, we have a number of smaller stories that make the cruise industry interesting:

+ It’s all the rage
Carnival became the latest cruise line to announce a sports team partnership. Carnival is the official cruise line of the New Orleans Saints for the 2013-2014 season.

+ Late addition
Over the weekend, MSC Divina left Venice on its way to its new year round homeport in Miami. More

+ Finally something to celebrateThere’s finally some good news for the economy of Grand Cayman. Year over year figures finally showed an increase for a month.

+ Getting ready for winter
News from the Costa Concordia site at Giglio says that winterization of the wreck is continuing and is almost complete.

+ Really big season
The Port of St. Maarten marked the beginning of the 2013-2014 cruise season this morning with the arrival of Royal Princess. And it’s going to be a big one.

+ Mein Schiff 3 Update
The construction of TUI Cruises (in which Royal Caribbean is a partner) Mein Schiff 3 is proceeding at the STX Finland yard in Turku. More

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

Royal Caribbean Offers 5K Run as Shorex

* Running Down to St. Maarten
You have to hand it to Royal Caribbean for originality of a new one-time-only shore excursion being offered, but it shouldn't come as a surprise since much of their marketing has always stressed the active options available on a cruise vacation.

The special excursion, called Royal 5K, will happen only on Allure of the Seas December 12 sailing when the ship reaches St. Maarten on December 16.


Details appeared in the September 30, 2010, edition of Cruise News Daily.