Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Cirque Dreams Being Readied for Norwegian Epic
One of the most unusual experiences at sea will soon be the Cirque Dreams & Dinner aboard Norwegian Epic. NCL says the diner show "will be performed in the air, while juggling dinner courses, with music, mayhem and acrobatic imagination." This video give a peek at the preparations and what the show will be like.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Huge Waves Kill 2 Aboard Louis Majesty
The AP reports that three large waves struck Louis Cruises' Louis Majesty today breaking windows in the forward part of the ship and fatally injuring two passengers. Six others suffered minor injuries.
The cruise line terms the waves as "abnormally high" and estimates they measured up to 26 feet high. The incident occurred while the ship was off the coast of Marseilles while the ship was sailing from Barcelona to Genoa. Louis says the ship is returning to Barcelona.
The 41,000-ton vessel is the former Norwegian Majesty recently acquired by Louis.
Details to follow in today's edition of Cruise News Daily.
The cruise line terms the waves as "abnormally high" and estimates they measured up to 26 feet high. The incident occurred while the ship was off the coast of Marseilles while the ship was sailing from Barcelona to Genoa. Louis says the ship is returning to Barcelona.
The 41,000-ton vessel is the former Norwegian Majesty recently acquired by Louis.
Details to follow in today's edition of Cruise News Daily.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Caribbean Princess Bus Accident
Update Feb 23 - 5:30pm
A bus on Tortola carrying passengers from Caribbean Princess left the road this morning and rolled, killing one passenger and injuring several others of the 20 aboard. No other details of the cause of the accident are yet available.
The passenger killed was a 24-year-old man from Rochester, NY traveling with his parents.
The rest of the passengers have now returned to the ship.
Updated information will be included in tonight's edition of Cruise News Daily.
A bus on Tortola carrying passengers from Caribbean Princess left the road this morning and rolled, killing one passenger and injuring several others of the 20 aboard. No other details of the cause of the accident are yet available.
The passenger killed was a 24-year-old man from Rochester, NY traveling with his parents.
The rest of the passengers have now returned to the ship.
Updated information will be included in tonight's edition of Cruise News Daily.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Carnival Destiny to Unscheduled Drydock
Carnival Cruise Lines will cancel Carnival Destiny's February 13 (5-night) and February 18 (4-night) sailings to accommodate an unscheduled drydock necessary resolve a propulsion problem.
Three other cruises scheduled before the drydock will operate modified itineraries due to the necessarily slower cruising speed due to the propulsion problem. The January 30 (5-night) sailing will now call at Cozumel and Costa Maya instead of Ocho Rios and Grand Cayman. The February 4 (4-night) sailing will visit only Cozumel and cancel its Key West Call. The February 8 (5-night) sailing will replace the scheduled call at Grand Turk with a stop at Freeport, along with visits to Nassau and Half Moon Cay.
Three other cruises scheduled before the drydock will operate modified itineraries due to the necessarily slower cruising speed due to the propulsion problem. The January 30 (5-night) sailing will now call at Cozumel and Costa Maya instead of Ocho Rios and Grand Cayman. The February 4 (4-night) sailing will visit only Cozumel and cancel its Key West Call. The February 8 (5-night) sailing will replace the scheduled call at Grand Turk with a stop at Freeport, along with visits to Nassau and Half Moon Cay.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Coral Princess to the Rescue
Updated 9:50pm
A reader aboard Coral Princess tells us that after they left Cartagena this afternoon, the captain advised there was a fishing vessel sinking in the area with 18 crew members aboard. Coral Princess along, with three other vessels, headed to the scene, which was about 52 miles NNW of Cartagena, to assist with the rescue.
Princess says that Coral Princess began a search pattern with the three other vessels and Colombian search & rescue aircraft at about 4:45pm LT. The large fishing vessel had actually sunk at 2am Sunday morning. Three of the crew members had been found and rescued. A fishing buoy, some barrels and an empty swamped inflatable boat were also observed. At 6:15pm, the ships were released from the search by the Colombian authorities due to darkness.
Coral Princess has continued on to its next port, Aruba, where it is planning to arrive on schedule Monday. Colombian aircraft will resume the search for the missing crew members at daylight.
Coral Princess is on a 15-night cruise which left Los Angeles on January 6. It is scheduled to end in Ft. Lauderdale on January 21.
A reader aboard Coral Princess tells us that after they left Cartagena this afternoon, the captain advised there was a fishing vessel sinking in the area with 18 crew members aboard. Coral Princess along, with three other vessels, headed to the scene, which was about 52 miles NNW of Cartagena, to assist with the rescue.
Princess says that Coral Princess began a search pattern with the three other vessels and Colombian search & rescue aircraft at about 4:45pm LT. The large fishing vessel had actually sunk at 2am Sunday morning. Three of the crew members had been found and rescued. A fishing buoy, some barrels and an empty swamped inflatable boat were also observed. At 6:15pm, the ships were released from the search by the Colombian authorities due to darkness.
Coral Princess has continued on to its next port, Aruba, where it is planning to arrive on schedule Monday. Colombian aircraft will resume the search for the missing crew members at daylight.
Coral Princess is on a 15-night cruise which left Los Angeles on January 6. It is scheduled to end in Ft. Lauderdale on January 21.
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