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Saturday, January 25, 2014
First Voyager-Class Ship Getting Its FlowRider Surf Simulator
Passengers began enjoying the FlowRider surf simulator on Royal Caribbean International ships beginning with the Freedom-class. It has been such a popular feature, Royal Caribbean has now begun to retrofit them onto the earlier Voyager-class. The first will be on Navigator of the Seas, which is having its FlowRider installed now during a dry dock in Freeport.
Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean International. May not be copied or used without permission. All rights reserved.
Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean International. May not be copied or used without permission. All rights reserved.
Friday, January 24, 2014
Cruise News Daily Headlines for January 24, 2014
* Carnival Has Lots of New Ways to Tie the Knot
More than 2,600 couples say, “I do,” on Carnival cruises each year. With Carnival’s revamped wedding program, couples this year have a whole bunch of upgraded new options.
* Other Things You’ll Want to Know
CND subscribers also read about a development in the Panama Canal ... how Tampa keeps up with the times ... and a behind the scenes look at the testing of the lifeboats before a new ship is delivered. In this case, the lifeboats will be part of TUI's Mein Schiff 3. (below)
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More than 2,600 couples say, “I do,” on Carnival cruises each year. With Carnival’s revamped wedding program, couples this year have a whole bunch of upgraded new options.
* Other Things You’ll Want to Know
CND subscribers also read about a development in the Panama Canal ... how Tampa keeps up with the times ... and a behind the scenes look at the testing of the lifeboats before a new ship is delivered. In this case, the lifeboats will be part of TUI's Mein Schiff 3. (below)
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Cruise News Daily Headlines for January 23, 2014
* SC Court Closes One Door on Anti-Cruise Lobby
South Carolina’s Supreme Court dismissed a suit brought against Carnival Cruise Lines by a coalition of anti-cruise groups which included the Preservation Society of Charleston and Coastal Conservation League.
* RCCL Selling Pullmantur Non-Cruise Ops
Royal Caribbean is selling off a major interest in the non-cruise portions of their Spanish brand, Pullmantur. Those include the charter airline, tour operations and travel agencies.
* Strike Up the Band
In addition to their new Carnival Live concert series we reported about yesterday, Carnival has also expanded their house bands on nine of their ships.
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South Carolina’s Supreme Court dismissed a suit brought against Carnival Cruise Lines by a coalition of anti-cruise groups which included the Preservation Society of Charleston and Coastal Conservation League.
* RCCL Selling Pullmantur Non-Cruise Ops
Royal Caribbean is selling off a major interest in the non-cruise portions of their Spanish brand, Pullmantur. Those include the charter airline, tour operations and travel agencies.
* Strike Up the Band
In addition to their new Carnival Live concert series we reported about yesterday, Carnival has also expanded their house bands on nine of their ships.
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| Fireworks celebrate the 10th anniversary of Queen Mary 2 at Southampton last week just before departure of its world cruise. |
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Cruise News Daily Headlines for January 22, 2014
* Live in Concert
Just as one line’s experiment with “name” entertainment seems to be winding down, Carnival is about to embark on a season of their own “name” entertainment aboard their ships, but in quite a different way.
* Other Things You’ll Want to Know
CND subscribers also read about readying an IPO ... and getting ready for fireworks.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers
Just as one line’s experiment with “name” entertainment seems to be winding down, Carnival is about to embark on a season of their own “name” entertainment aboard their ships, but in quite a different way.
* Other Things You’ll Want to Know
CND subscribers also read about readying an IPO ... and getting ready for fireworks.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers
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| Jennifer Hudson performing at the Carnival Live launch event today. Hudson will also perform as part of the concert series. |
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Cruise News Daily Headlines for January 21, 2014
* Another New Ship for Seabourn - Bigger Still
Carnival finalized the order today for a fourth new ship for the Seabourn brand. The action firms up the order prefaced by the letter of intent that we reported last fall.
The new ship will be built by Fincantieri at an unnamed yard, and while this ship will be similar to the three Odyssey-class vessels added to the fleet since 2009, this ship will be significantly larger.
* Free Internet for Past Passengers
Beginning this fall, Crystal plans to offer a very liberal internet allowance to all passengers who have sailed with them before, probably making internet free for most passengers.
* Uh oh. Trouble in Bayonne Could Mean Trouble for QuantumConstruction on the new cruise terminal designed for Quantum of the Seas at Bayonne’s Cape Liberty Cruise Port has been halted due to a local controversy regarding the 9-11 memorial at the port.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers
Carnival finalized the order today for a fourth new ship for the Seabourn brand. The action firms up the order prefaced by the letter of intent that we reported last fall.
The new ship will be built by Fincantieri at an unnamed yard, and while this ship will be similar to the three Odyssey-class vessels added to the fleet since 2009, this ship will be significantly larger.
* Free Internet for Past Passengers
Beginning this fall, Crystal plans to offer a very liberal internet allowance to all passengers who have sailed with them before, probably making internet free for most passengers.
* Uh oh. Trouble in Bayonne Could Mean Trouble for QuantumConstruction on the new cruise terminal designed for Quantum of the Seas at Bayonne’s Cape Liberty Cruise Port has been halted due to a local controversy regarding the 9-11 memorial at the port.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers
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