Not for Everyone

There’s a special cruise sailing from Amsterdam this Sunday. An exclusive one aboard Costa Fortuna. Who’s it for? Costa’s best customers.

Costa Fortuna is leaving on a 10-day cruise to the Norwegian Fjords, and aboard every passenger will already be a member of Costa Club, the line’s past passenger program. If you aren’t, there was no use trying to book this special sailing.

The complete story appeared in the August 21 edition of Cruise News Daily.

MSC to Make First Call in China

MSC Lirica will be the last of class to undergo the lengthening process, but once it has, MSC has big plans for it. MSC Lirica will operate the line’s world cruise from Rio de Janeiro to Shanghai via Europe, making the company’s first call in China.

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

Narrowing the Gap

It’s always been a trade-off for the cruiser between having the cruise line book your flights or doing it yourself and having complete control over your flights. The trade-off was that if the cruise line booked it, there was more flexibility if you needed to change or cancel your trip, and the cruise line could handle things completely in the instances where there was some sort of schedule irregularity.

Holland America has enhanced their Flight Ease program and the computer functionality that goes with it so that the gap will be narrowed.

The complete story appeared in August 20 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Passenger Overboard from Carnival Glory

Shortly after Carnival Glory sailed from Roatan Wednesday, passengers reported seeing a 65-year-old woman going overboard.

Details appeared in the August 20 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Promotion begins for Harmony of the Seas

The promotion is beginning for Royal Caribbean's third Oasis-class ship (and the first of the next generation), Harmony of the Seas. This video begins to introduce some of its new features which are a progression of the Quantum-class ships. The ship debuts in Europe in May 2016.