While the ten-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina striking New Orleans is being marked this weekend, Carnival Cruise Line is looking ahead to how much they’ve grown since they returned to the Crescent City after the storm.
The complete story appeared in the August 28 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Friday, August 28, 2015
TS Erika Tracking West
The track for Tropical Storm Erika is sliding west from the original forecast, and may now miss the ports of South Florida completely, although they should still expect to get some residual wind and rain.
Local Florida forecasters continue to downplay the storm’s effects on the state. The storm’s vital signs are now technically below tropical storm status, but it is expected to strengthen slightly as it crosses the Florida Straits.
The complete story appeared in the August 28 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Local Florida forecasters continue to downplay the storm’s effects on the state. The storm’s vital signs are now technically below tropical storm status, but it is expected to strengthen slightly as it crosses the Florida Straits.
The complete story appeared in the August 28 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Port Canaveral Readies for More Passengers
Port Canaveral wants to handle more passengers, but this time not by building an additional cruise terminal, but rather by renovating two of the terminals they already have.
On Wednesday, port commissioners approved a $90 million financing package that will allow the port to renovate two cruise terminals to handle larger ships (which they already have booked) and more passengers, and to build a new parking ramp to accommodate the additional passengers.
The complete story appeared in the August 27 edition of Cruise News Daily.
On Wednesday, port commissioners approved a $90 million financing package that will allow the port to renovate two cruise terminals to handle larger ships (which they already have booked) and more passengers, and to build a new parking ramp to accommodate the additional passengers.
The complete story appeared in the August 27 edition of Cruise News Daily.
South Florida Ports Prepare for Erika
The Coast Guard has put Port Miami, Port Everglades and the Port of Palm Beach on Condition Whiskey as of 8pm Thursday evening, meaning they expect gale force winds (39 to 45 miles per hour) within 72 hours. The ports are told to prepare to go to Condition X-Ray status (the next higher restriction of operations) at 8pm on Friday. This is, of course, in advance of Tropical Storm Erica covering South Florida on Monday morning.
Local forecasters are feeling less sure of severe conditions than the National Hurricane Center.
Cruise lines are reflecting this uncertainty at the moment.
Details appeared in the August 27 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Local forecasters are feeling less sure of severe conditions than the National Hurricane Center.
Cruise lines are reflecting this uncertainty at the moment.
Details appeared in the August 27 edition of Cruise News Daily.
These Pods Never Ripen
Royal Caribbean has released a new video that gives you a look at something most passengers never see: the Azipods under their ships that propel it. Be prepared to watch this video twice because a lot of information is coming at you in just two minutes.
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