Celebrity Sets Infinity and Summit for Refits

Celebrity will update two of their Millennium-class ships with a big new feature, upgrade the top suites, and change a specialty dining option among other updates to Celebrity Infinity and Celebrity Summit - all before next spring.

A short video introducing the projects is below.

The complete story appeared in the October 9 edition of Cruise News Daily.

The Name for the Ship You'll Probably Never See

Princess Cruises has chosen the name Majestic Princess for its next ship, which will enter service during the summer of 2017. The 143,000-ton ship will be a sister to Royal Princess and Regal Princess.

Choosing a name for this ship was trickier than normal for the California-based line.

Details appeared in the October 9 edition of Cruise News Daily.

More Space in Cozumel

Have you ever noticed how practically all cruises in the western Caribbean stop at Cozumel? That’s because they do. As of today, Carnival Corp is ready for them, because they just increased their capacity at their pier at Cozumel by 50%.

The company has just added a third “arm” to its Puerta Maya pier at Cozumel. It was officially opened today when Carnival Breeze, Carnival Freedom and Carnival Triumph all called at the facility.

The complete story appeared in the October 8 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Carnival Corp's new berth at their Puerta Maya pier in Cozumel. The shopping complex is located at the end of the pier.

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

Another Old Friend Moving On

When cruise lines were building one new ship after another, people expected the Caribbean to eventually become so full of ships they would be bumping into each other. Now the same could be said of the waters around Australia.

Carnival Australia announced today that Dawn Princess would be transferred to the P&O Australia fleet in May 2017. Adding even further to the expanding Australian capacity will be Golden Princess. It will remain in Australia throughout 2017 rather than returning to Japan for the Japanese summer season.

Details appeared in the October 7 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Norwegian “Raps Up” Naming Duties for Norwegian Escape

“No Doubt about It,” Norwegian Cruise Line did not go the traditional route in choosing someone to name Norwegian Escape. Their choice is bound to stir up controversy among traditionalists - and superstitious mariners.

The line said today rapper Pitbull will name Norwegian Escape in Miami during a “high-energy pier side ceremony” on November 9.

The complete story appeared in the October 7 edition of Cruise News Daily.