Crystal opened the books on their new European river cruise product at the first of the month for past Crystal passengers. The programs won’t open to the general public until the middle of this month, but the entire product line will be available for booking from the July 2016 inaugural all the way through 2018.
The line is reporting exceptionally strong bookings, but then again, they have a unique product. Several river lines say they have a luxury product, and it may be luxurious compared to their competitors, it is not in the luxury category as has been defined for ocean cruisers. Crystal knows what the luxury category is, and they are promising it on their river line. They tell us they are bringing their onboard ocean cruise product to their river yard vessels, and that promises to be unique in the market.
The complete story appeared in the December 11 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Friday, December 11, 2015
Other Things You'll Want to Know - December 12, 2015
CND subscribers also read about:
- Herbie Hancock will be the headliner on QM2's next Blue Note Jazz at Sea Cruise on August 1, 2016.
- MSC's Pierfrancesco Vago has been reelected to a one-year term as CLIA Europe Chairman.
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Silver Muse Taking Shape
Fincantieri laid the keel today for Silverseas’ Silver Muse at their Sestri Ponenti yard near Genoa.
In keeping with tradition, coins were welded into the hull for luck during building process and later wherever the ship sails.
The complete story appeared in the December 10 edition of Cruise News Daily.
In keeping with tradition, coins were welded into the hull for luck during building process and later wherever the ship sails.
The complete story appeared in the December 10 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Zenith Damages Reef While Anchored at Cayman
Sometimes you can do all the right things and still end up in trouble. That’s Pullmantur’s situation in the Cayman Islands after Tuesday’s incident with Zenith.
While anchored at Grand Cayman, Zenith’s anchor chain caused significant damage to a coral reef, and it was reported and documented on video by a local diver.
Pullmantur and its parent, Royal Caribbean Cruises, are taking heat for the incident in the media and the court of public opinion, but it appears that the ship was anchored where it was supposed to be in a designated anchorage.
Details appeared in the December 10 edition of Cruise News Daily.
While anchored at Grand Cayman, Zenith’s anchor chain caused significant damage to a coral reef, and it was reported and documented on video by a local diver.
Pullmantur and its parent, Royal Caribbean Cruises, are taking heat for the incident in the media and the court of public opinion, but it appears that the ship was anchored where it was supposed to be in a designated anchorage.
Details appeared in the December 10 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Grand Princess Update
Grand Princess arrived back at San Francisco this morning as planned and prepared to depart on the next scheduled cruise this evening.
The ship sustained a malfunction in one of its electrical switchboards five days into a 14-night round trip cruise to Hawaii. The failure resulted in slower cruising speeds while repairs were underway, and that resulted in cancellation of all port calls except Honolulu.
The complete story appeared in the December 10 edition of Cruise News Daily.
The ship sustained a malfunction in one of its electrical switchboards five days into a 14-night round trip cruise to Hawaii. The failure resulted in slower cruising speeds while repairs were underway, and that resulted in cancellation of all port calls except Honolulu.
The complete story appeared in the December 10 edition of Cruise News Daily.
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