Share and Share Alike

Princess Cruises has opened the first of their new Share restaurants aboard Ruby Princess and Emerald Princess. The restaurants are the creation of Australian chef Curtis Stone.

The concept is sharing food between family and friends from a menu of interesting food created by Stone.

The complete story appeared in the January 29 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Share aboard Ruby Princess

Captain Craig Street, Chef Curtis Stone and Princess Cruises' Celebrations Ambassador Jill Whelan open
Share aboard Ruby Princess

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Yet Another Line Drops Turkish Ports

You can mark down Carnival’s German brand, AIDA, as the latest line to drop calls at Turkey for security reasons. The move comes in response to the terrorist attacks on tourists in Istanbul.

The complete story appeared in the January 29 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Windfall

You will remember that last week we told you how Royal Caribbean delayed the turnarounds of two ships because of the blizzard in the Northeast. Of course every day they delay, it shortens the next cruise by a day, and that means they probably can’t stay with the original itinerary either.

Even through the winter storm is long gone (but not the snow), its effects are continuing, even far down in the Caribbean.

Details appeared in the January 29 edition of Cruise News Daily.

AIDA Has Balls

In one of the most innovative additions we’ve seen lately, AIDA ships are adding Loopy Balls.

The participants stand in giant inflatable balls (with their legs exposed from about the knees down) and run at each other. When they collide, they bounce and roll around. Boing Boing. AIDA says it is 100% safe.

The complete story appeared in the January 29 edition of Cruise News Daily.

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In a Fog

The Port of Tampa has been closed all day due to fog. It didn’t open until about 6pm, and Carnival Paradise, which had been waiting at sea all day, finally began to proceed up the channel with arrival expected at the terminal between 9pm and 10pm.

That would mean a very late embarkation for the next cruise, so about 3pm this afternoon, Carnival decided the next cruise wouldn’t embark until Friday.

The complete story appeared in the January 28 edition of Cruise News Daily.