Out the Door and Down the River

Ovation of the Seas began her once-in-her-lifetime 26-mile journey from Meyer Werft in Papenburg down the Ems River to the North Sea this morning.

Details appeared in the March 11 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Ovation of the Seas leaving Meyer Werft

 Photo courtesy of Meyer Werft. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.

Armed Robbery in Belize? Are They Too Numerous to Report?

Belize is getting to be a dangerous place. I saw an article yesterday about cruise passengers who were robbed at gunpoint this week while on an excursion. The article didn’t mention the ship, but I wanted to find out so I could get some more details.

What I found was that there was more than one armed robbery.

The complete story appeared in the March 11 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Other Things You’ll Want to Know - March 11, 2016

CND subscribers also read about:

• AIDA announced that 13-year-old actress Emma Schweiger will be godmother of their new flagship, AIDAprima.
• Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is reducing the size of their Board of Directors by two.
• A small ship captain was arrested for using another person's identity for 20 years. 

Details appeared in the March 11 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Emma Schweiger will be godmother to AIDAprima

Photo courtesy of AIDA Cruises. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without permission.

She’s Leaving Home

Meyer Werft has set Friday as the day Ovation of the Seas will be leaving the Papenburg yard for its conveyance down the Ems River to Eemshaven, never to return.

The complete story appeared in the March 10 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Harmony Leaves on Sea Trials

Harmony of the Seas left the STX France shipyard in St Nazaire this afternoon, assisted by six tugboats, to begin a three-day sea trial in the Bay of Biscay this afternoon.

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Harmony of the Seas leaves the STX France yard in St Nazaire on its first sea trials this afternoon.

Photos courtesy of Royal Caribbean International. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.