Crystal River Cruises Takes a Couple Big Steps Forward

MV Werften laid the keel today for Crystal's first two newbuilds for their river cruise line, Crystal Bach and Crystal Mahler. The “Rhine Class” ships will be for use on the Rhine, Main and Danube Rivers.

The line already began service in July with a refit ship, Crystal Mozart.

Details appeared in the August 19 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Early Arrival

If you were planning to watch the float out (undocking) of Genting Dream on Saturday morning at Meyer Werft, don't. It is already out.

The yard decided to do it a day early due to weather forecasts of high wind gusts on Saturday. 

The complete story appeared in the August 19 edition of Cruise News Daily.

The 151,300-ton Genting Dream was floated out of Meyer's  covered building dock a day early. 

The Jacky Tsai hull art can be seen in its entirety for he fist time. 

A section of Norwegian Joy can be seen in the background. The ship's stack can be seen on the pier awaiting attachment.

Photos courtesy of Meyer Werft. May not be copied or used without permission. 

Other Things You'll Want to Know - August 19, 2016

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• A bear mauling two cruise ship wildness guides 30 miles north of Juneau
• The creativity of the housekeeping team aboard Carnival Magic as they went from towel animals that everybody makes, to the first towel people. Photos are below.

Details appeared in the August 19 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Photos courtesy of Carnival Cruise Line. May not be copied or used without express permission.

Well, Paint That Ship Green

It's not the same as getting an Oscar to you and me, but to ship operators it is. Lloyd's Register has given Carnival Vista their “ECO Notation.”

This designation means that the ship's classification society (the company a cruise line employs to make sure their ships meet all the standards and requirements all around the world) believes Carnival “designed, built and operates Carnival Vista in a manner that exceeds current maritime statutory environmental regulations.”

The complete story appeared in the August 18 edition of Cruise News Daily.

A Quick Look Around

Queen Mary 2 returned to service a couple weeks ago after a month being “remastered” in a German dry dock. Cunard has produced a video that gives us an overview of the process and then a look around at the stunning finished product, now back in service and regularly crossing the Atlantic.