Give Me Liberty, or Give Me ....

Apparently the word is “Valor.” Carnival has apparently decided that Carnival Liberty's mechanical problems are going to persist and will not be repaired as the ship sails during this cruise as advertised. The line announced the next three sailings from Galveston will sail at slower speeds on modified itineraries, and next month the ship will be swapped for the properly-functioning sister ship, Carnival Valor.

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

Giving the Queen Her Power

The New York Economic Development Corp announced that shore power is ready and waiting for the first cruise ship to dock at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal that has a big ole  cord hanging out the side.

Brooklyn is only the second cruise terminal on the East Coast to have shore power capability.

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

Does anybody care that they named the Something of the Seas?

The largest cruise ship in the world was named at Port Everglades yesterday, and it has received practically no media coverage.

It's either a colossal public relations failure, or nobody cares about big, new ships anymore.

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

Photos courtesy of Royal Caribbean International. 

Sailing Slowly Away

Carnival Liberty sailed from Galveston tonight after having to cancel two sailings due to technical difficulties with the ship's generators. The line previously announced that sailings through this one would have to operate with modified itineraries to accommodated the slower cruising speeds necessary while they were making repairs.

Details appeared in the November 10 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Azura Passenger Dies in Excursion Accident

One British cruise passenger died on Dominica yesterday when the excursion van in which he was riding with 11 others ran head-on into another car. Nine others were also injured in the van which was carrying a total of 12 people.

Details appeared in the November 10 edition of Cruise News Daily.