For me? You shouldn't have.

MSC Cruises is the latest line to unveil their digital guest service program where an electronic bracelet unlocks a whole new world of recognition and services for passengers. It's called “MSC for Me.”

The reason for revealing it now is that it's going to debut on MSC Meraviglia in less than 90 days. But it's nothing they just threw together. MSC has been developing MSC for Me for three years in conjunction with a list of top names in the tech and behavioral science fields.

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

Carnival Horizon Readied to Leave Dry Dock

Carnival Horizon will debut in Europe in just a little more than a year from now, and today it passed a major construction milestone when water was let into the dry dock at Fincantieri's Marghera shipyard.

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

Carnival Horizon in the empty dry dock. Water will flood in after the coin ceremony and christening with a bottle of champagne. 

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

The Murder Mystery Rides Again

Remember the murder mysteries that were all the rage on cruise ships for a long time? Many lines had them. They went ashore, got reworked, and became “escape rooms.” And now they're coming back aboard.

Four Norwegian ships now have escape rooms from which passengers have to solve the puzzle in order to escape.

The complete story appeared in the March 9 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Cleanliness Runs in the Family

A few days ago we told you about the continuation in 2017 of Eurodam's incredible string of perfect scores on US Public Health inspections (eleven!). Now comes an announcement that another Holland America ship, Oosterdam, has also achieved a perfect score.

Oosterdam's unannounced inspection was held March 3 in Tampa during the ship's turnaround between cruises.

Details appeared in the March 9 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Royal Caribbean Expands in Miami and the Bahamas

Royal Caribbean had a bevy of announcements today, mostly to do with ports, but there was big ship news included, too. Something for everyone, as long as you were in Miami or the Bahamas.

The complete story appeared in the March 8 edition of Cruise News Daily.