Upgrading the Galapagos

As most giant turtles in the Galapagos Islands know, Celebrity Xpedition, Celebrity's mega-yacht used to explore the remote unspoiled islands, hasn't been around for a couple of weeks. They don't get news so they don't know where it's been. It has been in Panama for a seven-day makeover.

The complete story appeared in the September 21 issue of Cruise News Daily. 

FunDay in Miami

If you were a cruise line with a huge new ship, a new blimp and a larger-than-life sports legend who is on the payroll with the title of Chief Fun Officer, what would you do? That's right. You'd bring them all together for an afternoon of fun, and that's what Carnival Cruise Line did in Miami yesterday.

The occasion was Carnival Horizon's inaugural special two-night cruise from Miami. After a summer series of cruises from New York, the new ship has arrived in Miami, its new year round home port.

Details appeared in the September 21 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

The Carnival AirShip over Carnival Horizon (lower right ship) in Miami

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

The Caribbean Is Ready

It's been a year since a couple of hurricanes devastated parts of the Caribbean, and this afternoon, the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association this afternoon hosted a conference call to talk about the region's recovery in the time since.

Taking questions were Adam Goldstein from Royal Caribbean (parent of Royal Caribbean International) and Arnold Donald of Carnival Corp, but they were actually there in their capacities at the current heads of CLIA and the FCCA.

The complete story appeared in the September 20 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Nautica Breaks Lines and Pushed from Dock

Oceania Cruises' Nautica was docked at Greenock (Scotland) yesterday (Wednesday) when winds in excess of 90mph broke the mooring lines and pushed the ship away from the dock.

Details appeared in the September 20 issue of Cruise News Daily. 

Another Year of Luxury in Alaska

After a successful 2018 summer season (that's not quite over yet), Seabourn confirmed they will return to Alaska next year in response to high customer demand.

Seabourn Sojourn will return to Alaska for a season that will be just 10 sailings running just from June to October.

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