Meyer Turku Floats Mardi Gras

Carnival's Mardi Gras was floated out on Friday at Meyer Turku.

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

Other Things You'll Want to Know - January 20, 2020

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• Sun Princess becoming the first ship to resume calls at Australia's Kangaroo Island following the bushfire disaster.
• Carnival's Mardi Gras has been topped off with its funnel at Meyer Turku
• The US Coast Guard performed another expert medevac from Carnival Pride off the coast of Puerto Rico. Video

Flying around Costa Smeralda

The 185,000-ton Costa Smeralda glided into Savona, Italy on Friday directly from Meyer Turku, ready for her first cruise on Saturday. It probably still has that new ship smell.

Carnival P_N_R_M_ Is Named (Do you need to buy a vowel?)

Wheel of Fortune co-host Vanna White has officially named Carnival Panorama at Long Beach yesterday in a ceremony befitting her letter-turning day job.

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

Princess Reached for the Sky on Saturday

Sky Princess was officially named in Ft. Lauderdale on Saturday in a ceremony whose theme was “Reach for the Sky” and honored the women of NASA.

The ship was named by her godmothers, astronaut Captain Kay Hire and NASA engineer Poppy Northcutt.

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