MSC Cruises is joining SATH, the Society for Accessible Travel & Hospitality. All MSC ships already have staterooms suitable for passengers with disabilities and wheelchairs, with bathrooms which are also customized to accommodate the needs of those in wheelchairs. All public rooms and elevators are also wheelchair accessible, and there are also accessible bathrooms on each deck. SATH membership will mean that future ships will be just as accessible and continue to improve facilities for passengers with disabilities.
The complete story appeared in the May 28, 2008, edition of Cruise News Daily.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Hauling Hull
The hull of Seabourn Odyssey arrived at the T.Mariotti yard yesterday (May 27, 2008) new Genoa after being towed all the way around Italy from Venice. The ship is set to be delivered in June 2009.
The complete story appeared in the May 28, 2008, edition of Cruise News Daily.
The complete story appeared in the May 28, 2008, edition of Cruise News Daily.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Big Paperwork Weekend at NCL
It was a busy holiday weekend for Norwegian Cruise Lines which will no doubt have NCL crew members filling out paperwork for days.
It began on Saturday (May 25, 2008) when Norwegian Majesty, on its way from Charleston (SC) to Bermuda, rescued four men from a disabled fishing boat during a storm. Sunday morning, Norwegian Spirit, while returning from a Caribbean cruise, came into contact with the pier in New York, causing relatively minor damage to the ship's bow and a pillar that supported the upper deck of a parking garage on the pier. Then Sunday evening, Norwegian Dawn, as it was leaving New York for Bermuda, called for Coast Guard assistance with a medivac for a woman who was experiencing chest pains.
Details appeared in the May 27, 2008, edition of Cruise News Daily.
It began on Saturday (May 25, 2008) when Norwegian Majesty, on its way from Charleston (SC) to Bermuda, rescued four men from a disabled fishing boat during a storm. Sunday morning, Norwegian Spirit, while returning from a Caribbean cruise, came into contact with the pier in New York, causing relatively minor damage to the ship's bow and a pillar that supported the upper deck of a parking garage on the pier. Then Sunday evening, Norwegian Dawn, as it was leaving New York for Bermuda, called for Coast Guard assistance with a medivac for a woman who was experiencing chest pains.
Details appeared in the May 27, 2008, edition of Cruise News Daily.
West Coast Branch Ready for Business
Disney Magic arrived at the Port of Los Angeles on May 25 (2008) for a three-month series of cruises from there to the Mexican Riviera.The series will run through August 10, and the ship will return to Port Canaveral via the Panama Canal cruise which will depart on August 17.
The CND article covered the changes which have been made aboard Disney Magic since it last sailed on the West Coast in 2005 as well as the special programming aboard the ship for the Mexican Riviera cruises.
The original story appeared in the May 27 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Name Those Ships
Royal Caribbean decided the first two of what were formerly referred to as their Project Genesis ships will be named Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, in that order. The class of 220,000-ton vessels will henceforth be referred to as the Oasis-class.
The names were chosen as part of a contest where individuals were invited to submit names. The winners were chosen by a panel of judges which included Lauren Teton, founding partner of Name One!, which specializes in finding unique names for products and business entities; John Maxtone-Graham, maritime historian, lecturer and author of numerous books; and Albert Mehrabian, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Psychology at UCLA and author of more than 14 books, including "Baby Name Report Card: Beneficial and Harmful Baby Names." Frankly, with a panel of judges that oozed so much imagination and brainpower, we would rather have seen Royal Caribbean employ them to create the perfect names for these high-profile ships rather than completly abdicating the line's creative responsibility.
The complete article appeared in the May 23, 2008, edition of Cruise News Daily.
The names were chosen as part of a contest where individuals were invited to submit names. The winners were chosen by a panel of judges which included Lauren Teton, founding partner of Name One!, which specializes in finding unique names for products and business entities; John Maxtone-Graham, maritime historian, lecturer and author of numerous books; and Albert Mehrabian, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Psychology at UCLA and author of more than 14 books, including "Baby Name Report Card: Beneficial and Harmful Baby Names." Frankly, with a panel of judges that oozed so much imagination and brainpower, we would rather have seen Royal Caribbean employ them to create the perfect names for these high-profile ships rather than completly abdicating the line's creative responsibility.
The complete article appeared in the May 23, 2008, edition of Cruise News Daily.
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