A US Coast Guard C-130 flew 1,000-mile round trip on Wednesday (May 1, 2013) to deliver blood to an ailing passenger aboard Holland America's Oosterdam as it sailed a three-week cruise from the South Pacific to Vancouver. The Coast Guard plane left Sacramento with two units of blood donated from a local blood bank and dropped it by parachute to Oosterdam which was approximately 500 miles off the coast of San Francisco. It was quickly retrieved by seamen from Oosterdam and delivered to the ship's medical center.
Friday, May 3, 2013
Friday, April 26, 2013
Double Transit
Norwegian Pearl and Norwegian Sun (front) transited the Panama Canal at the same time yesterday (April 25, 2013) providing this rare photo opportunity.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
First Look Inside Norwegian Breakaway
Meyer Werft delivered the 146,600-ton Norwegian Breakaway to Norwegian Cruise Line this morning at Bremerhaven. This is the first chance to really look around inside the ship.
Photos courtesy of Meyer Werft
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| Norwegian Breakaway at sea. But where's the New York skyline atop the ship that we always see in the commercials? |
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| The Raw Bar |
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| The Prime Meridian Bar |
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| The Manhattan Room |
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| Savor Restaurant |
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| The Casino |
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| The 678 Ocean Place complex surrounds the ship's atrium. |
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| A suite in the Haven, which is a ship within a ship. |
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| The Freefall Waterslide |
Photos courtesy of Meyer Werft
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Royal Caribbean Reveals Quantum of the Seas' Features
Royal Caribbean revealed many of the features today that will debut aboard Quantum of the Seas in late 2014.
This first video will give you an overview of the ship's main features. We discuss them in more detail in the Cruise News Daily article appearing in our April 16, 2013, edition.
Quantum will have an array of stateroom types, and this video is an overview of them.
The Family-Connected staterooms combine three stateroom types. This floor plan should clarify how they will all fit together.
One of the innovations is going to be adding a "virtual balcony" to inside staterooms.
A new aft lounge and entertainment area is called Two70. This video helps clarify the possibilities in this unique space.
The final video details some more of what will become the signature features of Quantum of the Seas.
The complete story and analysis appeared in the April 16, 2013, edition of Cruise News Daily.
This first video will give you an overview of the ship's main features. We discuss them in more detail in the Cruise News Daily article appearing in our April 16, 2013, edition.
Quantum will have an array of stateroom types, and this video is an overview of them.
The Family-Connected staterooms combine three stateroom types. This floor plan should clarify how they will all fit together.
One of the innovations is going to be adding a "virtual balcony" to inside staterooms.
A new aft lounge and entertainment area is called Two70. This video helps clarify the possibilities in this unique space.
The final video details some more of what will become the signature features of Quantum of the Seas.
The complete story and analysis appeared in the April 16, 2013, edition of Cruise News Daily.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Carnival Conquest Rescues 13
About 4pm this afternoon Carnival Conquest spotted a raft with 13 people (shown below) about 40 miles off the coast of Key West. After consultation with the Coast Guard, the 13 Cuban nationals were taken aboard Carnival Conquest and given food, water and medical treatment. A Coast Guard vessel was to meet the Carnival ship this evening to take charge of the individuals. Since they did not reach land, in all likelihood they will be returned to Cuba.
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