Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Early Arrival

Meyer Turku (formerly STX Finland) has informed TUI Cruises they will deliver Mein Schiff 4 early. TUI has taken the opportunity to schedule two extra cruises.

Details appeared in the February 18 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

The Concept to Copy

With the rise of cooking shows on TV (both “how to” and competitions) and Foodie-ism in general, P&O Cruises is striking while the iron is hot.

When Britannia debuts next month, The Cookery Club (cooking school to those of you on the west side of the Atlantic) will be open for business. This is taking the show kitchen and cooking demonstrations up a couple of levels. Not only will you be able to take cooking lessons, but quite often it will be with a very well known chef.

Details appeared in the February 17 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Most Improved

A couple years ago Carnival Cruise Line had become the punch line to every joke on late night tv, including having the honor of an entire Saturday Night Live skit about them. They had a couple of disabled ships that garnered mega media coverage. They had their share of norovirus incidents, and add in the halo effect from the Costa Concordia accident. The Carnival brand was riding pretty low in the water.

Fast forward to this year. Carnival is ecstatic because YouGov’s BrandIndex Buzz Rankings Report, which evaluates consumer perceptions of companies across multiple categories, ranks Carnival as the most improved US brand in consumer perception.

The complete story appeared in the February 17 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Monday, February 16, 2015

Meyer Schedules Anthem of the Seas Float Out

It hardly seems possible that a sister to Quantum of the Seas could be nearing completion already, but it is. Meyer Werft has scheduled Anthem of the Seas to float out of the covered building dock early on Saturday (February 21) morning (in Germany).

Details appeared in the February 16 edition of Cruise News Daily.


Photo courtesy of Meyer Werft. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without permission.

Canaveral Six-Pack

Sunday was a history-making day at Port Canaveral. It was the first time the cruise port had ever hosted six large ships at once.

The complete story appeared in the February 16 edition of Cruise News Daily.