Britannia Arrives Southampton

P&O's newest ship, Britannia, arrived Southampton this morning for the first time to await her official naming on Tuesday by Her Majesty The Queen.

Photos courtesy of P&O Cruises. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without permission.

Meyer Begins Assembly of Ovation of the Seas

Assembly of Ovation of the Seas began today in the covered building dock at Meyer Werft in Papenburg (Germany). Royal Caribbean President and COO Adam Goldstein placed the lucky penny in the dock before the first block of the ship, weighing 740 tons, was lowered onto it. The 168,600-ton ship, the third in the Quantum-class series, will be delivered in the spring of 2016.

The first of 74 blocks is lowered into place.

Royal Caribbean president Adam Goldstein shows off the newly-minted coins which were
placed below the keel for good luck.

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

Royal Caribbean to Have 3 Oasis-class Ships in the Caribbean

Royal Caribbean released their Caribbean deployment plans for the winter 2016-2017 season this morning, and the biggest news to come from it is that during the winter they will have all three of their Oasis-class ships in the Caribbean.

The new Harmony of the Seas will join Allure of the Seas at Port Everglades for seven-night eastern and western Caribbean itineraries.

Oasis of the Seas will sail alternating 7-night eastern and western Caribbean cruises from Port Canaveral. Royal Caribbean clearly indicated that the Central Florida port is Oasis' "winter home," so the speculation continues where it will go at the end of the season.

The complete article about Royal Caribbean's Caribbean deployment will appear in today's edition of Cruise News Daily.

Doing It by the Numbers

One more look at Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas floating out at Meyer Werft. This time Royal Caribbean has provided the numbers.

Stuart Appointed President and COO of NCL

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings announced the appointment of long-time sales executive Andy Stuart as president and COO of Norwegian Cruise Line, following the resignation of Drew Madsen.

The complete story appeared in the March 4 edition of Cruise News Daily.