The Trendiest New Place to Dine aboard Crown Princess

If you are sailing aboard Crown Princess (or soon, one of a couple other Princess ships), save a night in your itinerary for a special dinner in Princess’ new upscale gastropub, the Salty Dog.

A partnership with Ernesto Uchimura, the former executive chef of Umami Burger and current chef of Plan Check Kitchen + Bar in Los Angeles, pairs gourmet small plates he has created with craft beers (and other beverages) and is now being served nightly in the Wheelhouse Bar aboard Crown Princess.

Details appeared in the October 28 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Photo courtesy of Princess Cruises. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without permission.

The Aroma Lingers On

In case it wasn’t marked on your calendar, last Sunday was World Pasta Day. One place it didn’t slip by unnoticed was aboard Costa’s entire fleet of 12 ships. The event was celebrated on Costa ships no matter where they were around the globe, including Costa Luminosa which is on an Around the World cruise.

Making the excitement even more keen was that Costa is in a partnership with Barilla Pasta.

The complete story appeared in the October 27 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Other Things You'll Want to Know - October 27, 2015

CND subscribers also read about:

• P&O Australia scheduling their first calls at Fraser Island, the world's largest sand island located off the southern Queensland coast
• Westerdam opened Port New Orleans' winter season of port calls yesterday. The city will have 19 port calls by seven ships through this fall and next year. 

Details appeared in the October 27 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Picking out Names and Measuring for Drapes

Even though it won’t be delivered for more than a year, P&O Australia is already planning the changes they will make to Dawn Princess when she becomes part of the P&O Australia fleet in early 2017, right down to the last detail. Like new parents, they’ve even chosen a name.

The 77,000-ton ship will be renamed Pacific Explorer, and the first season it will be based at Sydney, beginning in May 2017. Itineraries will be released next month.

The complete story appeared in the October 26 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Other Things You'll Want to Know - October 26, 2015

CND subscribers also read about:

• Splendour of the Seas was inspected by authorities in Venice after its engine room fire and found to be safe to sail. 
• A 50-year-old Honduran cleaner was arrested aboard Costa Diadema and charged with a sexually assaulting a 15-year-old French girl aboard the ship. 
• HRH Princess Anne will attend New York's Trafalgar luncheon aboard Cunard's Queen Mary 2 this Thursday. 

Details appeared in the October 26 edition of Cruise News Daily.