Keeping Everything the Way It Is

The Meyer family has been building ships in Papenburg (Germany) for 221 years. They branched out to a yard in Warnemunde, and most recently acquired a yard in Turku (Finland). They've operated as a family-run business, and that's provided a good stable foundation on which to operate.

They want to continue that way for generations to come, so to ensure it stays a family-run business, the Meyer family is donating all their Meyer Werft stock to two family foundations. The family foundation is a proven device in Germany for long-term stable ownership of businesses. This will continue Meyer's stable family-run structure, and it will also ensure the company stays in the Meyer family in the future.

The complete story appeared in the June 15 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Some Speakers aboard Crystal Will Be Out of this World

Three well-known Americans will be sailing with Crystal to Alaska to share their inspiring stories with passengers.

They are NASA Astronaut Captains Scott Kelly and Mark Kelly, along with Mark’s wife, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.

Details appeared in the June 15 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

New Route to the Galapagos

The Galapagos National Park Service has just approved two new one way itineraries for Silversea's Silver Galapagos which the line will implement next March.

The new program will still operate as a seven-night itinerary from Saturday to Saturday with the 100-passenger luxury expedition ship.

The complete story appeared in the June 14 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Andy Matsuda Brings His Signature Sushi to HAL's Tamarind

Sushi chef Andy Matsuda

From the time he was a child in his parents' restaurant in Japan, superstar sushi chef Andy Matsuda has been learning his craft, and now Holland America passengers aboard several of the line's ships are about to benefit from his 35 years of sushi-making experience.

Holland America has partnered with Matsuda to train their sushi chefs and will feature some of his creations in their premium Tamarind restaurant and at the sushi bar aboard Koningsdam.

Details appeared in the June 13 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

High Speed

As you probably remember, on June 3 Celebrity Infinity collided with the dock in Ketchikan rendering Berth 3 unusable until repairs were accomplished. This is peak season for Alaska, so it doesn't do for a popular port like Ketchikan to have 25% of its docking facilities out of service.

Assessments began already that evening, and repairs are already underway, with completion required by July 5.

The complete story appeared in the June 13 edition of Cruise News Daily.