La Dolce Vita in a Costa Suite

The perks of life in a suite aboard a Costa ship have just gotten a little perkier with a range of new offerings from the line for their top passengers.

Details appeared in the July 6 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Royal Caribbean Always Tips a Little Extra

Have you heard the one about the Boston cab driver who found more than $187,000 in cash in the back of his cab?

He did the right thing, and Royal Caribbean is rewarding him with a cruise.

The complete story appeared in the July 6 edition of Cruse News Daily.

MSC Names New Ship

Earlier MSC told us the first of their new ships with the eye-catching new design will be named MSC Seaside and will be sailing round trip from Miami to the Caribbean beginning in December 2017.

The line says the sister ship will be named MSC Seaview and will enter service in June 2018 in the Mediterranean.

Details appeared in the July 5 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Building and Buying in China

Carnival Corp has moved another step closer to getting their ship that they will use in China built in China.

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri signed an agreement with CSSC, China's largest shipbuilding conglomerate to form a joint venture to build cruise ships in China that will be purchased by Carnival for use in China and Asia. (Carnival, CSSC and Fincantieri previously signed a preliminary agreement to work together in November 2014.)

The complete story appeared in the July 5 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Fincantieri Floats Silver Muse

Fincantieri floated up Silversea's Silver Muse at their Sestri Ponente yard near Genoa on Friday, signaling the completion of most of the outer construction and that work is ready to move forward on the ship's interior.

Details appeared in the July 5 edition of Cruise News Daily.