Under the Hood

MAN Diesel & Turbo has won the contract to provide engines for three ships being built by Fincantieri for Costa Asia and P&O Australia.

Details appeared in the November 8 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Common-rail MAN V48/60CR Tier-II compliant engines similar to those ordered by Costa Asia and P&O Cruises Australia

Photo courtesy of MAN Diesel & Turbo. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission. 

It's Ready

Celebrity Xploration is back from dry dock, and the line is ready to begin accepting reservations for its Galapagos' program beginning March 25.

Celebrity Xploration is one of the premium line's acquisitions in Ecuador that will give passengers a quite different experience in exploring the protected habitat. The ship is a catamaran that accommodates just 16 passengers.

Details appeared in the November 7 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Seabourn Encore Nearing Delivery

This afternoon Seabourn Encore returned to the Fincantieri yard at Marghera after successfully completing its final three-day set of sea trials in the Adriatic off the coast of Italy.

Photo courtesy of Seabourn Cruises. All rights reserve. May not be copied or used without permission.

Carnival Liberty Still in Galveston

Last week Carnival Liberty canceled Monday's sailing after developing a technical problem on the previous cruise that limited its cruising speed. An additional problem was discovered during the repairs, and it was hoped the ship would be repaired enough that it could sail on Saturday's cruise with a modified itinerary.

On Friday, however, the ship was still not able to sail and Saturday's sailing was canceled. It is now hoped the ship will be able to sail on Thursday (November 10). That will be a four-night cruise with a modified itinerary calling at Progreso rather than Cozumel.

The complete story appeared in the November 8 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Harmony of the Seas Makes US Debut at Port Everglades

After meeting with her two sisters off the Florida coast on Friday, Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas came on into Port Everglades on Saturday to make her US debut on Saturday.

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