Elation Gets Bigger

Carnival Elation will return to service from its home port at Jacksonville on Friday after an extensive dry dock that was interrupted (and lengthened) by Hurricane Irma. (Carnival Fantasy has been operating Carnival Elation's cruises since the end of last month, while Elation returned to dry dock to have the work completed.)

Unlike on many of the Fantasy-class ships, the work on Carnival Elation was more than just cosmetic. Carnival added 38 new staterooms and added balconies to 98 existing staterooms.

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

US Ports Set Records

The CLIA lines have set several new records in the US as the cruise industry continues to grow.

In the US the cruise lines, passengers and crew spent a record $21.69 billion in US ports in 2016 in direct and indirect spending. This represents a 15% increase in just five years.

Details appeared in the October 4 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Just Wait until Next Year

Since fans of the Chicago Cubs aren't using that phrase anymore, Norwegian Cruise Line thought they'd use it in New Orleans.

Next winter Norwegian will be replacing Norwegian Pearl with the 145,655-ton Norwegian Breakaway at New Orleans, the largest ship ever to be based at the Crescent City. The 4,000-passenger ship will nearly double Norwegian's capacity at New Orleans.

The complete story appeared in the October 3 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Open for Business

If the average person in America has been watching the news he or she knows there were hurricanes in the Caribbean, and they have seen the evening news anchor standing in the midst of what used to be someone's home saying there is complete devastation. So where should they go on vacation? There's no point in even thinking about the Caribbean, they reason. Who would want to cruise to a port like that?

Well, Carnival is on a mission, according to their earnings call last week. They want to let everyone know that “the Caribbean is open for business and is going strong,” according to Carnival President and CEO Arnold Donald.

The complete story appeared in the October 2 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Other Things You'll Want to Know - October 2, 2017

CND subscribers also read about:

• Disney Dream allides with the pier while docking in Nassau opening a hole in the stern
• Carnival Corp agrees to more responsible sourcing of chickens

Details appeared in the October 2 edition of Cruise News Daily.