* Rethinking the Idea in the Caymans - Again
After years of struggling to get a plan in place to build a cruise ship pier at George Town (Grand Cayman), and the government constantly signaling that latest incarnation of a plan was very near to finalizing a plan and beginning construction, it appears there’s going to be yet another halt and a complete reset. Not only that, but the new plan they are now considering seems certain to fail because it now seems they don’t understand the cruise industry.
* STX Finland Floats Mein Schiff 3
STX Finland floated TUI’s Mein Schiff 3 at their Turku yard this afternoon, and tomorrow it will be floated out of the dry dock to the outfitting dock where the interior will be completed. More
* Other Things You’ll Want to Know
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Friday, November 8, 2013
STX Floats TUI's Mein Schiff 3
STX Finland floated TUI's Mein Schiff 3 for the first time this afternoon (November 8, 2013) at their Turku (Finland) yard. Once floating on Saturday, it will be towed to a finishing dock for completion of the interior. The 99,700-ton vessel will carry 2,506 passengers (double) and a crew of approximately 1,000 when it enters service in June 2014.
The photo above was taken just as the water begins to flood the drydock this afternoon. Filling it with some 300 million liters of water will take until tomorrow.
The photo above was taken just before the flooding began after the dry dock has been cleared.
In this photo, the first of the water begins to flood STX's giant dry dock.
This photo was taken about 6:40pm (local time) showing the water level beginning to rise (note the water level on the propellers compared to the aft photo above) and the effects of a late afternoon snow storm.
The operation continued on Saturday with towing the ship to the finishing dock.
Photos courtesy of TUI Cruises and STX Finland. Copyright TUI Cruises, STX Finland and Cruise News Daily. May not be copied or reproduced without permission. All rights reserved.
The photo above was taken just as the water begins to flood the drydock this afternoon. Filling it with some 300 million liters of water will take until tomorrow.
The photo above was taken just before the flooding began after the dry dock has been cleared.
In this photo, the first of the water begins to flood STX's giant dry dock.
This photo was taken about 6:40pm (local time) showing the water level beginning to rise (note the water level on the propellers compared to the aft photo above) and the effects of a late afternoon snow storm.
The operation continued on Saturday with towing the ship to the finishing dock.
Photos courtesy of TUI Cruises and STX Finland. Copyright TUI Cruises, STX Finland and Cruise News Daily. May not be copied or reproduced without permission. All rights reserved.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Cruise News Daily Headlines for November 7, 2013
* Three Costa Ships out of the Water this Month
Three of Costa’s smaller ships are entering dry dock this month in Italy for $13.5 million worth of maintenance and refurbishment work.
The work is being done at the San Giorgio del Porto shipyard at Genoa and involves Costa neoRiviera, Costa Voyager and Costa Classica.
* Rush Job
At their meeting Wednesday, Port Canaveral commissioners approved building a new $80 million cruise terminal, and time is of the essence. They want the complex, which includes a new parking ramp, completed by November 15, 2014!
* Upsizing Old San Juan
Puerto Rico’s governor said Wednesday the port will extend the pier at Old San Juan by 182 feet in an $8.7 million project to accommodate ships carrying up to 6,000 passengers.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
Three of Costa’s smaller ships are entering dry dock this month in Italy for $13.5 million worth of maintenance and refurbishment work.
The work is being done at the San Giorgio del Porto shipyard at Genoa and involves Costa neoRiviera, Costa Voyager and Costa Classica.
* Rush Job
At their meeting Wednesday, Port Canaveral commissioners approved building a new $80 million cruise terminal, and time is of the essence. They want the complex, which includes a new parking ramp, completed by November 15, 2014!
* Upsizing Old San Juan
Puerto Rico’s governor said Wednesday the port will extend the pier at Old San Juan by 182 feet in an $8.7 million project to accommodate ships carrying up to 6,000 passengers.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Cruise News Daily Headlines for November 6, 2013
Today, we have a number of smaller stories that make the cruise industry interesting:
+ It’s all the rage
Carnival became the latest cruise line to announce a sports team partnership. Carnival is the official cruise line of the New Orleans Saints for the 2013-2014 season.
+ Late addition
Over the weekend, MSC Divina left Venice on its way to its new year round homeport in Miami. More
+ Finally something to celebrateThere’s finally some good news for the economy of Grand Cayman. Year over year figures finally showed an increase for a month.
+ Getting ready for winter
News from the Costa Concordia site at Giglio says that winterization of the wreck is continuing and is almost complete.
+ Really big season
The Port of St. Maarten marked the beginning of the 2013-2014 cruise season this morning with the arrival of Royal Princess. And it’s going to be a big one.
+ Mein Schiff 3 Update
The construction of TUI Cruises (in which Royal Caribbean is a partner) Mein Schiff 3 is proceeding at the STX Finland yard in Turku. More
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
+ It’s all the rage
Carnival became the latest cruise line to announce a sports team partnership. Carnival is the official cruise line of the New Orleans Saints for the 2013-2014 season.
+ Late addition
Over the weekend, MSC Divina left Venice on its way to its new year round homeport in Miami. More
+ Finally something to celebrateThere’s finally some good news for the economy of Grand Cayman. Year over year figures finally showed an increase for a month.
+ Getting ready for winter
News from the Costa Concordia site at Giglio says that winterization of the wreck is continuing and is almost complete.
+ Really big season
The Port of St. Maarten marked the beginning of the 2013-2014 cruise season this morning with the arrival of Royal Princess. And it’s going to be a big one.
+ Mein Schiff 3 Update
The construction of TUI Cruises (in which Royal Caribbean is a partner) Mein Schiff 3 is proceeding at the STX Finland yard in Turku. More
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
TUI's Mein Schiff 3 Construction Update
Construction is proceeding on TUI's Mein Schiff 3 at the STX Finland yard in Turku. These photos were taken last week at the yard.
As you may recall from the renderings, there will be an unusual diamond-shaped structure attached to the ship's stern. You can see the space for it in the bottom photo. It will be attached shortly.
As you may recall from the renderings, there will be an unusual diamond-shaped structure attached to the ship's stern. You can see the space for it in the bottom photo. It will be attached shortly.
Photos courtesy of TUI Cruises. Copyright TUI Cruises and Cruise News Daily. All rights reserved.
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