Friday, July 14, 2017

Welcome Home

Last Saturday the newest member of the AIDA fleet, AIDAperla, returned to its home port of Palma de Mallorca for the first time since the official naming and maiden voyage. Awaiting the arrival was a local Mallorcan delegation to welcome the ship back to its summer home, which is a favorite destination of German vacationers.

Details appeared in the July 14 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Let's Go to the Video

Last weekend Majestic Princess was named in Shanghai by international basketball superstars Yao Ming and Ye Li. The Royal-class ship will sail most of the year in the Chinese source market from Shanghai. The ship is Princess' first to feature customization for the Chinese market.

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Norwegian Expands Meet the Winemakers

Thanks to the success of this year's Meet the Winemaker cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line will be expanding them for the 2017/2018 Caribbean season aboard Norwegian Escape and Norwegian Dawn.

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

Some Jazzy Ways to Spend a Couple of Weeks This Fall

Seabourn is treating their passengers to some outstanding jazz performances this fall by two of the greats in the jazz world as their ships sail the Caribbean and transit the Panama Canal.

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

The Unfinished Symphony

Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas is really starting to take on some of the Royal Caribbean "look" in its interior now. A few weeks ago it looked very much like a house under construction where you could really only see the studs. The owner was excited about it, but it was hard to catch the vision. Now on Symphony you can begin to see the "rooms." In these photos taken last week in the STX France yard in Saint Nazaire, you can now see the AquaTheater taking shape, and then looking forward into the 230,000-ton ship, it begins to look something like you expect a ship to. Delivery is still set for early next year. 




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