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* Even Better than that Trip to Space Camp
Mar 9 - Maybe you never got to go to space
camp when you were a geeky teen. Crystal Cruises now has something even
better - because it used to be top secret and forbidden. Now it will be a
status symbol at the country club or the PTA, because it's Russian and
like space camp for adults.
* Take It, but Just Don't Keep It
Mar 9 - There's an interesting story playing
out in Federal Court in Los Angeles about a type of crime you don't hear
about too much on cruise ships. Maybe it's because, like in this case,
it's too easy to get caught.
* Other Things You'll Want to Know
Mar 9 - CND subscribers also read about
Celebrity Eclipse leaving a day early for its river transit and sea trials
... Celebrity Mercury leaving Charleston late because they were again
sanitizing the ship ... and how much CLIA spends talking to folks in
Washington (and who they are).
The complete text of these stories appeared in the CND editions referenced and was sent to subscribers.
* Round and Round She Goes ...
Mar 8 - Cunard's Queen Mary 2 arrived in
Sydney yesterday, and as usual created a stir when thousands of sightseers
came out to see the famous oceanliner in person. Cunard used the occasion
to make an announcement about her unusual visit to Australia in
2012.
In February 2012, QM2 will make a 22-night complete
circumnavigation of continent a first for Cunard. Normally in perpetual
motion around the globe, the 28 days she will spend in Australia on that
visit will also mark the longest period QM2 has ever been based in one
country outside of her northern hemisphere home ports of Southampton and
New York.
* Come Home Looking Like a New Person
Mar 8 - Some people go on a cruise to visit
another culture, but passengers aboard two Crystal Serenity sailings are
going to visit another world - the world of fashion.
* Star Princess Departs - and a Lot of Passengers with Reservations
Didn't
Mar 5 - Earthquake-snarled Star Princess is finally underway from Valparaiso
around the tip of South America to Rio de Janeiro, after dealing as best
Princess could with the effects of Chile's earthquake on both the port of
Valparaiso and the limited air lift now available to Santiago's
international airport.
Due to last Saturday's earthquake, very few flights are
operating in and out of Santiago, mostly due to damage to some of the
terminal buildings. Star Princess was due to turn around at Valparaiso on
Tuesday. Aside from the limited flights, the first problem Princess
encountered was at the port. After first optimistically thinking they
could delay the sailing by hours and most people could be accommodated,
the plan was quickly revised to delay the sailing until Thursday, thus
giving people en route to the ship time to get there, and giving people
disembarking the ship an opportunity to secure alternate flights. (All
along, airlines had been promising more flights would be operating very
soon.) That seemed simple enough, but then came the next curve ball
Princess encountered.
In this CND article we look at the problems Princess
encountered along with those of the passengers trying to get to the ship
and trying to get home, and we see the importance of having travel
insurance - and having the right insurance.
* A Magnificent Extravaganza Awaits
Mar 5 -
When some cruise lines christen a ship, it's short and to the point. But
when MSC christens a ship, it includes an entertainment extravaganza with
the highlight coming when Sophia Loren actually does the honors.
Saturday night it will happen again - this time in
Hamburg, when Ms Loren officially names MSC Magnifica.
* Other Things You'll Want to Know
Mar 5 - CND subscribers also read about who's
leading the investigation into the wave incident on Louis Majesty ... and
the SS United State is running out of time.
* Passenger Overboard from Costa Serena
Mar 4 - A 34-year-old French man apparently
went overboard from Costa Serena last Saturday (February 27) while it was
sailing in the Canary Islands.
* Good Business Means Higher Prices
Mar 4 - For a couple of months we have been
hearing from one luxury line after another about the strength of their
bookings during wave season (the first several months of the year). Now
that strength in the marketplace is seeming to be felt by the mass market
lines too.
We recently heard from Carnival Cruise Lines about some
unquantified strong wave season bookings, and now Norwegian Cruise Line is
also reporting "an unprecedented year-to-date increase in booking
volume" in January and February.
* Other Things You'll Want to Know
Mar 4 - CND subscribers also read about the
aftermath for Louis of yesterday's wave strike of Louis Majesty ... more
information about large waves and their causes ... QM2's less than regal
accommodations at Auckland ... and an interview with a member of ACT
Alaska for Alaskans about what the reduction in cruise ships is meaning to
the state.
* Huge Waves Kill Two Aboard Louis Majesty
Mar 3 - Two passengers were fatally injured
aboard Louis Cruises' Louis Majesty today in the Mediterranean when three
large waves struck the ship and broke windows in the forward lounge on
Deck 5 while experiencing winds in the area of about 60 miles per
hour. More
* New Record for Port Everglades
Mar 3 - With traffic building of the last few
years, and now the largest cruise ship in the world homeported there, and
another the same size coming later this year, Port Everglades is used to
setting growth records. Now they just announced another broken record.
* Other Things You'll Want to Know
Mar 3 - CND subscribers also read about a new
role for the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal ... and an upgrade going on aboard
the original Queen Mary.
The complete text of these stories appeared in the CND editions referenced and was sent to subscribers.
March 2 - Disney Dream's funnel arrives at Meyer Werft Larger/More
Mar 1 - Celebrity Eclipse was floated out of the covered building dock at Meyer Werft at Papenburg on Sunday morning. Larger/More
Feb 19 - Queen Victoria took on a whole new look for a breast cancer fundraiser in Sydney tonight. More/Larger
Feb 10 - AIDAblu was christened last night in Hamburg. More/Larger
Feb 9 - One of Holland America's tour operators assisted this week in the rescue of a whale off the coast of Puerto Vallarta. More/Larger
Jan 19 - MSC Magnifica returned from successful sea trails on Sunday. More/Larger
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