Category: Cruise News

MSC Cruises First Humanoid Robotic Bartender at Sea

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MSC Cruises have provided details of the immersive, futuristic MSC Starship Club featuring Rob, the first-ever humanoid, robotic bartender at sea. The MSC Starship Club will be exclusively available onboard the line’s newest flagship, MSC Virtuosa, when she enters service in April 2021. Also Watch: MSC Seashore – Cruise Ship Preview (2021) The integrated bar and entertainment experience is inspired by MSC Cruises’ vision of the spaceship of the future. MSC Starliner One is enabled by state-of-the-art technologies to create a futuristic atmosphere with 3D holograms, an immersive digital art…

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Carnival Cruise Line Expanding PortMiami’s Terminal F

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Continuing the construction boom at PortMiami that has been occurring over the past few years, Carnival Cruise Line and PortMiami officials today held a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the state-of-the-art Terminal F. The new facility will serve as the homeport of Carnival Celebration, the line’s next Excel-class ship.   In attendance, were Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Carnival President Christine Duffy, along with county commissioners and construction partners. Together, they used ceremonial shovels to officially mark the beginning of construction on the expansive 471,000-square-foot facility which will…

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Construction Starts on Carnival Celebration Cruise Ship

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Carnival Cruise Line’s second Excel-class ship, Carnival Celebration, had the first steel cut at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland. Commencing construction of the sister ship to the highly anticipated Mardi Gras, Carnival Celebration is scheduled to begin sailing from PortMiami in November 2022. Also Watch: Carnival’s Mardi Gras – A First Look (Official Delivery & Quick Tour Onboard) Following the ceremony – which was attended by Carnival’s Senior Vice President of New Builds Ben Clement and Meyer Turku’s CEO Tim Meyer – work officially began on Carnival Celebration’s innovative…

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The Highly Anticipated Mardi Gras Is Delivered to Carnival

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It appears Christmas has come just a little early for Carnival Cruise Line. Their newest cruise ship Mardi Gras was delivered in a live virtual signing ceremony at the Meyer Turku Shipyard in Turku, Finland.   After some shipyard delays and the effects from the Pandemic, the 180,000 gross-ton vessel will now start her inaugural season in April 2021. Mardi Gras is the most anticipated and innovative cruise ship in North America as it will be the first ship to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), boast a suite…

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Royal Caribbean’s Empress and Majesty To Leave Fleet

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Amid much speculation over the past several months, Royal Caribbean has officially announced that their two longest serving ships will leave the fleet. Empress of the Seas and Majesty of the Seas have been sold to an undisclosed party in Asia and will leave the fleet by the end of the month. Also Watch: Majesty of the Seas – Port Everglades Sailaway Empress was the first ship designed for 3- and 4-night cruises when she launched in 1990, with her initial sailings visiting The Bahamas from Miami. Empress also made…

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