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Princess Cruises announced that the name for their next Royal-Class cruise ship will be Sky Princess. Currently under construction at the Fincantieri shipyard in Montfalcone, Italy, Sky Princess will join sister ships Royal Princess, Regal Princess and Majestic Princess. The 143,700 ton, 3,660-passenger vessel, due to arrive in October 2019, will feature an evolution of the successful design platform used for previous Royal-class ships. Sky Princess will include signature elements that have become synonymous with the brand’s best-in-class guest experience, and bring together the best features found on her Royal-class…

Carnival Cruise Line is making changes to their dining menus across their fleet. Carnival is also bringing back baked Alaska across the fleet after several years. The updates are focused on specialty dining, breakfast in the main dining rooms and Deli venues, having undergone a transformation with a variety of tantalizing new items reflecting lighter ingredients, updated preparation techniques and exquisite presentation to keep pace with changing palates. Baked Alaska – a classic dessert made of cake and ice cream topped with merengue – is also being reintroduced after several…

During the handover festivities for the launch of the brand new MSC Seaside, MSC Cruises and Fincantieri shipyard announced order for two additional cruise ships. The Seaside EVO ships will be larger than the MSC Seaside and will be a further evolution of the Seaside Class prototype. MSC Cruises Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago said: Following the new agreement between MSC Cruises and Fincantieri, the initial slot reservation agreement to build a third Seaside Class ship to be delivered in 2021 has been replaced to instead build the first of two…

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that Elvis Duran, radio personality and on-air host of “Elvis Duran and the Morning Show” will serve as Godfather of its newest ship, Norwegian Bliss. The official honors will take place at the ship christening ceremony on May 30, 2018 at Pier 66 in Seattle. Custom built for the ultimate cruising experience, Norwegian Bliss will boast an array of exhilarating activities, delectable dining options and show stopping performances. Norwegian Bliss, currently under construction at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. After the naming ceremony…

At the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone , Italy, MSC Cruises officially took delivery of the MSC Seaside. In attendance for handover ceremony was the President of the Italian Republic , Sergio Mattarella, and other top government officials as well as senior management from MSC Cruises and Fincantieri. MSC Seaside is the largest cruise ship ever built in Italy. Her sister ship, MSC Seaview, launching in 2018, will cruise the Western Mediterranean in the summer of 2018 before repositioning to Brazil for South American cruises beginning in December 2018. As the…

With the inaugural cruise of MSC Seaside just days away, MSC Cruises has announced the lineup of entertainment to be found onboard their newest cruise ship. MSC Seaside will offer round-the-clock entertainment in venues all over the ship. MSC Seaside Virtual Tour BeerProv, New Improvised Comedy Concept For the first time on the MSC Cruises fleet, guests will be able to enjoy improvised comedy at sea. The well-known North American comedy troupe BeerProv, famed for instantly creating hilarious, unscripted sketches based on audience suggestions, will perform six nights a week…

Celebrity Cruises unveiled their latest new ship, Celebrity Flora, that is purpose-built for adventure and designed for the Galapagos Islands. Celebrity Cruises must adhere to some of the strictest environmental guidelines in order to cruise the Galapagos. Celebrity Flora will be one of the most energy-efficient ships of its size and will use anchorless technology that maintains the ship’s position while protecting the sensitive sea floor. Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, President and CEO, Celebrity Cruises said: Enrique Ponce de León, Ecuador’s Minister of Tourism said: The Galapagos Islands are known for their…

MSC Cruises celebrated simultaneous construction milestones for two new cruise ships. At the STX France shipyard, the coin ceremony for MSC Bellissima and the cutting of the first steel for their first Meraviglia-Plus ship were conducted the same time. Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman of MSC Cruises said: During the event, Mr. Vago also announced that the name of the new Meraviglia-Plus ship will be MSC Grandiosa. The second part of the proceedings was the traditional coin ceremony for MSC Bellissima, where two commemorative coins were placed into one of the…

Carnival Corporation announced the completion of an extensive multi-million-dollar upgrade of Cruise Terminal 2 at Port Everglades. Princess Cruises is the only cruise line to use Terminal 2 and the upgrades were part of the roll-out of Princess’s new Ocean Medallion program, featuring a more streamlined departure design, interactive experiences, movie theater and more comfortable pre-boarding areas transforming guests’ experience as they prepare to depart for their cruise vacation. John Padgett, chief experience and innovation officer for Carnival Corporation said: A Carnival Corporation proprietary xIoT (Experiential Internet of Things) network, which…