Princess cruise ship Regal Princess scored perfect 100 points on a recent unannounced USPH public health inspection. The latest Princess cruise ship is considered one of the cleanest vessels in the cruise industry. The ship has scored perfect 100 pints on all US Public Health inspections since she set sail in 2014.
Royal Princess emerged from the dry dock in Palermo with a giant hull logo. The cruise ship is the first in Princess Fleet to receive this distinctive logo, one of the largest in the cruise line industry.
The headaches for cruise lines, ports and passengers is going to be enormous over the next few days. Below is a list of cruise ships that are affected today and the following days by Hurricane Matthew. Wishing the best for all of you in the storms path.
Royal Caribbean Allure Of The Seas At Sea - Was Falmouth - Storm Deviation 10/5/2016
Miss USA Deshauna Barber, will serve as a godmother of Carnival Vista . The christening of Carnival Cruise Lines latest cruise ship will take place in New York on November 4, 2016
The Italian press reports that Norwegian Cruise Line is about to sign a giant order with Fincantieri. Six ships of 130,000 GT and cost of $700 Million each would be involved in the agreement, the first to be delivered in 2022. If the information is confirmed, it will be great news for Fincantieri.
Carnival Vista cruise passenger was lured to buy IPad for 100 Euros, and all he got was a tile inside the box. The scam happened yesterday while the cruise ship was in the port of Naples, Italy, near the pedestrian passage of the port, in Via Colombo.
The cruise ship Carnival Pride was forced to change its itinerary due to the deadly Hurricane Matthew. Instead of its original 7-nights Eastern Caribbean voyage to Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos, the ship set sail to Manhattan, New York on Tuesday.
Royal Caribbean cruise ship, Empress of the Seas will not be able to dock in Miami due to precaution measures implemented by the port authorities. The cruise capital will be closed to all vessels from Wednesday, October 5, as Hurricane Matthew looming on Florida. The Miami Port will close all marine traffic until further notice. Scheduled arrival on Thursday of Royal Caribbean Empress of the Seas will be delayed, and the cruise ship is expected to dock on Friday. Boarding on Friday will take place as soon as the ship receives green light from Port Miami authorities.
A Carnival cruise ship has responded to the distress SOS signal send by the luxury superyacht Masteka 2, off the NSW mid north coast in Australia. According to the marine safety authority, in the early morning hours on Tuesday the superyacht, with six crew members on board, lost steering and started taking on water around 140 nautical miles from Port Macquarie.
Several cruise lines have banned the use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone aboard their ships. The Korean manufacturer has recently launched a recall for these mobile devices, due to a defect in the battery may overheat and catch fire. The cruise companies that have imposed ban are the Carnival Corporation & plc and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. brands, as well as Disney Cruise Line . The ban applies to both guests crew members.
