The American funk pop rock band DNCE boarded world’s largest cruise ship Harmony of the Seas, for their live concert at sea for a very special occasion. The members of the band Jack Lawless, Cole Whittle, Joe Jonas, and JinJoo Lee joined thousands of guests to celebrate the Ultimate Friendsgiving festivities with their fans.
At the Mitsubishi shipyard in Nagasaki in Japan, the kiss mouth, symbol of AIDA cruises, was completed at the bow of their latest cruise ship AIDAperla. The hull painting began In October with red lips, eyes and waves. The kissing lips, hallmark of the Aida fleet, are spread over 152 square meters, in addition, there are two eyes and waves on the starboard and portside.
The Asian premium cruise line Dream Cruises, celebrated the arrival of its latest cruise ship Genting Dream in Guangzhou. Thousand guests of honor, mainly representatives of local authorities and institutions, took part in a special christening ceremony organized in the Zodiac Theatre on board. The godmother was none other than the wife of Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Genting Hong Kong , Puan Sri Cecilia Lim.
The fifth largest pizza chain in the world, Telepizza announces their partnership with Pullmantur Cruises with intention to open Pizza joints on their cruise ships. Onboard the cruise ships Monarch and Sovereign will be added specifically designed spaces for Telepizza, In order for passengers to feel even more at home and enjoy a pizza while enjoying a dream vacation at sea. The Spanish leaders in cruising and pizza delivery didn’t reveal when this service will start on the Pullmantur cruise ships.
Epic ocean race will set off next year, between the Cunard’s ocean liner Queen Mary 2 and four Ultime trimarans. This transatlantic race will start on 25 June, 2017 from Saint-Nazaire, France across the North Atlantic and finish at the entrance of the New York harbour. The amazing idea, by Damien Grimont, supported by the French Minister of Defense, was finalized following The Bridge Association signing agreement with Cunard Line to charter their flagship, Queen Mary 2 for this epic ocean race.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports of a suspected norovirus outbreak on Holland America Line cruise ship MS Oosterdam. According to CDC official report, 86 guests out of 1,843 and 18 crew members reported gastrointestinal symptoms during the current voyage.
A British passenger sailing on P&O Azura died and nine other passengers have been injured in a bus crash in Roseau, Dominica. The cruise line P&O confirmed that all those injured are British, and have been treated by Azura medical staff before sending them at the local hospital.
A couple sailing on cruise ship got into struggle late Tuesday November 8, with a armed robber in New Orleans Riverfront, reports WDSU News. According to the police, the couple was walking back to the cruise ship, when they were approached by a man at 100 block of Canal Street wearing dark-colored clothing and a bandana on his face.
After three months trial period on four Princess Cruises ships, Carnival Corporation received approval to integrate passenger check-in process with INTERPOL data system. The integrated system I-Checkit, will be incorporated on all Carnival brands, providing secure method for screening travel document on all passengers to INTERPOL's Stolen and Lost Travel Documents database.
Let me give you a very happy and proud moment for all the crew members of the Celebrity Reflection. Yesterday November 5, we completed the TransAtlantic cruise by arriving in the port of Miami at 02:00. After a 7 sea days voyage straight out of the island of Tenerife, Spain. We all know how demanding and tiring are the sea days for the crew members. Imagine that we had 7 sea days straight.
