Category: Cruise News

Carnival Panorama Third Vista-Class Ship from Carnival

Chris Cardona
Carnival Panorama

Carnival Cruise Line’s third Vista-Class ship will be named Carnival Panorama and is scheduled to enter service in November 2019. Carnival Panorama is the third in the line’s highly successful Vista-class series, which are all named to reflect the connection between the vessels and the sea and highlighted by stunning indoor/outdoor spaces that create a truly unique seagoing vacation experience. Carnival Panorama will join its sister ships – Carnival Vista, which entered service in 2016, and Carnival Horizon, set to debut April 2, 2018.  The three 3,954-passenger Vista-class ships are…

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Next Princess Cruises Ship to Be Named Sky Princess

Chris Cardona
Sky Princess

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…

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Carnival Cruise Line Is Spicing Up Their Onboard Menus

Chris Cardona
Carnival Cruise Line Updating Menus

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…

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MSC Cruises Adds New Order for Two Seaside EVO Ships

Chris Cardona
Seaside EVO

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…

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Elvis Duran Godfather of Norwegian Bliss

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Elvis Duran Godfather of Norwegian Bliss

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…

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