July 15, 2024
Hurricane Beryl Update
this Port of Galveston The Caribbean is slowly but surely returning to normal following Hurricane Beryl, a Category 1 hurricane that made landfall on July 8 after wreaking havoc in the region.
The port is equipped with backup generators, also known as Galveston The terminal is the fourth busiest cruise port in the United States and cruise operations have resumed.
Prepare to get wet
The largest port in the Bahamas. Nassauyes Departure The $35 million water park will cater to families and is designed to coincide with the port’s $330 million upgrade, which is due to be completed by May 2023, with an opening date of December 2025.
Most major cruise lines visit Nassau, such as Norwegian Cruise Line, Silversea Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, MSC Cruises, Virgin Voyages, and Celebrity Cruises.
Another cruise line, Royal Caribbean, is currently building Royal Beach Club A resort on nearby Paradise Island is also scheduled to open in 2025. It will be a 17-acre resort with a small water park and multiple swimming pools.
The first half of this year has been a busy one for Nassau, with the port seeing a 24% increase in cruise ship passengers compared to the same period in 2023.
It doesn’t matter if a rose has any other name…
Carnival Cruise Line’s top brass was adamant about something. It was so important to them that they even spelled it out in an official announcement.
Carnival executives no longer want the main dining rooms on their cruise ships to be called restaurants.
Yes, you heard it right. The main restaurant is not a restaurant, the powers that be don’t want it to be called a restaurant. According to them, it is a restaurant. They want it to be called a restaurant.
We’re not sure if the food would taste any different in a room called a dining room instead of a restaurant, but it would make Carnival executives feel better. However, loyal Carnival travelers have long felt that the “dining room” moniker gives the space a warm, welcoming feel.
When Disneyland meets the Kingdom of the Rising Sun
On Tuesday, Disney announced it would launch cruise vacations in Japan. Disney currently has cruises to the Caribbean, Hawaii and Europe.
While the itinerary has yet to be announced, the first ship, the ninth in the Disney fleet, won’t set sail until 2029.
The new ship, which will also be based in Tokyo and carry about 4,000 passengers, is part of an agreement with Japan’s Oriental Land Co., which operates the Tokyo Disney Resort.
Week of July 8, 2024
did you know? A typical cruise ship has more than 16 miles of sprinkler pipes and more than 5,000 sprinkler heads. In addition, there are more than 4,000 smoke detectors and 6 miles of fire hose.
Sailing on the Sea of Chaos
As Hurricane Beryl barrels toward the Caribbean, cruise lines are rerouting some of their ships.
Royal Caribbean Cruises has changed itineraries on five of its ships, Celebrity Transcendence, Icon of the Seas, Majestic of the Seas, Wonder of the Seas and Harmony of the Seas.
Majesty of the Seas and Harmony of the Seas have changed the days of port calls Cozumelhoping to avoid the hurricane’s predicted path into the region.
Carnival Cruise Line also changed the itineraries of the Carnival Horizon and Carnival Freedom. The Norwegian Jade and Breckavie canceled calls to Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, BelizeCozumel and Costa Maya In Mexico.
Cruise lines prepare for the worst and adjust routes before conditions worsen. While this is standard procedure during severe weather, most cruise ships will not encounter storms of this magnitude and will be able to complete their journeys safely.
The grass is definitely greener over here
Port Canaveral has been awarded GreenSeas recertification for the eighth consecutive year. The certification was presented to Port Canaveral at the GreenTech2024 environmental conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The 71-year-old Port Canaveral has set the benchmark in environmental performance since joining the Green Seas Initiative in 2015. The port has invested millions of dollars in environmental initiatives.
Initiatives at Port Canaveral include the creation of artificial reef habitats to enhance marine biodiversity and beach nourishment projects to combat coastal erosion.
Cruise the Great Lakes
The Pearl Mist, a cruise ship owned by Pearl Seas Cruises, is scheduled to dock at North Shore Marine Terminal in Escanaba on July 3.
The Great Lakes are a series of interconnected freshwater lakes in the interior of east-central North America. They are the largest freshwater lakes in the world. They are connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the St. Lawrence River.
The lakes themselves are spectacular and well worth a boat trip.
The stop at Escanaba is part of a 15-day Pearl Sea Great Lakes Adventure itinerary that also includes Toronto, Niagara Falls, and the following Port of call: Cleveland; Detroit; Midland, Ontario; Parry Sound, Ontario; Mackinac Island; Sault Ste. Marie; Marquette; Thunder Bay, Ontario; Duluth, Minnesota.
For more information about Pearl Seas Cruises, visit www.pearlseascruises.com/pearl-mist.
Week of July 1, 2024
did you know? According to statistics, Americans usually eat 150 million hot dogs on Independence Day, “enough to run from Washington, DC to Los Angeles more than five times.” National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. You’ll find millions of these on your cruise ship!
Are you feeling down?
The retired cruise ship Aurora has resurfaced in Little Potato Swamp in the San Joaquin River Delta northwest of Stockton. California.
Officials needed to pump more than 20,000 gallons of oily water and 3,000 gallons of hazardous waste from the vessel.
The 293-foot ocean liner, built in 1955, developed a hole in its hull and began taking on water on May 22, 2024, and began leaking diesel and motor oil into Little Potato Point.
The Aurora, which is believed to be the inspiration for the 1970s TV series The Love Boat, has been moored off Stockton for some time. The Aurora also appeared in the 1963 James Bond film From Russia with Love. It looks like she has made her final bow.
Don’t miss the meeting time
While many experienced cruise ship passengers consider mandatory muster calls to be a nuisance, it is best not to skip them. Muster calls tell you what to do in an emergency.
Just like the emergency situation when a fire broke out on the brand new Idol of the Seas. The Royal Caribbean giant ship briefly lost power and a fire broke out in the crew area.
Tuesday, June 25th was an exciting day for RC to reach the summit of glory, the ship docked in Costa Maya, Mexico.
The fire was quickly extinguished and the boat’s backup power was activated until the main power system was restored. So no matter how new and shiny the boat is, accidents can still happen, so don’t miss the rendezvous!
The mouse does all the work
Disney Cruise Line has announced that the Disney Adventure will be the company’s largest cruise ship when it debuts in Singapore in 2025. At 208,000 tons, the ship will be approximately 44% larger than the current Disney Wish.
The ship was ordered for Dream Cruises in Asia, but Disney bought it from liquidators when that deal fell apart in early 2022. Designed to carry 9,000 passengers, the ship will be a challenge for Disney as they will have to use an existing ship layout.
To accomplish this task, Disney will showcase its time-tested pillars of imagination, discovery, fantasy and adventure.
Week of June 24, 2024
did you know? Expedition cruises are the fastest growing segment of cruise tourism. From 2019 to 2023, the number of passengers taking expedition/discovery cruises increases by 71%.
Get an insider’s perspective
If you’re visiting Oakland, California, you might want to take one of the free summer cruises that are offered once a month in the Port of Oakland. This narrated tour takes you around the Middle and Outer Harbors, across the West Bay Bridge, and back to Jack London Square.
During the ninety-minute tour, you’ll visit the first major port on the Pacific Coast to build a container ship terminal and learn about the impact this port has had on the global economy and jobs.
You can also get some great photos San Francisco Skyline.
Tours are scheduled to start at 6:45 pm on August 16, with one each on September 13 and October 18, starting at 5:30 pm. Boarding begins 15 minutes before departure and the boat can accommodate 230 people.
Luxurious enjoyment
The cruise itself is a bit of a luxury. All meals are prepared for you, beds don’t have to be made, and there are plenty of staff to help you.
Some cruise lines take luxury to a new level. Regent Seven Seas Cruises is one of the companies that has done well.
The cruise line will launch an entirely new ship and class in 2026; Seven Seas Prestige.
this prestige It will be the company’s first new ship class in 10 years and will feature new cabin categories and a redesigned Regent Suite.
Regent Cruises offers unlimited free luxury cruises Shore Excursions The new fare options also include round-trip flights and private chauffeur service.
Another cruise ship came to the rescue
this badgeAn Oceania Cruises ship changed its scheduled route to intercept a drifting vessel after being spotted by an oil tanker.
The tanker informed the Spanish authorities, who requested badge A total of 68 migrants were rescued, including the five victims, all of whom were rescued south of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
Crew badge During the rescue process, two deceased migrants could not be rescued due to weather conditions.
Passengers were asked if they had any clothes to donate to the migrants, most of whom were men. badge She will arrive at the port of Santa Cruz in Tenerife to pick up the migrants. She will then continue her 180-day tour of France. Around the world cruise.
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About Jonathon Hyjek
Jonathon is a technical staff member at CruiseportAdvisor.com. When he’s not in front of his computer, Jonathon enjoys traveling and cruising (even on a burning cruise ship – more on that later!)
