Category: Cruise News

Princess Cruises Announces Name of 5th Royal Class Ship

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Enchanted Princess

As the hurried pace of new cruise ship announcements and launches continues, Princess Cruises has announced the name of their 5th Royal Class cruise ship set to launch in June 2020. The new vessel, which follows the four other Royal class ships; Royal Princess, Regal Princess, Majestic Princess and Sky Princess (joining the feet in October 2019) will be named Enchanted Princess. Enchanted Princess is scheduled to debut on June 15, 2020 sailing on a series of European voyages. Bookings for her maiden season, summer 2020, will open on November…

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Celebrity Edge Entertainment Sensationally Sophisticated

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Celebrity Edge Entertainment

With much anticipation for Celebrity Cruises newest cruise ship, Celebrity Edge, the cruise line unveiled the entertainment lineup and venues to debut onboard. On Celebrity Edge, guests will experience the brand’s most technologically advanced main theater, the most production shows of any ship in the brand’s history, the largest cast of world-class performers on any premium cruise ship, and more entertainment venues than ever before. Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, President and CEO, Celebrity Cruises said: Celebrity Edge Entertainment The Theatre The Theatre on Celebrity Edge throws away the curtain altogether, blurring the line between audience and performance and immersing guests in an entertainment experience like no other. With four stage areas…

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Royal Caribbean Using AI to Create Soundtrack to Cruises

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Royal Caribbean SoundSeeker

Royal Caribbean is looking at taking vacation photos from boring to brilliant. With the help of an AI tool, Royal Caribbean guests can create a sensory display of their photos matched with a soundtrack that evokes feeling and mood. More than a year in the making, Royal Caribbean SoundSeeker™ is a groundbreaking, patent-pending digital experience powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The innovative tool is specifically designed to use machine learning to seamlessly create original soundtracks based on the content of each photograph. Jim Berra, chief marketing officer, Royal Caribbean International…

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Carnival Triumph to Become Carnival Sunrise After $200 Million Refit

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Carnival Sunrise

Carnival Cruise Line announced plans to makeover the Carnival Triumph with a $200-Million dry dock, that will transform the 19 year old ship with venues that are found on their most recent cruise ships. At the completion of the dry dock, the ship will be renamed Carnival Sunrise and will be the second ship in Carnival’s Sunshine Class. The Carnival Sunshine (originally the Carnival Destiny) underwent a similar dry dock in 2013. The dry dock makeover will add all of Carnival’s popular branded food, beverage and entertainment innovations, as well…

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Princess Cruises to Build Two NextGen LNG Cruise Ships

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Princess Cruises has ordered two ships with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri S.p.A., on a next-generation platform that will be dual-fuel powered — primarily by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), the marine industry’s most environmentally friendly advanced fuel technology and the world’s cleanest burning fossil fuel. The announcement follows a growing list of cruise lines planning new cruise ships powered by LNG. Jan Swartz, president of Princess Cruises said: The two Princess LNG cruise ships will be 175,000 gross tons and will accommodate approximately 4,300 guests (lower berths). Specification details for the ship…

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