Category: Cruise News

Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas Shifts to Israel

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Royal Caribbean has changed the course of the debut for their latest cruise ship, Odyssey of the Seas. Starting in May 2021, the second Quantum Ultra Class ship will begin sailing from Israel with a combination of 3- to 7-night escapes visiting the Greek Isles and Cyprus. The itineraries, roundtrip from Haifa, Israel, will include visits to idyllic isles and destinations in the Mediterranean, including Rhodes, Santorini, Mykonos and Athens, Greece and Limassol, Cyprus. Also Watch:   Prior to the new announcement, Odyssey of the Seas was scheduled to sail…

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MSC Cruises First Humanoid Robotic Bartender at Sea

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MSC Cruises have provided details of the immersive, futuristic MSC Starship Club featuring Rob, the first-ever humanoid, robotic bartender at sea. The MSC Starship Club will be exclusively available onboard the line’s newest flagship, MSC Virtuosa, when she enters service in April 2021. Also Watch: MSC Seashore – Cruise Ship Preview (2021) The integrated bar and entertainment experience is inspired by MSC Cruises’ vision of the spaceship of the future. MSC Starliner One is enabled by state-of-the-art technologies to create a futuristic atmosphere with 3D holograms, an immersive digital art…

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Carnival Cruise Line Expanding PortMiami’s Terminal F

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Continuing the construction boom at PortMiami that has been occurring over the past few years, Carnival Cruise Line and PortMiami officials today held a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the state-of-the-art Terminal F. The new facility will serve as the homeport of Carnival Celebration, the line’s next Excel-class ship.   In attendance, were Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Carnival President Christine Duffy, along with county commissioners and construction partners. Together, they used ceremonial shovels to officially mark the beginning of construction on the expansive 471,000-square-foot facility which will…

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Construction Starts on Carnival Celebration Cruise Ship

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Carnival Celebration

Carnival Cruise Line’s second Excel-class ship, Carnival Celebration, had the first steel cut at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland. Commencing construction of the sister ship to the highly anticipated Mardi Gras, Carnival Celebration is scheduled to begin sailing from PortMiami in November 2022. Also Watch: Carnival’s Mardi Gras – A First Look (Official Delivery & Quick Tour Onboard) Following the ceremony – which was attended by Carnival’s Senior Vice President of New Builds Ben Clement and Meyer Turku’s CEO Tim Meyer – work officially began on Carnival Celebration’s innovative…

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The Highly Anticipated Mardi Gras Is Delivered to Carnival

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It appears Christmas has come just a little early for Carnival Cruise Line. Their newest cruise ship Mardi Gras was delivered in a live virtual signing ceremony at the Meyer Turku Shipyard in Turku, Finland.   After some shipyard delays and the effects from the Pandemic, the 180,000 gross-ton vessel will now start her inaugural season in April 2021. Mardi Gras is the most anticipated and innovative cruise ship in North America as it will be the first ship to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), boast a suite…

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