Cruise news: With long waits for newbuilds, current ships get new cabins

 

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CRUISE July 31, 2018 INSIGHT BY TOM STIEGHORST With long waits for newbuilds, current ships get new cabins Slots at shipyards are already being booked into 2027, so cruise lines are quietly adding capacity to their existing fleets during ship renovations. READ MORE NEWS Sky Princess to have Princess Cruises' largest balconies Princess unveiled renderings of areas of the ship, which is due to enter service in October 2019. READ MORE G Adventures adds yacht to Galapagos fleet Beginning in January, the 16-passenger Eden will join the company's four other touring vessels. READ MORE Polar bear shot in self-defense during Hapag-Lloyd cruise A polar bear attack in Spitsbergen left the bear dead and the cruise line issuing an apologetic statement. The crewman who was attacked suffered head injuries. READ MORE Norwegian Cruise Line eliminating plastic straws Norwegian did not specify when the ban would be implemented or what it would use as a substitute for plastic straws. READ MORE Vard confirms Viking ship order Are they expedition ships? Neither Vard nor Viking has described them. READ MORE Princess ordering its largest ships The cruise line has signed a memorandum of understanding for two ships that will carry 20% more passengers than the Royal class. READ MORE Advertisement FEATURED STORY Breaking bottles and norms: The evolution of cruise ship godmothers The role of the cruise ship’s godmother, once an honor regularly bestowed upon nobility, the wives of political elites and the families of cruise line chiefs, has evolved to include groups, entertainers and men. READ MORE MORE FROM TRAVEL WEEKLY Cyber arms race: Fighting the hackers Due to the growing focus on personalization, travel suppliers and agencies increasingly find themselves holding troves of personal data that hackers can target. Fighting the bad guys requires money and commitment. READ MORE CRUISE Editor: Tom Stieghorst Email the editor Follow us on: Subscribe to Travel Weekly eNewsletters For promotional opportunities in this newsletter, contact sales@travelweekly.com 100 Lighting Way, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094   201-902-2000 Privacy Policy You can unsubscribe if you wish to stop receiving TW Cruise newsletter.