A Chinese woman who fell overboard Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas was rescued by a fishing boat crew, but not before spending 38 hours in the Pacific Ocean without a life jacket. he swam, treaded water, floated, and even caught some shut-eye before attracting the attention of a fishing boat’s crew who pulled her aboard. She was exhausted and suffered from sunburn and jellyfish stings.
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection will name its next 128-passenger river ship SS Joie de Vivre, in March 2017, the line’s first “super ship” to sail on the Seine and will be able to dock in the heart of Paris.
Construction began on Crystal River Cruises’ new Rhine-class Crystal Bach and Crystal Mahler at a keel-laying ceremony at MV Werften shipyard in Wismar. The 110-passenger Crystal Bach and Crystal Mahler, due summer 2017, will be the first new-build vessels introduced to the line, with a focus on sailings on the Rhine, Main and Danube Rivers. Crystal Mozart, the largest river ship afloat on Europe’s rivers, launched in summer 2016 as the line’s first river vessel. has marked the start of the building process for vessels.
Liverpool City Council approved a €1.1m feasibility study which could see the construction of a larger two-story cruise terminal in the city. The proposed new terminal at the site of Princes Jetty at Princes Parade in Liverpool Waters would have the capacity to handle up to 3,600 cruise passengers and include a new passenger and baggage terminal containing passport control, a lounge and cafe, bathrooms, a taxi rank, a coach pick-up and drop-off zone, a vehicle pick-up point and a car park. The number of cruise ships visiting Liverpool has risen from 31 to 61 annually since 2012. The increase has seen passenger numbers passing through Liverpool up from 38,656 to 78,000 annually, which has generated an estimated £6.5 million for the local economy through onshore spending.
MSC Splendia calls to Dublin on Tuesday. Dublin will sees 27 more cruise ship calls during September: Aug 28 Queen Elizabeth & Prinsendam, Aug 29 Mein Schiff I, Aug 30 Hebridean Sky & MSC Splendida, Sept 4 Clio & Aidavita, Sept 6 Saga Pearl Ii Sept 8 Magellan & Oriana Sept 9 Mein Schiff 5 & Silver Whisper, Sept 11 Amadea Sept 14 Albatros Sept 16 Clio Sept 17 Nautical, Sept 23 Hamburg, Sept 24 Clio, Sept 25 Norwegian Star, Oct 4 Marco Polo, Oct 13 Boudicca, Oct 16 Marco Polo Oct 17 Boudicca, Oct 17 Balmoral, Dec 20 Marco Polo, Dec 27 Black Watch,
. Watch here Rebecca Kelly Speaking at event to mark visit of MSC Splendida to Dublin Port last August.
Emerald Destiny will replace Emerald Belle, which was destroyed by a fire in February, a few weeks before it was due to debut. Rather than repairing the “significantly damaged” vessel, the Australian company decided to start fresh with a new one.
The first-ever transatlantic Fashion Week will take place onboard Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 as the ship sails from Southampton to New York on September 1.
