Hello to all of our loyal fans.
It seems like just a couple of days ago, Michael and I were chatting on the podcast about the efforts in Haiti and talking about everyone doing there part. Well, while I thought my part would be to write a check in support — Michael found out that his part involved him being deployed as part of the effort, though for now he will be assisting with the coordination efforts stateside.
We here at the Mail Buoy are super proud of Michael’s job and what he will be doing, but since he is the technical support recording master of the podcast, I need to let you all know that the podcast is going to be on hold until his return.
I will do my best to keep things updated here and on the Facebook page and keep you updated on Michael’s doings as I can. Please send him good thoughts as he heads out.
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to returning to podcasting regularly as soon as we can.
I think it goes without saying that this was one of those weeks. Things looked good Monday – but as you are probably well aware they got much worse as the week progressed…
This week – NCL gave us more details about their Studio cabins – most importantly they’re going to be singles and shouldn’t include a single supplement!
NCL also announced a partnership with Nickelodeon to bring Nick themed entertainment to some ships.
The keel of Carnival Magic was laid this past Tuesday, and Royal Caribbean and Rolls Royce have kissed and made up over Celebrity’s Mermaid Pods.
The situation in Haiti also touched the cruise industry and we talk about Royal Caribbean’s aid efforts and their return to Haiti as well as some of the other things going on to help out those in need.
What are your thoughts about Royal Caribbean’s quick return to Labadee? We want to know, and you can leave your thoughts over on the Facebook page…
Is winter getting you down? I know that here in the Greater Cleveland area, we are wondering what happened to the sun and why everything is so gray. So, into my inbox this morning popped a little present — Pack and Go rates from Carnival — in March!!!
These rates are only good for new bookings, but are certainly a way to ward off the winter blues for another few weeks.
Seatrade Insider is reporting that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has reached an amicable settlement with Rolls-Royce in its long-running lawsuit over the Mermaid pods on Celebrity’s Millennium-class ships.
When first designed and implemented, podded propulsion was a significant technological advance over traditional shaft propulsion, but there were a number of technical issues in the early years of use.
Mermaid pods are installed on four Celebrity ships, Millennium, Summit, Infinity and Constellation. Over the years, a number of cruises were disrupted or canceled due to pod issues.
Royal Caribbean filed a $300m lawsuit against Alstom and Rolls-Royce in 2003, alleging pod defects. Alstom subsequently settled with RCL for $38m.
In late 2008, Carnival Corp. & plc sued Rolls-Royce and Converteam (Alstom Power Conversion) seeking $100m in alleged damages related to the Mermaid system on Cunard Line’s Queen Mary 2.
Yesterday, at Fincantieri’s shipyard at Monfalcone the 18mtr long first block of Carnival Magic’s keel was laid. The 130,000gt Carnival Cruise Lines ship, a sister to Carnival Dream, is due for delivery in spring 2011.
Compared to her sister, the new vessel will have a larger number of cabins – 1,845 – plus 746 for the crew, giving a total capacity of more than 6,000.
The Monfalcone shipyard is also building Azura for P&O Cruises due for delivery in April, and Queen Elizabeth arriving this autumn. The order book also includes a recent order for a third Dream-class ship which will enter service in spring 2012.
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