Jewel of the Seas to receive $30m makeover

Jewel of the Seas in Labadee, picture by Oifiganphoist (own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Jewel of the Seas in Labadee, picture by Oifiganphoist (own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Sea will receive a $30 million makeover next spring. The front-to-bow update will install new cabins, dining and technology for next years’ mediterranean sailing season.

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Grand Princess on troubled Hawaiian voyage hit by next snafu

Grand-Princess [93]

picture by Ivan T. (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Princess Cruises Grand Princess developed another technical problem only days after a small switchboard fire was extinguished on board. The new problem forced the ship to cut short its current trip and return to San Francisco prematurely.

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Norwegian adds surcharges for Margaritaville

by Arno Redenius [CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

picture by Arno Redenius [CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Norwegian Cruise Lines announced today that dining in the Margaritaville restaurant featured on board Norwegian Breakaway will no longer be complimentary. The popular diner will feature a la carte pricing effective immediately.

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Biggest cruise ship gathering in Sydney Harbour

Five P&O shipsResidents of Sydney, Australia woke up to find not one, but five P&O ships in the harbor. The Pacific Dawn, Pacific Jewel and the Pacific Pearl as well as two new P&O ships, the Pacific Eden and Pacific Aria all joined up in the same location to welcome the two new ships into the fleet.

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