Carnival chief says Nassau port project is in the works

Posted on 14 March, 2013 by Spacejunkie2

Carnival chief says Nassau port project is in the works

By Tom Stieghorst

MIAMI BEACH — Carnival Cruise Lines President Gerry Cahill said the line is working on a port-improvement project in Nassau, Bahamas.

Cahill made the disclosure on the State of the Industry panel at the Cruise Shipping Miami conference.

Carnival has previously partnered to build Caribbean port infrastructure in the Turks & Caicos and on the island of Roatan in Honduras.

Cahill would not discuss the scope or nature of the project, but said Carnival is working with a third party and getting cooperation from the Bahamian government to facilitate it.

In an interview after the panel discussion, Cahill said he wasn’t prepared to say more, but that details could be forthcoming in several weeks.

Carnival to use Royal Caribbean island

Posted on 27 February, 2013 by Spacejunkie2

Carnival to use Royal Caribbean island

By Tom Stieghorst

Carnival Cruise Lines has arranged with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. to use its private island at Coco Cay for selected sailings of two Carnival ships this year.

Starting March 14, the Carnival Fascination will call there 19 times this year on its five-day cruise from Jacksonville, while the Carnival Ecstasy will call 11 times on five-day cruises from Port Canaveral.

For each ship, the calls replace a stop in Key West. The switch is being made to expand and diversify Carnival’s port of call/destination options, Carnival said.

Guests are currently being notified about the itinerary change.

Carnival brands use two other private islands in the Bahamas, Princess Cay and Half Moon Cay, which was developed for Holland America Line.

Carnival spokesman Vance Gulliksen said that given the short duration of the cruises and the other ports on the itineraries, it would be difficult to reach Half Moon Cay and still maintain the ships’ published schedule.

In addition, Princess Cay does not offer tender operations, he said.

Asked about payment, Gulliksen said Carnival entered into a commercial agreement with Royal Caribbean for the use of Coco Cay, also known as Little Stirrup Cay.

Hairy Bikers take over Cruise ship

Posted on 1 January, 2013 by Spacejunkie2

Hairy Bikers take over Cruise ship

According to a report in todays mail, 2,500 hairy, American Bikers booked themselves onto the RCI Cruise ship ” Freedom of the Seas” for a cruise around the Caribbean.

An English family on board reported that they took over the ship with Drunkenness & lewd behaviour, they wore Leathers & other Bikers regalia in the MDR & told the English family who had dressed for Dinner, that they were in the wrong dining room.