3300 guests onboard the German flagship Aida Prima had to wait 14 hours in the port of Hamburg. The reason for the delayed departure is quite strange. According to Aida spokesperson the cruise ship was supplied with wrong fuel in Rotterdam and needed to refuel in Hamburg. It is currently unclear how this could happen.
25-year-old Italian thief, Nunzio The Gelfo, was arrested in Palermo by the State police after he snatched a gold necklace from a Spanish tourist. The victim with his wife arrived in Palermo on a cruise ship and decided to take a walk along Via Roma where they were violently disturbed by a thief who crossed their path.
The criminal, who walked in the opposite direction, suddenly hurled against the couple, snatching the gold necklace with pendant around man’s neck. A man nearby, who had witnessed the crime tried to prevent the escape, by hitting the thief with his leg.
Strange story posted by Barbados Today about a thief caught my attention. The news site states that the 20-year-old Winslow Bonnett from Christ Church admitted to the Court that he stole $3 800 worth of items.
Two tragedies have struck a group of Celebrity Solstice cruise passengers in a time period of 50 minutes in Tauranga, New Zealand. The first tragedy happened at around 11.25am local time, when a tour bus carrying group of Solstice passengers was returning from an organized trip to Hobbiton, when crashed in a car. The accident happened on a sweeping, deep bend on State Highway 29, east of Te Poi. Unfortunately the car driver died in the crash, however the occupants of the bus were unharmed.
The American funk pop rock band DNCE boarded world’s largest cruise ship Harmony of the Seas, for their live concert at sea for a very special occasion. The members of the band Jack Lawless, Cole Whittle, Joe Jonas, and JinJoo Lee joined thousands of guests to celebrate the Ultimate Friendsgiving festivities with their fans.
At the Mitsubishi shipyard in Nagasaki in Japan, the kiss mouth, symbol of AIDA cruises, was completed at the bow of their latest cruise ship AIDAperla. The hull painting began In October with red lips, eyes and waves. The kissing lips, hallmark of the Aida fleet, are spread over 152 square meters, in addition, there are two eyes and waves on the starboard and portside.
The Asian premium cruise line Dream Cruises, celebrated the arrival of its latest cruise ship Genting Dream in Guangzhou. Thousand guests of honor, mainly representatives of local authorities and institutions, took part in a special christening ceremony organized in the Zodiac Theatre on board. The godmother was none other than the wife of Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Genting Hong Kong , Puan Sri Cecilia Lim.
The fifth largest pizza chain in the world, Telepizza announces their partnership with Pullmantur Cruises with intention to open Pizza joints on their cruise ships. Onboard the cruise ships Monarch and Sovereign will be added specifically designed spaces for Telepizza, In order for passengers to feel even more at home and enjoy a pizza while enjoying a dream vacation at sea. The Spanish leaders in cruising and pizza delivery didn’t reveal when this service will start on the Pullmantur cruise ships.
Epic ocean race will set off next year, between the Cunard’s ocean liner Queen Mary 2 and four Ultime trimarans. This transatlantic race will start on 25 June, 2017 from Saint-Nazaire, France across the North Atlantic and finish at the entrance of the New York harbour. The amazing idea, by Damien Grimont, supported by the French Minister of Defense, was finalized following The Bridge Association signing agreement with Cunard Line to charter their flagship, Queen Mary 2 for this epic ocean race.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports of a suspected norovirus outbreak on Holland America Line cruise ship MS Oosterdam. According to CDC official report, 86 guests out of 1,843 and 18 crew members reported gastrointestinal symptoms during the current voyage.
