Cruise News Today — February 6, 2023 [VIDEO]

Royal Caribbean Accidentally Sends Muster Station Push Notification

If you acquired a notification in your cellphone final week from Royal Caribbean advising you to go to your muster station, it was solely a glitch. An alert despatched by the road mentioned, “You have 30 minutes. Go to your assembly station now and complete your mandatory safety briefing.”

Quickly after the alert was despatched, the cruise line addressed the error on social media, saying “These Push Notifications were sent in error and can be disregarded. Our teams have already resolved the system error and you can continue to keep notification toggled on for the Royal Caribbean App.”

While Norwegian Cruise Line and Disney Cruise Line have gone again to the normal security drill, Royal Caribbean and Carnival each mentioned they haven’t any plans to return to it.

Liberty of the Seas and Carnival Glory Sailings Canceled

Two cruises ship have introduced upkeep calls and in flip have canceled sailings.

Royal Caribbean has notified company crusing Liberty of the Seas that its April twenty third crusing to Perfect Day at CocoCay can be canceled, citing routine upkeep. The line is giving company the choice to rebook on one other crusing or cancel for a refund.

Liberty is at present crusing cruises to The Bahamas and Caribbean from Port Everglades.

Carnival additionally notified company crusing Carnival Glory that it canceled voyages on the finish of March 2024 by way of the tip of April for a month-long dry dock. After dry dock, Glory will reposition to Port Canaveral for 3 and 4 evening sailings.

Halifax, Canada Gearing Up For Busy Cruise Season

If you’re a fan of Canada/New England cruises, the port of Halifax is gearing up for a busy season. This 12 months, the japanese Canadian port will see over 191 cruise ship calls throughout the season, bringing round 325,000 folks to the port.

The 2023 cruise season kicks off on April twenty second with the arrival of Norwegian Dawn, and closes November ninth. The port authority mentioned it had a stable restoration 12 months in 2022 and is effectively positioned for a 12 months of development.

Popular excursions within the space embody a go to to the citadel, Titanic historical past excursions, and a go to to Peggy’s Cove lighthouse.

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