Royal Caribbean has power problem; Carnival closer to big change

When something goes wrong on a cruise ship, it could be going to have a ripple effect that has effects on hundreds or possibly thousands of passengers.

On one of a couple of many early sailings of Royal Caribbean's Utopia of the Seas, for example, plumbing problems affected bathrooms on the pool decks and in some passenger areas.

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The cruise line never commented on what went wrong, but it's possible you may see crew members in white jumpsuits working on the plumbing. At quite an even deal of points one of a couple of many cabin toilets would now now not flush, which turn into followed by a selection of them flushing loudly all on the same time.

In that case, Royal Caribbean did an exceedingly good job dealing with the issue. And while passengers noticed and may have been mildly inconvenienced from time to time (by having to walk to a distinct public bathroom), the issue turn into contained and solved quickly.

The same situation recently came about on Utopia of the Seas. It turn into noticeable and the captain made an announcement, but it turn into handled efficiently by the ship's crew.

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Royal Caribbean fixes a power problem; Carnival advances plans in Australia

On the Sept. 19 edition of his well known YouTube show, Cruise News At present time's Doug Parker touched on the Utopia of the Seas power issues as well as Carnival's ongoing plan to drop the P&O brand in Australia.

He also got into some good news for Disney Cruise fans and took a examine where some publicly traded cruise lines stand.

Transcript:

Or not it truly is Cruise News At present time with Doug Parker. Royal Caribbean's Utopia of the Seas had intermittent power outages on Wednesday. We were first notified after a guest emailed and said they were stuck in an elevator.

"Sounds like things are going good there. Our technical team is working to get all of the ability fully restored again. I do ask for forgiveness for the inconvenience this may once in a while likely have brought about and I thank you to your endurance."

That turn into a captain and a PA announcement. Two guests on board. The flexibleness issue did impact areas of the ship including some fire doors and the AC units.

Now by this afternoon, the ability turn into back online nonetheless the AC turn into still out. The ship is currently on a four-night cruise from Port Canaveral to the Bahamas.

And the Disney Treasure has reached an important milestone as it turn into guided by tugboats down the River Ems from Meyerwerf Shipyard in Pappenburg, Germany to Emshaven within the Netherlands.

Getting ready for those sea trials, spectators lined the riverbanks to cheer on the ship's departure. Now over the next few days, the vessel will prepare for sea trials after which have a series of tests out within the open waters before Disney Treasure makes the transatlantic voyage to Florida for cruises this December.

And Carnival Splendor arrived in Sydney, Australia, the day before as of late marking the origin of Australia's seven-month cruise season.

Carnival Splendor will play a key role as P&O Australia shuts down in February with Carnival Cruises taking up its operations. The ship recently underwent a dry dock in Singapore before heading back to Sydney late last month.

The Cruise Lines International Association expects a record-breaking cruise season with a global cruise passenger target audience expected to achieve 36.Four million by the tip of this year.

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And cruise line stocks were up on Wednesday (Sept. 18). Carnival Corporation up 2%, 18.36. Royal Caribbean up slightly of 168.Fifty five. Norwegian up zero.5%, 19.eighty four. And Viking up 2.2%, 33.57. This week's podcast, a review of Royal Caribbean's Utopia of the Seas at cruiseradio.net.

Here in Venice one last time before heading to the airport to fly home. I am Doug Parker with Cruise News At present time.

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