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While Carnival Cruise Line resumed service this week at most Bahamian ports of call, including the private destinations
of Half Moon Cay and Princess Cays, the Carnival Pride and Carnival Liberty stopped in Freeport to offload dozens of pallets
of relief supplies to assist Bahamas residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, according to a statement.
Items
included water, the most critical need, along with generators, chain saws, prepared meals and medical supplies.
Working
with Bahamian officials, the items will be distributed to areas affected by the storm
The eventual goal is 300 cruise calls by 2024, according to port officials in Stockholm. That should be relatively
easy with the industry growth trajectory going forward, as the Swedish port is expecting a record 287 calls in 2019.
“It
is an increase in cruise calls and we can also see that the vessels are getting bigger which also increases the amount of
passengers visiting our port,” said a spokesperson.
2020 is shaping up to be similar, while maiden calls are also
a highlight this year with first-time visits scheduled from the AIDAprima, Viking Jupiter and Spirit to Discovery.
Calls
to Nnynäshamn have increased with 30 percent this season compared to 2018, the spokesperson said.
Each call gets dedicated
cruise hosts pier-side to assist guests with questions, the spokesperson said. The port can also assist with vessel operations
such as garbage disposal and freshwater bunkering.
There is also a dedicated pier coordinator for each visit who is
responsible for all logistic at the piers, especially during turnarounds.
Vision of the Seas Crewmember Dies after Falling Overboard in Italy.
A crewmember of the Royal Caribbean Cruises-operated ship
Vision of the Seas died after falling overboard at the Port of Livorno, Italy.
According to local media reports, the Filipino sailor fell
during maintenance work on the ship on September 5.
The ship was moored at Port of Livorno’s Pier 47 at the
time
of the accident, the reports said. Divers from the Italian National
Firefighters Corps (Vigili del Fuoco) recovered the sailor’s body from a depth
of 13 meters. Click
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PCG: More Than 160 Rescued after Ferry Tilts in Cebu
More than 160 people have been rescued from a Philippine roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel which
tilted to one side on August 31, 2019.
Specifically, the Philippine Coast Guard teams rescued
a
total of 149 passengers and 18 crew members from Mika Mari 8 which subsequently
submerged at the Port of Consuelo in Camotes Island, Cebu.