Cruise Radio News Brief - December 9, 2018

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🗓️ 9 December 2018

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Cruise Radio News Brief - December 9, 2018. Carnival Cruise Line has named their new ship that is due out in 2020. Port Miami is set for record cruise traffic today. Royal Caribbean is dumping one of their popular partnerships. And Holland America Line's new ship is on her way to Florida.

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0:00.0	I'm Doug Parker, and this is your Sunday morning news brief for December 9, 2018.
0:05.5	Carnival Cruise Line announced the name of its newest and biggest ship, Mardi Gras, on Wednesday night's episode of Wheel of Fortune.
0:11.7	The name is an homage to the first ship in the cruise line's fleet, the Mardi Gras in 1972.
0:18.0	The new Mardi Gras is set to debut in 2020 and will home port in a new state-of-the-art terminal in Port Canaveral, Florida.
0:25.3	And over 52,000 cruisers are expected to go through Port Miami today, setting an all-time record.
0:31.1	Those ships are Carnival Horizon, Carnival Magic, Disney Magic, MSC Davina, Norwegian Getaway, Oceana Riviera, Empress of the Seas, and Allura of the Seas.
0:41.5	This sets a one-day record for passenger traffic at Port Miami. Last year, the cruise port handled
0:47.0	5.6 million cruise guests. And Royal Caribbean announced they'll be dumping their partnership
0:52.7	with DreamWorks come April 1st, 2019.
0:56.2	Nine ships in the fleet currently have the DreamWorks program, which is parades, character, meet, and greets, and meals.
1:02.4	Their new programming will all be done in-house.
1:05.4	And finally, Holland America's new 99,000-ton ship, the new Statendam is on her way to Florida.
1:11.4	She left Europe for a 14-night transatlantic sailing.
1:14.8	She's due in Port Everglades on December 18th.
1:18.0	New Statendom will spend the winter season sailing eastern and western Caribbean cruises.
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1:32.2	Doug Parker, Cruise Radio News.

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