I'm Doug Parker. This is your Sunday morning news brief for August 12, 2018.

Royal Caribbean is updating its online check-in process. In effort to streamline pre-cruise check-in

procedures, the update is said to cut guest check-in time by 25%. The new online check-in

process is already rolled out for oasis, allure, and grandeur of the seas, with more ships expected

soon.

Carnival Cruise Line has made two changes to their debarkation process. The first one involves

how guests get their luggage tags. Luggage tags will no longer be delivered on the

last night of your cruise. Instead, guests will go to a designated area on the ship to pick

up the tags. If your diamond, platinum, or have faster to the fun,

luggage tags will still be delivered to your stateroom. And no more filling out those blue

custom forms if you have nothing to declare. However, if you reach that duty-free allowance

threshold, you will have to still fill one out. Both of these programs started in 2017 and

are now fleet-wide.

Three Norwegian cruise line ships re-emerge with extensive makeovers as part of the company's Norwegian Edge Program, Norwegian Breakaway, Norwegian Sun, and Norwegian Star all received full

makeovers and refurbishments. You can get a full list of those dry-dock enhancements at

cruiserad radio.net.

And he's calling it a case of mistaken identity.

That's what one couple is saying.

After being booted from a Holland America cruise ship, the MS. Siderdam,

65-year-old Mr. Chan was accused of pushing a Holland America crew member and was booted in Helsinki.

Mr. Chan said it wasn't him.

Holland America said in the statement,

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