Weekend Cruise News Brief - August 19, 2018

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🗓️ 19 August 2018

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Weekend Cruise News Brief - August 19, 2018, Oasis-class ship could be heading to the Gulf Coast. MSC Cruises sprung a leak. And Carnival Cruise Line adding to their onboard prizes.

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0:00.0	Everything is bigger in Texas, including cruise ships. Port Director Roger Rees let it slip that one of Royal Caribbean's Oasis Clause ships may be soon heading to Texas. While celebrating the recent port renovations and the upcoming arrival of Carnival Vista, Rees commented that the port of Gavleston is nearing an agreement with Royal Caribbean to build a third cruise terminal to support one of their mega-ships.
0:22.8	There has been speculation of an oasis-class ship heading to Texas for over a year.
0:28.0	Video has emerged of water pouring down the stairs of MSC Cruise's brand-new MSC-C-Sea View.
0:33.9	Although unclear where exactly the water was coming from, the incident was recorded by multiple
0:38.8	guests and crew members and posted all over social media. It appears to be a busted pipe. If you're
0:44.8	looking for the video, it was posted online and then suddenly removed, so good luck finding it.
0:51.0	MSC, Sea View is currently spinning her inaugural season in the Mediterranean.
0:56.0	And finally, Carnival Cruise Line has added a medallion to coincide with their popular ship-on-a-stick
1:01.4	prize for winning contest on board their ships. The front of the medallion has the famous funnel,
1:06.6	and on the back of it, their new Choose Fun logo. The new medallion will be fleet-wide within the next few weeks.
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