Major Blackout Leaves Cruise Ship Stranded, Towed to Port
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Doug Parker reports on several significant developments within the cruise industry for February 16. The Celebrity Infinity has canceled its scheduled sailing following a major technical failure and power loss that occurred early Sunday morning. The vessel lost power around 2:30 a.m. and required a tow to the port of Piraeus. During the outage, guests experienced issues with air conditioning and toilets, though emergency lighting remained functional. While some passengers reported hearing an emergency code regarding a possible fire, Celebrity has not confirmed the cause. Impacted passengers are being offered full refunds, future cruise credits, and reimbursement for various travel expenses. Additionally, Norwegian Cruise Line has implemented updated dress code policies for its dining venues. The new rules prohibit items such as tank tops, hoodies, ripped jeans, and hats in certain areas, while higher end venues now ban shorts and flip flops. In other news, Carnival Cruise Line hosted a massive vow renewal event featuring over 1,000 couples and virtual participation from Shaquille O'Neal. Finally, the report notes mixed performance in cruise stocks, with Carnival, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian seeing declines while Viking saw a slight increase.
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Celebrity Infinity has canceled its February 16th sailing after suffering a serious technical failure and power loss at the end of its previous cruise.
Now, according to Marine Tracker, the ship lost power around 2:30 a.m. local time Sunday and had to be towed back into Piraeus, which is the port for Athens.
Norwegian Cruise Line has quietly updated its dress code policy with the biggest changes impacting specialty dining venues.
Carnival Cruise Line celebrated Valentine's Day with its largest vow renewal at sea.
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