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Princess Cruises has announced that its new Royal-Class ship will be named Enchanted Princess Enchanted Princess is set to launch on June 15, 2020 sailing a series of  European voyages. Enchanted Princess will be Princesses fifth Royal Class ship and sister ship to Royal Princess, Regal Princess, Majestic Princess and Sky Princess. The cruise line also has two new Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) powered ships on order to be delivered in late 2023 and spring 2025, bringing its new ship order to five ships in six years. Construction of the 143,700-tonne, 3,660-guest Enchanted Princess will take place in the Fincantieri Monfalcone shipyard with the ship set to feature an evolution of the design platform used for the cruise line’s existing Royal-Class ships.

* October 12, 2018 on Norwegian Dawn — Dina Mondavi, daughter of Isabel and Michael Mondavi, represents four generations of winemaking * October 27, 2018 on Norwegian Bliss — Salvatore Ferragamo, heir of famed Italian fashion house and owner of Il Borro Winery in Tuscany, Italy Michelle, has maintained the vineyard’s legacy of crafting awarding-winning Chardonnay, Riesling, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, while putting his own signature on the wines * January 12, 2019 on Norwegian Bliss — Juan Munoz Oca, head winemaker at Columbia Crest produces the winery’s portfolio of Reserve, H3, and Grand Estates wines * Norwegian Bliss — Gerard Bertrand is the renowned vintner of Languedoc-Roussillo Meet the Winemaker cruises on Norwegian Bliss take place on the seven-day itineraries to Alaska from Seattle during the summer months, the Mexican Riviera in the fall from Los Angeles and the Eastern Caribbean from Miami in the winter. On Norwegian Escape, the cruises are available on itineraries from New York, and on Norwegian Dawn, they are available on seven-day itineraries from Boston to Canada and New England offering guests a beautiful way to witness the fall foliage.

Princess Cruises has added kettles with tea and coffee in all staterooms on the Sapphire Princess to appeal to UK cruisers. The Sapphire Princess is the main ship currently sailing from Southampton up to October 2018. Last year the MSC Magnifica added kettles while in the UK and run a competition to decide what type of tea they will serve. It was expected tea and coffee making facilities would have been added during the recent two-week dry-dock which included updates to the staterooms, including new beds and smart televisions, and children’s facilities.

Norwegian have announced a complete bow-to-stern transformation of three of its ships. The Norwegian Breakaway, Norwegian Sun, and Norwegian Star