Cruise Ship News

The recent sinking of the Sea Diamond off the Island of Santorini raises many questions for even the most seasoned cruise traveller.  An article found in Alanat News provides more insight on the subject. 
According to research undertaken by the University of Newfoundland in Canada, since 1980 21 passenger ships have sunk around the world, a […]

Norwegian Cruise Lines is moving a cruise ship from Hawaii to Europe. The Pride of Hawaii will start showing its pride on the other side of the globe when it leaves Hawaii in late January. Pride must be a limited commodity, as the ship will be renamed Norwegian Jade. The ship will […]

Wow, this looks like a fun ride:

This doesn’t look like one of the really massive cruise ships, but it’s still quite large and is really bouncing around. I bet the dramamine dispenser was popular on THAT cruise. Must have made dining room service a bit challenging, too!

 
The Princess Kaguya is a cruise ship with a mission. Rather than just serving as a floating hotel for tourists, the organization proposing to build this mega-ship hopes that it will be an attraction in the ports that it visits and serve as a floating center of cultural exchange. The ship itself will be 505 […]

Most cruise ships these days have a medical team on board.  Evidently this was not the case on the cruise ship Braemer, as it was sailing 12 miles south of Shoreham, West Sussex, on its way to Dover, Kent.  It is not unusual for a passenger to be air lifted off of a ship to […]

Like airplanes, cruise ships have “black box” recorders to document exactly what happened in the case of a disaster.
ATHENS, Greece - Investigators using a remote-controlled submarine found a sunken Greek cruise ship’s data recorder and planned to bring it to the surface Friday, authorities said.
The Merchant Marine Ministry said the recorder could […]

The captain of the sunken cruise ship Sea Diamond, charged with negligence by Greek authorities, is blaming strong currents for the disaster.
“I felt the ship, which had been on a normal course, slip to the right because of sea currents,” NET quoted him as saying. “I gave the order for a full turn left. But […]

Okay, so how many of you out there are now wondering “how safe am I on a cruise ship”?  Well, considering that at any given time there are tens of thousands of passengers aboard hundreds of cruise ships, I’d say your chances of being safe are pretty good!  It’s the same as trying to explain […]

Santorini is a great cruise destination, known for its steep hill which lets hikers share a narrow road with sometimes unruly donkeys. The excitement reached a whole new level for passengers of the Sea Diamond cruise ship, though:
A Greek cruise ship that struck a volcanic reef and forced the evacuation of hundreds of tourists […]

Are you tired of crowded sun decks, 24-hour buffets, health clubs, climbing walls, and staff that cater to your every need? In that case, you might consider skipping your next standard cruise ship and go the cargo ship cruising route instead. Instead of thousands of passengers, you’ll be sharing the ship with thousands […]