Cruise Ship News

Like Some Ice With That?

Ice on cruise ships is usually a good thing, at least when it’s in a cocktail or underneath some jumbo shrimp. According to Arctic cruise Britons hurt as ice falls on ship, though, ice falling from a nearby glacier is no laughing matter. Eighteen passengers on an Arctic sightseeing ship, the Alexey Maryshev, [...]

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America’s Got Talent Cruise Ship Contestant Sinks

Well, it was fun while it lasted! I’m talking about 26 year old Jason Pritchett, one of the 10 finalists on the television show, “America’s Got Talent”. You see, Jason is currently working as an entertainer on the Carnival Cruise Ship “Spirit”. Unfortunately, the talented singer/musician didn’t make it into the final four. [...]

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Cruise Ship Safety

Having been on nine cruises, with 5 different lines, I must say that I’ve never been worried about my security with any cruise.  On the last cruise we actually witnessed a “look out”  constantly watching the outside of our ship (one on each side).  The following article at Mercury News.com reaffirms the fact that security is [...]

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Cruise Ship has Fender Bender in Manhattan

And you think driving a car in New York City is bad!  Evidently the Carnival Cruise Ship Victory also had a bit of a problem this morning as reported by WNBC.com (with photo), and Newsday.com.   No problem though, the cruise went on!

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