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Carnival’s Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Accident – Picture Gallery and Video
UPDATE: 2:30 US Central Time: The Italian captain of the Costa Concordia has been arrested. The Guardian is reporting that an announcement was made after the ship had collided with underwater rocks stating that it was just an electrical failure. Passengers are also alleging they were attempting to board life-boats but the crew wouldn’t allow [...]
Continue reading...Taking a Cruise During Hurricane Season: A First-Hand Look
30. August 2011
The cruise industry calls it “Wave Season” and the rest of us call it “Hurricane Season.” It’s the time of year in late summer and early fall when cruises in the Caribbean are available at bargain prices due to the higher probability of your vacation being interrupted by Mother Nature. Depending on how you look [...]
Continue reading...Massive Glacier Calving Sends Ice Flying Towards Tourists
10. August 2011
One of the reasons to go on an Alaskan Cruise is to see the massive ice structures in areas like Tracy Arm Fjord. When ice breaks off it’s known as calving – and when it breaks off in huge chunks – it’s known as “DANGER DANGER” according the the camera woman. There was only one [...]
Continue reading...Cruise Ships and Ports: What Charleston can Learn from Mobile
15. June 2011
Local officials in Mobile, Alabama were “shocked” when Carnival Cruise Lines announced it was pulling the Elation from the port and moving it to New Orleans. Carnival at this point hasn’t made any plans to pull the Fantasy out of Charleston, but local groups are putting strain on the line and they may reconsider. The [...]
Continue reading...Taxi Drivers Cause Port Troubles Again – Now in Victoria, British Columbia
18. April 2011
Taxi drivers are at it again – this time in Victoria, British Columbia. Upset about a $200 seasonal fee to pick passengers from the cruise terminal, taxi drivers have boycotted the first cruise ship docking of the summer season. Just weeks ago, taxi-drivers in Phuket, Thailand interrupted the normal operations by blocking all passengers in [...]
Continue reading...Carnival Cruises Adopt Plug-In Electric Plan for Ships Docking in Brooklyn
13. April 2011
You’ve heard about plug-in electric cars like the Chevy Volt, but what about a plug-in cruise ship? Carnival Cruise Line is going to retrofit two of its ships to run on electric power next year….kind of. Two ships, the Queen Mary 2 and the Caribbean Princess, currently dock at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal about 40 [...]
Continue reading...Live Anti-Aircraft Ammo Found Beneath Seattle Cruise Ship Terminal
11. April 2011
In October 2010, divers doing homeland security safety checks beneath the cruise ship terminal made a startling discovery: Live ammunition between 20mm and 90mm in size. The port was used as a munitions depot during WWII up until 1971, and the investigators explain that it isn’t necessarily surprising. “Wherever munitions have been handled in the [...]
Continue reading...Trouble in Phuket for Silversea’s Silver Spirit
6. April 2011
An 18 month dispute between taxi drivers and tour bus operators in Phuket, Thailand came to a head today when a group of 180 taxi drivers blocked the port entrance as Silversea’s Silver Spirit docked in the port for the first time. The Silver Spirit, Silversea’s newest ship, stopped in Phuket today as part of [...]
Continue reading...Disney Magic Joining Carnival Magic in Galveston
5. April 2011
It looks like Galveston will be the most magical place cruising has ever seen in 2012. Disney Cruise Line will be announcing tomorrow that it will reposition the Disney Magic to Galveston, which will join Carnival’s newest ship Magic which starts sailings later this year form the Texas island port. The Disney Magic will offer [...]
Continue reading...Norwegian Cruise Line Returns to Hawaii After Tsunami
21. March 2011
With all the news surrounding the 2011 Japanese Tsunami, it may be easy to forget that the same event triggered disruptions and damage on U.S. shores, namely in Hawaii. After canceling a stop in Kailua-Kona last week, Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride of America is once again sailing to the port on the island’s west coast. [...]
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