A diver sadly died today while working on the shipwrecked Costa Concordia, reports state he gashed his leg on an underwater metal sheet while preparing the wreck for removal. Italy’s civil protection agency, which is overseeing the removal of the Concordia from Tuscany’s coast, said the diver was 30-years old and hailed from Spain. He…
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Celebrity Constellation Crew Member Goes Overboard
The Miami Coast Guard is currently searching for a crew member that went overboard from Celebrity Constellation in the Caribbean Sea. Inyoman Bagiada, 45, of Indonesia is said to have fallen overboard early on Wednesday morning near the Yucatan Channel. The incident took place at roughly 2.30am in the area of the Yucatan Channel about…
Norwegian Cruise Line launches Ultimate Dining Package
Norwegian Cruise Line has introduced an all-new way for guests to have access to one of Norwegian’s speciality restaurants every night of their cruise. Called “Norwegian’s Ultimate Dining Package,” this new programme provides the opportunity for guests to experience each of the line’s most popular speciality restaurants including Cagney’s, the line’s signature steakhouse; French Bistro,…
Ghost Ship Filled With Cannibal Rats: The Mystery Of The Lyubov Orlova Cruise Ship
The 300ft deserted cruise ship, Lyubov Orlova has been floating around in the Atlantic Ocean since being set adrift off the Canadian coast in 2012 but coastguards now believe a series of storms have pushed her thousands of miles across the ocean and worryingly close to UK shores. If the fact this beautiful vessel was…
Carnival Live Concert Series Bringing The Best In Live Music To The Seas
Turn up the volume live music fans! Carnival Cruise Lines today unveiled a new entertainment offering to bring the best in live music to the seas. A first-of-its-kind experience in the cruise industry, the Carnival LIVE Concert Series offers Carnival guests the opportunity to enjoy an exclusive onboard performance by a diverse roster of popular…
P&O Cruises new regional flights for Ventura Fly-Med programme
P&O Cruises has added departures from seven regional airports on selected Fly-Med cruises on Ventura for this summer. This is hopefully great news for those of you who had been asking me about regional flights! The direct* regional charter flights will be available, at no extra cost, on 16 Fly-Med cruises across seven regional airports…
P&O Cruises To Add Union Jacks And Blue Funnels To The Fleet
P&O Cruises will add the longest version of the Union Jack flag anywhere in the world, spanning 94m to the hull of Britannia. From the end of 2014 the cruise lines other ships will also start to sport the new look design which will also see the funnels painted blue and decorated with the company…
NCL Take Delivery Of Norwegian Getaway
Today during a ceremony in Bremerhaven, Norwegian Cruise Line took delivery of the 145,655 gross ton cruise ship Norwegian Getaway from MEYER WERFT after a building period of only 15 months. The ship, the second of two Breakaway Class ships, is being delivered just nine months after the launch of sister-ship Norwegian Breakaway. Following delivery…
Fire Aboard North Sea Ferry King Seaways
Reports came in last night about a fire aboard DFDS Seaways, King Seaways as she sailed her regular route from North Shields to Ijmuiden. My first thought lay with those onboard, you glimpse a headline regarding a ship being on fire and always fear the worst, then give the strong winds we are having in…
Looking Back At 2013
2013 has been a pretty intense year for cruising, We have had good, bad and just about everything else in-between that you could possibly imagine, but I wanted to pick a few things from the last 12-months of cruising that really stood out to me. The good, the bad and the awesome! These are my…
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