At roughly 04:00 local time this morning, the Costa Concordia was declared upright after reaching her rotation of 65 degrees. In all the parbuckling operation took 19-hours to complete and now the vessel is once again upright you can clearly see the extent of the crushing damage to her starboard side. Franco Gabrielli, the head…
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Costa Concordia Salvage To Go Ahead On Monday
Salvage workers and local authorities in Giglio have confirmed that good weather forecast for Monday will allow the 10-12 hour operation of re-floating (parbuckling) the Costa Concordia to go ahead from just after 6am local time. With final preparations complete the task ahead now is to right the ship whilst causing as little damage to…
Costa Concordia Could Be Upright By Monday
Italian authorities have said the operation to right the Costa Concordia is set for next week, almost 2 years after she capsized off the Italian coast. The vessel has lain partially submerged since January 2012, but hopes are high that she will soon be rolled off the seabed and onto underwater platforms. During the process,…
Help Norwegian Name Their Ships
Norwegian Cruise Line today launched the “Norwegians Name Their Ships” contest asking fans in five countries to help select the names for the line’s two new Breakaway Plus class ships. From now until 24 September 2013, Norwegian’s Facebook fans in the United States, Canada*, Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom have the opportunity to vote…
P&O Cruises Oriana Suffers Technical Issue
Yesterday evening I was made aware by a blog reader that there had been a small incident onboard P&O Cruises Oriana. The CruiseMiss reader mentioned her mother and daughter were currently onboard the ship and they were reporting a small engine room fire. Oriana was due to leave Dublin yesterday evening at 8pm however it…
Celebrity Millennium Four Cruises Cancelled
Celebrity Millennium has been plagued by propulsion problems recently and Celebrity Cruises announced late Tuesday that the ship will be taken out of service for repairs. Celebrity Cruises said the Aug 23 and 30 plus Sept 6 and Sept 13 sailings have all been cancelled. The announcement came just hours after Celebrity Cruises ended the…
P&O Cruises Star Studded Cruises
P&O Cruises is launching its biggest ever line-up of star studded cruises this autumn with famous faces from the stage and screen. Michael Ball, David Essex, The West End Men featuring Lee Mead and Here And Now – with live performances from six 80’s legends including Paul Young, Toyah and many more, will be joining…
Sun Princess Begins Transformation
$30 Million Refurbishment to Add New Features to Princess Cruises Ship, Including Sushi Restaurant and International Café Sun Princess has begun an extensive $30 million transformation that will refurbish and enhance the Princess Cruises ship. During the two-week makeover, the vessel will receive a sparkling new atrium with Princess’ signature International Café, a new sushi and…
Around The World in 180 Days
In January 2015 Oceania Cruises, Insignia shall depart Miami for her ‘Around the World in 180 Days’ world cruise. I had a look at the itinerary for this sailing and the only words that I have for you in response are ‘absolutely incredible’. It’s a world cruise so of course everything about it is going…
Keel Laying and Steel Cutting Ceremonies Held for new Quantum Class
Excitement was palpable at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, on Friday, as Royal Caribbean International marked two important milestones in the development of its Quantum class of ships. Quantum of the Seas, scheduled to be delivered in the autumn of 2014, received its first block as the keel was officially lowered and put…
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