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Costa Concordia Year-Long Refloat Operation

Posted on May 20, 2012 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

The operation to remove the 114,000 ton capsized cruise ship off the coast of Giglio will begin in the next few days. It is expected to cost around $300 million and will be the largest refloat attempt in history. President…

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Costa Allegra Adrift After Fire

Posted on February 27, 2012 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

As if things couldn’t get any worse for Costa Crociere, it has been reported that the Costa Concordia sister ship, Costa Allegra, has suffered a fire on board and is currently adrift 200 miles south west of the Seychelles, near Alphonse…

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More Bodies Found on Costa Concordia

Posted on February 23, 2012 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

It is so sad to hear that not only have divers recovered another 8 bodies from the stricken Costa Concordia but that one of them was the body of 5 year old Dayana Arlotti. Loss of life in any circumstance…

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Muster Drill & General Emergency Signal

Posted on February 3, 2012 by CruiseMiss — 2 Comments

With the recent tragedy that took place on the Costa Concordia it seems everyone is talking about ship safety and muster drills. Because of this I decided it was only right to also cover this in my own blog. So…