After a 200 mile journey, Costa Concordia has arrived at the port of Genoa this morning, where she will be broken up for scrap in a process estimated to take around 2-years. Environment Minister, Gian Luca Galletti told reports at…
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Costa Concordia Arrives in Genoa
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Posted in Costa Concordia, Cruise News
Costa Concordia Upright After Parbuckling
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…
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Posted in Costa Concordia, Costa Crociere, Cruise News
Posted in Costa Concordia, Costa Crociere, Cruise News
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…
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Posted in Costa Concordia, Costa Crociere, Cruise News
Posted in Costa Concordia, Costa Crociere, Cruise News
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…
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Posted in Costa Concordia, Costa Crociere, Cruise News
Posted in Costa Concordia, Costa Crociere, Cruise News
The Late, Great Ocean Liners
It’s not just cruise ships I am interested in, I am also very fond of the ocean liners from days gone by. They may not have been kitted out with amusement parks, water slides or ice rinks like some vessels…
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Posted in General Cruise Articles, Great Ocean Liners
Posted in General Cruise Articles, Great Ocean Liners
Costa Concordia Parbuckling Project
A new website has been launched by Costa Crociere and the salvage company given the contract to re-float and remove the Costa Concordia wreck which lies just off the coast of Giglio, Italy. The website details Parbuckling which is the…
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Posted in Costa Concordia, Costa Crociere, Cruise News
Posted in Costa Concordia, Costa Crociere, Cruise News
Costa Concordia Sightseeing
The title of this blog may come across as rather controversial however; recently, this is exactly what the Concordia has turned into, a sight to see. Still sitting half submerged off the island off Giglio, Italy, Costa Concordia is starting…
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Posted in Costa Concordia, Costa Crociere, Cruise News
Posted in Costa Concordia, Costa Crociere, Cruise News
Titanic Wreckage New Sonar Images
I recently came across an amazing article on the wreck of the Titanic. It showed amazing photographs that are so clear you would never even think the ship was underwater. They were taken using Sonar equipment and over 100,000 photographs…
Tagged with: April 15th 1912, cruise ship, cruising, environment, Ocean Liner, passengers, RMS Titanic, science, ship safety, Shipwreck, sinking, Sonar, Titanic New Images, transportation, travel, vacation, White Star Line
Posted in Cruise News, White Star Line
Posted in Cruise News, White Star Line
