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 Concordia Salvage To Begin
Salvage work to remove the Costa Concordia is due to start next month and is expected to take one year. The news was announced Saturday by Costa Crociere and the Costa Concordia Emergency Commissioner’s Office. A US owned company, Titan…
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Posted in Costa Concordia, Costa Crociere, Cruise News
Posted in Costa Concordia, Costa Crociere, Cruise News
Titanic 100 Years On
100 Years ago today RMS Titanic had reached the spot where she would remain until this very day. After hitting an iceberg on April 14th and ultimately sinking in the early hours of April 15th she would secure her place…
Tagged with: costa concordia, costa crociere, costa cruises, cruise, cruise line, cruise ship, cruising, emergency procedure, enough lifeboats, environment, general emergency, giglio, passengers, RMS Titanic, science, ship, ship safety, sinking, Titanic Anniversary, titanic memorial, titanic wreckage, transportation, travel, White Star Line
Posted in Costa Concordia, Cruise News, White Star Line
Posted in Costa Concordia, Cruise News, White Star Line
A Titanic Voyage onboard Balmoral
Today will see Fred Olsen Cruise Line’s MS Balmoral embark on The Titanic Memorial Cruise. She will sail from Southampton later today and retrace the steps of the ill-fated ocean liner. The cruise really will be something rather special Not…
Tagged with: cruise, cruise line, cruise ship, cruising, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, grupetto, MS Balmoral, north west france, passengers, RMS Titanic, RMS Ttianic, sinking, Titanic Anniversary, titanic memorial, titanic survivor, transportation, travel, Unsinkable, White Star Line
Posted in Cruise News, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, White Star Line
Posted in Cruise News, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, White Star Line
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
More Bodies Found on Costa Concordia
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…
Tagged with: costa concordia, costa crociere, costa cruises, cruise, cruise line, cruise ship, cruise ships, cruising, degree angle, emergency unit, escape routes, francesco schettino, giglio, muster drill, passengers, schettino, ship runs aground, ship safety, sinking
Posted in Costa Concordia, Cruise News
Posted in Costa Concordia, Cruise News
Muster Drill & General Emergency Signal
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…
Tagged with: carnival, costa concordia, cruise, cruise ship, cruising, emergency signal, escape routes, general emergency, lifeboat drill, muster drill, p&o cruises, royal caribbean, ship, ship safety, short blasts, sinking, warm clothing
Posted in Safety Onboard
Posted in Safety Onboard
Sinking of Costa Concordia
So last night Channel 4 aired a documentary about the recent sinking of the Costa Concordia and tried to explain to us the viewers just how it sank. Although not something you can sit and shout about it…
Tagged with: costa concordia, cruise, cruise ship, giglio, ship, sinking
Posted in Costa Concordia, Cruise News
Posted in Costa Concordia, Cruise News
