Saturday, 28th January 2012
Lead Story
Cruise industry undertakes operational safety review
In response to the Costa Concordia incident, a cruise industry operational safety review was announced by Cruise Lines International Association. CLIA said the review will include a ‘comprehensive assessment of the critical human factors and operational aspects of maritime safety.’
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Costa offers settlement for Concordia passengersCosta Crociere on Friday offered to compensate passengers who returned home, uninjured, from the Costa Concordia wreck a lump sum of €11,000 ($14,458).Read More... -
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Jamaica’s new tourism minister reaches out to cruise industryJamaica’s tourism minister has traveled to Florida to meet with cruise industry officials and signal that his island’s new government aims to support cruise tourism. Wykeham McNeill, who took office on Jan. 6, led a delegation to meet with the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association’s operations...Read More... -
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After Concordia, more cruise line CEOs speak out on safety specificsThe latest ceos to speak publicly about the Costa Concordia tragedy and assure passengers that safety is their top priority include Norwegian Cruise Line’s Kevin Sheehan, Celebrity Cruises’ Dan Hanrahan and Princess Cruises’ Alan Buckelew. Sheehan and Hanrahan go beyond outlining safety practices...Read More... -
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PHOTO: DigitalGlobe
DigitalGlobe releases satellite image of Costa ConcordiaSatellite imagery provider DigitalGlobe has released a picture of Costa Concordia from space. The image was taken on Jan. 17, four days after the vessel capsized after hitting rocks off Giglio, Italy.Read More...
Orderbook latest
Total ships:
20
Total berths:
57,751
Total Order Book Value:
$13,468,000,000.00
Average Price Per Berth:
$273,183
Headlines
- Regent Seven Seas offers agents free co-branded website
- German travel association issues Safety Guide for agents
- Wm. Blair sees RCL Q4 in-line, price uptick since Concordia
- Windstar has savings, free hotel nights on new Baltic routes
- CLIA opens Hall of Fame nominations, has new category
- Crystal expands The Bistro to evening hours
- Liverpool terminal: UK government seeking repayment of over £5.3m of grants
- Seatrade Insider Costa Concordia story archive is available
- STX France and Mariotti/San Giorgi del Porto team up to take over Marseille’s main shiprepair dock
- USCG completes medical airdrop to Carnival Spirit
- Queen Elizabeth makes a first date with San Francisco
- American Cruise Lines rolls out 2013 Mississippi schedule
- Ponant invites North Americans to wave season offers
- Fincantieri apologizes after strikes delay Oceania’s Riviera delivery
- MSC hones prototype design as work on Libyan hull advances
- Kallas: EU passenger ship safety law to take Concordia lessons fully into account
- Botanica’s 2013 garden cruises
- SMIT starts preliminary work for the removal of fuel from Concordia
- Cruise prize for visitors to Scott’s centenary exhibit
- Divers recover 16th body from Costa Concordia
- Galveston to host first Balmoral call
- Scenic has early-booking air offer for Danube cruises
- Norwegian’s Facebook contest offers cruise prizes
- It’s official: Disney to sail from Miami, expand Med offerings
- Post-Concordia UBS survey finds cruise pricing is up—even for Costa
- Officials name confirmed dead, missing on Costa Concordia
- MSC, Blend Craft Wines team on ‘virtual winery at sea’
- Chef Nobu to host Crystal wine and food cruise
- Freeman joins Azamara in new shorex specialist role
- Oceania, Regent commit to embarkation-day muster drills
- Atlantic Canada sees $82.4m direct impact from cruising
