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Captain of shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship to face trial
ROME -- The captain of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, which crashed on rocks off the Italian coast last year, was ordered by a judge Wednesday to stand trial for manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship. Thirty-two of the more than 4,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Court Preliminary, Justice System, Judges
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Seas the moment: Now is a good time to consider a cruise
Two new mega-ships will debut. River cruising is hot. Amenities are mounting. And cruise lines battered by bad news desperately want your business. As the summer-fall cruising season approaches, cruise lines are working hard to impress travelers and...Tags: Festive Events, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Travel, Cruises, Tourism and Leisure
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Carnival critics should strive to tell a more-balanced story
Occasionally, it might be wise for anyone in a position to hurt a company's bottom line to pause before criticizing someone's blood, sweat, and tears in search of ratings, a byline above the fold or a populist pat on the back. That observation was...Tags: Festive Events, Travel, National Basketball Association, Tourism and Leisure, Cruises
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Two passengers missing from Carnival cruise ship off Australia
Authorities were searching Thursday for two passengers who were believed to have gone overboard while traveling on a cruise ship off the east coast of Australia. The couple, a 30-year-old man and 26-year-old woman traveling with family and friends, were...
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Carnival: More than $300 million in ship upgrades planned
Carnival Cruise Lines plans to spend more than $300 million to improve emergency power, fire-safety technology and operating backup systems across its 24-ship fleet. The move announced Wednesday follows a series of high-profile incidents involving its...
Tags: Festive Events, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line
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Carnival to upgrade fleet in wake of Triumph debacle
Hoping to improve its tarnished image, Carnival Cruise Lines plans to spend $300 million to add an extra generator in each ship and upgrade fire-suppression systems in response to the high-profile malfunctions that hobbled the Carnival Triumph this year....
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Carnival to invest $300 million in wake of Triumph debacle
Carnival Cruise Lines will spend up to $300 million to add an extra generator in each ship and improve fire suppression systems in response to the high-profile malfunctions that hobbled the Carnival Triumph cruise ship earlier this year. Carnival's...
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Costa Concordia firm fined $1.3 million for shipwreck off Italy
ROME -- The operator of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which struck rocks and partially sank off Italy last year, killing 32 people, agreed Wednesday to pay a $1.3-million fine to avoid a possible criminal trial. A judge in Tuscany accepted the...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Court Preliminary, Justice System, Consumers
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Despite cruise ship woes, Carnival first-quarter earnings up slightly
Despite recent cruise ship mishaps, Carnival Corp.'s first-quarter earnings were up $37 million, or 5 cents per share, but the cruise ship company cut its annual earnings forecast for the rest of the year. Beset by Europe's economic problems and...
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Luxury unit of Miami-based Carnival Corp. sells three smaller ships
Sun SentinelSeabourn is selling three of its six ships to Xanterra Parks & Resorts, the Seattle, Wash.-based cruise operator announced recently. The ships —Seabourn Legend, Seabourn Pride and Seabourn Spirit — will be transferred to Xanterra between...Tags: Port Everglades, Windstar Cruises
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Cruise passengers return home, feds probe fire
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Passengers of the Carnival Triumph tried to put the memories of their nightmarish cruise behind them Friday, boarding buses and planes for home after five harrowing days aboard a vessel adrift at sea without power or working...
Tags: Festive Events, Bahamas, Travel, Carnival Cruise Lines, Tourism and Leisure
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Messages from ship tell of fire, days adrift
An engine fire aboard the Carnival Triumph on Feb. 10 turned what was supposed to be a four-day cruise to Cozumel, Mexico, into a trying ordeal for 3,143 passengers and 1,086 crew members who had departed Galveston, Texas, Feb. 7. Tugboats towed the...
Tags: Festive Events, Salads, Carnival Cruise Lines, Lifestyle and Leisure, Tour Operations Industry
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