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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: Arts and Culture, Princess Cruises, Tour Operations Industry, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy
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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: Windstar Cruises, Port Everglades
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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: Arts and Culture, Mexico, Transportation Industry, Trips and Vacations, Tour Operations Industry
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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: Arts and Culture, Tour Operations Industry, Carnival Cruise Lines, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages
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Carnival ups compensation for Triumph passengers
Sun SentinelCarnival ups compensation for Triumph passengers Latest Update on Carnival Triumph February 13, 2013 – 5:45pm EST Carnival Cruise Lines has announced further compensation for the passengers aboard the Carnival Triumph, currently being towed...Tags: Arts and Culture, Trips and Vacations, Tour Operations Industry, Tourism and Leisure, Travel
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Anniversary of Costa Concordia tragedy nears
Almost a year ago, on Jan. 13, 2012, the Costa Concordia cruise ship run aground in the dark of night in waters off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy. On board were more than 4,200 passengers and crew. Within less than an hour of striking submerged...
Tags: Costa Cruises, Italy, Pompano Beach, Royal Caribbean International, Cruise Line Ports
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Royal Caribbean in talks for new sister ship to giant Oasis of the Seas
Miami Herald (MCT)The world's largest cruise ships should expect some company. Royal Caribbean Cruises announced Thursday that negotiations are underway to order a sister ship to Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, which each carry 5,400 passengers. "A year or...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Royal Caribbean International, Cruise Line Ports, Port Everglades, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements
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Carnival, Holland America to get new cruise ships
Two more cruises ships are on the horizon with the announcement today by Carnival Corporation for new Holland America Line and Carnival Cruise Lines vessels.
The parent company of the two lines as well as eight other cruise line brands revealed it is...Tags: Arts and Culture, Princess Cruises, Tour Operations Industry, Tourism and Leisure, Micky Arison
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Captain Of Capsized Ship To Attend Italian Hearing For First Time
ReutersGIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - The captain of the stricken Costa Concordia cruise ship will attend pre-trial hearings this week where experts will present analysis of the events that led to the vessel hitting a rock off the Italian coast in January and the...Tags: Costa Cruises, Italy, Trials, Court Preliminary
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Game on: New Royal Princess will offer bevy of fitness options
It used to be the only way you'd lose weight on a cruise was if you couldn't handle the waves, but exercise is serious business these days and Princess Cruises has taken on the fitness challenge with its new Royal Princess cruise ship.
The most unique...Tags: Princess Cruises, Laser Sailing, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Star Sailing, Port Everglades
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How safe is a cruise? Even after new law, it's hard to say
As Carnival Corp. announced plans to salvage the Costa Concordia last week, the world's attention focused again on cruise safety — or rather, lack of it. The Concordia struck a reef off the coast of Italy in January and partially sank, claiming the...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, Laws, Arts and Culture, Assault
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Carnival to review safety, emergency response on all its lines
Updated 5:40 p.m. Latest statement from Carnival Corp. Carnival Corporation & plc Announces Comprehensive Audit and Review of Safety and Emergency Response Across All Its Cruise Lines (received 5:32 p.m.) MIAMI – January 19, 2012 –...
Tags: International Organizations, Tour Operations Industry, Health, U.S. Navy, Disasters and Accidents
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