Tag: costa concordia
Costa Concordia Update: 5 More Bodies Found, Fuel Removed
Divers searching the wreckage of the Costa Concordia cruise ship found 5 more bodies on Thursday, Italian officials said. This brings the total number of bodies recovered from the January 13, 2012 disaster to 30.
Divers...
Mother Has Children on Both Costa Concordia and Costa Allegra
Costa has had their share of troubles lately, with the Costa Concordia disaster still fresh in mind and the Costas Allegra fire that has disabled yet another ship off the coast of Africa.
But imagine...
Costa Concordia Survivors Sue Carnival/Costa Cruise Lines
An additional 33 survivors of the Costa Concordia cruise ship accident joined in a lawsuit against Carnival Corp accusing the cruise line of gross negligence and fraud. The lawsuit was filed in a Miami, Florida courthouse,...
Costa Concordia Fuel Cleanup to Continue
Cleanup of the Costa Concordia accident is expected to continue this week with the removal of the 500,000 gallons of fuel that is on the ship. Costa is trying to avoid an environmental nightmare...
CLIA Changes Cruise Ships Muster Drill Policy
Safety changes have begun to take place less than a month after the Costa Concordia disaster. The largest three cruise industry associations have changed the timing of when a muster drill must take place.
Muster drills must...
Costa Concordia Update 3 Weeks after the Accident
Three weeks ago, the Costa Concordia cruise ship hit a reef off Italy and sent the cruise industry into a frenzy. The 3,000 passengers and crew of 1,000 were forced to abandon ship in...
How Important is the Muster Drill Aboard a Cruise Ship?
I have cruised with several different cruise lines and I am amazed at how different the experience can be on different ships. And in light of the recent Costa Concordia wreck, I can only...
Cruise safety after the Costa Concordia accident
The cruise industry is still spinning from the deadly accident over the weekend in Italy. I have read many reports from those who have cruises booked in the near future that they are...
