Cruise News

Costa Cruises: Deadly Italian Cruise Ship Accident.
STATEMENT 14 JAN, 2012– 5.10 am It is a tragedy that deeply affects our company. Our first thoughts go to the victims and we would like to express our condolences and our closeness to their families and friends. In this moment all our efforts are focused on the completion of the last emergency operations, besides providing assistance to the guests and the crew who were onboard in order to have them going back home as soon as possible. The emergency procedures started promptly to evacuate the ship. The slope, gradually taken over by the ship, made the evacuation extremely difficult. We would like to express our profound gratitude to the Coast Guard and all the forces co-ordinated by the Coast Guard, including the authorities and citizens of the island “Isola del Giglio”, who have been involved in the rescue and assistance to guests and crew members. The company will fully co-operate with the relevant Authorities in order to determine the causes of what happened.

Costa Concordia: According to the Italian Coast Guard 3,200 passengers and 1,000 crew members were evacuated from the Costa Concordia cruise ship off the coast of Italy late Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 after it ran aground and started taking on water.

Norwegian Cruise Line's new 4,000-passenger Norwegian Breakaway is scheduled for delivery in April 2013 and will homeport year-round in New York City.

Disney Fantasy Floats Out from German Shipyard. See the photos at http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/01/a-first-look-at-the-disney-fantasy-after-float-out/.