Apr 15th, 2011 at 7:00AM:
Today's cruise industry exists and operates in many ways as a result of the Titanic tragedy. This week we take a look at the legacy left behind in ways that affect cruise passengers on every sailing of every ship.
In the whole business of safety at sea, there are several major players and topics to consider. In today's world, modern ship technology aims to prevent another tragedy like ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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The Legacy of Titanic- A bright future for cruising
Apr 15th, 2011 at 7:00AM:
Today's cruise industry exists and operates in many ways as a result of the Titanic tragedy. This week we take a look at the legacy left behind in ways that affect cruise passengers on every sailing of every ship.
In the whole business of safety at sea, there are several major players and topics to consider. In today's world, modern ship technology aims to prevent another tragedy like ...Dubai tour company offers pirate hunting cruises off horn of Africa
Apr 1st, 2011 at 10:30AM:
After years of murders, kidnappings, and heists, the lawless sea near the horn of Africa seems to be getting worse. A Dubai firm is capitalizing on these pirate infested waters with a strange new form of pirate tourism. The tour company, Dubai based Seahunters LLC, sells both 7 and 14 day cruises embarking from Salalah, Oman and Abu Dhabi, UAE. Unlike the quintessential cruise, the cruisers ...10 ways to pass the time in port on your cruise
Mar 14th, 2011 at 4:00PM:
Cruise lines offer a lot of things to do on the ship. They have way more than ever before and before it was virtually impossible to do everything they offered. There are more entertainment, dining, activity, and learning options than ever. You can see a Broadway show on one ship, dine at a five-star restaurant on another, ice skate or surf on yet another or enjoy a world-class spa treatment ...Allure of the Seas to visit St Kitts
Mar 12th, 2011 at 4:00PM: Often thought just too big to visit most ports of call, giant Allure of the Seas will visit the tiny island of St Kitts in December. The unique port will answer a call by fans and critics to add much needed diversity to the ship's standard itinerary.
That's good news for fans of Royal Caribbean's Oasis-class ships. Die hard fans worried that a lack new ports would hurt popularity of the giant ...New cruise ship coming to New York in 2012, but at what price?
Mar 8th, 2011 at 7:15AM:
There is a new cruise ship coming to New York in 2012 and its a real pearl. Or should I say "gem"? No, Pearl is right. Norwegian Pearl will replace older Norwegian Jewel and make her New York debut in October, 2012. That's good news. But poking around the New York cruise market I was reminded of something not so good. New Yorkers pay a premium price to sail on mostly older ships from the ...Video of the Day: Saturday Night Live mocks cruises
Mar 7th, 2011 at 6:30PM:
Cruises have long been the butt of jokes in the travel world. From the midnight buffets to the touristy nature of the industry, many travel snobs enjoying mocking cruises. But does that mean that these floating resorts - and the people who enjoy them - deserve to be disrespected? Apparently, the writers at Saturday Night Live believe so. This past weekend, Miley Cyrus hosted the long-running ...
Internet at sea: It's not just the price to worry about
Jan 19th, 2011 at 7:00AM: When we think of using the Internet on a cruise the first word that usually comes to mind is "price." Using the Internet can be expensive on board cruise ships. But of equal or greater concern should be security. Identity thieves are everywhere, even at sea, waiting for us to slip up and give them the opportunity to invade our privacy. Here are some tips for being secure using the Internet at sea. ...Princess Cruises wants your bucket list story
Jan 17th, 2011 at 10:45AM: Princess Cruises has been talking about amazing experiences for a while now with their popular 50 Essential Experiences blog, now up to week 13 in the year-long run. From week to week, Princess employees relate personal bucket list travel experiences, causing readers to think about and plan their own essential travel experiences. Now, the line is taking it a step further, offering its Facebook ...Royal Caribbean still helping Haiti- a year later
Jan 5th, 2011 at 7:00AM: A year ago Royal Caribbean International came under close scrutiny as the line planned to visit their private destination of Labadee, Haiti shortly after a devastating earthquake rocked the island. I was on board Freedom of the Seas last January when critics said it was in bad taste for the line to have cruise passengers go ashore for fun and sun while so many were suffering on different parts of ...Update on Antarctic cruise ship Clelia II
Dec 9th, 2010 at 8:30AM: Yesterday we posted a story about an Antarctic cruise ship, named Clelia II, that ran into trouble when it reportedly lost an engine while crossing the legendary Drake Passage on its way back to Ushuaia, Argentina. To make matters worse, the weather was incredibly bad, with 30 foot waves crashing against the vessel, adding even more of a challenge to completing repairs and continuing the journey. ...Antarctic cruise ship runs into trouble in Southern Ocean
Dec 8th, 2010 at 8:30AM: Another Antarctic cruise ship ran into trouble yesterday while crossing the treacherous Drake Passage on its return voyage to Ushuaia, Argentina from the Antarctic Peninsula. The Clelia II suffered engine failure that left it adrift in the Southern Ocean for a time while the region's notoriously bad weather pounded the vessel.
According to this report from Gadling's very own Jon Bowermaster, ...New Disney Dream cruise ship sails out to sea
Nov 17th, 2010 at 12:00PM:
The Disney Dream, the third ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet, is now under its own power, conducting tests out on the North Sea.
The Dream left the Meyer Werft shipyard and was towed by tugboats 26 miles down the River Ems to Eemshaven, The Netherlands. This conveyance is unique to ships built at Meyer Werft, because it is so far inland. Some railroad bridges across the river ...Carnival Splendor in nightmare engine fire incident - Navy airlifts supplies
Nov 10th, 2010 at 11:10AM:
What was supposed to be a week long Mexican Riviera cruise on board the Carnival Splendor, has turned into a nightmare for the passengers. Three days ago, a massive engine fire knocked out almost all the facilities on this 3300 passenger vessel.
Propulsion systems, electricity, climate control, water and entertainment were all disabled, and the ship was been stuck 200 miles off the coast of ...Royal Caribbean announces first cruise ship Starbucks
Oct 27th, 2010 at 2:30PM:
Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas is already an impressive ship, but soon it will be home to the only Starbucks at sea. The big story hit AOL Travel today and we're delighted to bring you the good news: finally, you won't have to give up your Frappuccino habit just to go on vacation.
"We are always looking for unique ways and places to connect with our customers and deliver the Starbucks ...Princess ships plugging into shore power to reduce engine emissions in port
Oct 6th, 2010 at 5:30PM: Princess Cruises just unveiled a $7 million investment at their San Francisco port facility. The investment makes it possible for their ships to plug into shore power instead of relying on their diesel engines and generators for power.
San Francisco marks the fourth port in the world with this new technology, after Juneau, Seattle and Vancouver. The savings in diesel and the reduction of ...Obscenities and ethnic slurs fly on Queen Mary 2, get passengers ejected
Oct 5th, 2010 at 4:30PM: Gloria Sher and her husband, Frederick Evans, believe they were defending themselves. And, let's assume they are old enough to know what that means. She's 82 years old, a spring chicken compared to her 91-year-old husband. Well, the elderly pair was thrown off the Queen Mary 2 over a verbal brawl that they say was kicked off by another passenger who made an anti-Semitic comment at a black-tie ...Powered paragliding problem ends in cruise ship landing
Sep 24th, 2010 at 9:00AM: A Brazilian man didn't realize he was about to do something incredible. Making an emergency landing while engaging in powered paragliding is interesting enough, but he took it to "Top Gun" levels by doing it on a cruise ship. Holland America's "Prinsendam" served as his aircraft carrier, in Portugal's Portimao port. The unusual landing was the necessary because of equipment problems.
According ...Get off a cruise and into custody: Passenger wrongly nailed as hooker
Sep 9th, 2010 at 2:00PM: What do you do when your mom is arrested for prostitution? Well, you probably claim that she didn't do it. After all, she's your mom, and nobody admits to guilt on these things anyway. If you were Paola Londono's kid, you'd actually be right to proclaim her innocence.
Thanks to a clerical error in the Osceola County Sheriff's office, Londono, from Orlando, was arrested when she stepped off a ...Scary video shows cruise ship caught in high seas
Sep 9th, 2010 at 10:30AM:
I've never been on a cruise. That said, I'm sure they are quite nice - and plenty of travelers speak highly of them. But I have to admit, the video above is not doing much to convince me to get on a cruise any time soon. Apparently back in 2008, a P&O Cruises ship out of New Zealand got caught in some nasty weather about 400 miles from shore. Even this massive cruise ship, carrying over ...
Lindblad Expeditions announces upcoming Global Luminaries
Aug 17th, 2010 at 8:00AM: Lindblad Expeditions has earned itself a reputation as one of the top adventure travel companies on the planet, offering a wide variety of options for travelers to visit the far flung corners of the globe. The company is well known for having some of the best trained and most knowledgeable staff in the entire industry, offering clients great insights into the places that they visit. But their ...
