Posted on January 17, 2008 by Al
Kathimerini reports:
A Greek sea captain was awarded yesterday for turning around a cruise ship with 2,800 people on board, into winds of up to 6 Beaufort, to save 12 illegal immigrants lost at sea near Cuba.
The Masters and Mates’ Union of the Greek Merchant Marine (PEPEN) awarded Theodoris Mitropoulos for the brave act that took [...]
Filed under: cruise, travel | Tagged: cruise, ships, travel | No Comments »
Posted on January 16, 2008 by Al
Posted on January 16, 2008 by Al
THE world’s largest cruise ship, Independence of the Seas, is to make her dramatic entrance into Southampton Water two weeks earlier than first scheduled.
Work is so advanced on the vast ship, pictured right, that the builder’s yard in Finland will be able to officially hand the vessel over to Royal Caribbean International at the [...]
Filed under: cruise, travel | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 4, 2008 by Al
BBC Cornwall are reporting:
Hundreds of cruise passengers are off on their world trip from Cornwall after fearing it would not go ahead when the operators went into administration.
Travelscope Holiday’s 93-day cruise on the MV Van Gogh had been under threat, but travel organisation Abta has arranged for the ship to sail.
Gloucestershire-based [...]
Filed under: cruise, travel | No Comments »
Posted on January 4, 2008 by Al
Passengers will be able to fly high above sea level on bungee trampolines and flying trapeze on P&O Cruises new family-friendly ship Ventura.
The line is to run Cirque Ventura – claimed to be the first circus school at sea - on board the ship which is launched in April.
Located high up on deck 19, [...]
Filed under: cruise, travel | No Comments »
Posted on January 3, 2008 by Al
A 102-year-old retired dentist looks set to become New Zealand’s oldest immigrant when he quits Britain tomorrow to start a new life in Nelson.
Eric King-Turner has packed up all his belongings to sail to the other side of the world with his 87-year-old, New Zealand-born wife Doris, the Daily Mail newspaper reported.
He departs tomorrow, on [...]
Filed under: cruise, travel | No Comments »
Posted on January 3, 2008 by Al
It is understood that Club Cruise, the Dutch cruise ship company which own the Van Gogh and hired it to Travelscope, has already announced its plans to open a Gloucestershire-based office and employ up to 40 former Travelscope staff to allow it to continue in the UK market.
Filed under: cruise, travel | 4 Comments »
Posted on January 2, 2008 by Al
The vessel does not appear to have suffered any damage
[...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 2, 2008 by Al
Here is the outline of an EPA report available for
public comment
Draft Cruise Ship Discharge Assessment Report
EPA prepared the Draft Cruise Ship Discharge Assessment Report (Draft Report) as part of its response to a petition submitted by the Bluewater Network on behalf of a number of environmental advocacy organizations. The Draft [...]
Filed under: cruise, environment, travel | No Comments »
Posted on January 2, 2008 by Al
A German container vessel with 27 crew on board has run aground in the Dover Strait off the coast of Kent. The 90,465-tonne LT Cortesia was en route to the Suez Canal when it ran aground on the Varne Bank, nine miles (14km) south of Dover harbour.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said all [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »
