Greek passenger ship runs aground

29 June 2008 | 19:19

ATHENS — The Greek Passenger ship Theofilos, with 475 passengers on board, laid at anchor safely on the island of Oinousse after running aground.

The Theofilos

The ship was en route from Mytilene, Lesvos to Chios in east Aegean sea Saturday.
According to Greek TV, the emergency rescue team was made [...]

Passenger in gangway plunge

05 June 2008
By Sam McBride

A WOMAN has been dramatically plucked from the water after she tripped and plunged from the gangway of a luxury cruise ship docked in Belfast.

The woman, who was a passenger on the Celebrity Century cruise liner, is believed to have fallen while talking and walking backwards.

The passenger fell from this [...]

Antarctic adventures to continue with G.A.P.

Tuesday, 03 Jun 2008 10:00 travelbite.co.uk

Adventure travel company G.A.P. Adventures has announced the purchase of a new ship for Antarctic travel, as it looks to make a comeback after last year’s sinking of the MS Explorer.
The new MS Expedition is a 345ft vessel that will carry up to 120 passengers into Antarctic waters.
It is currently [...]

Cruise ‘mother ships’ are the future !

04 June 2008
Cruise ‘mother ships’ which can launch fleets of smaller vessels and more space-efficient ferries are the future, according to the Passenger Shipping Association.
Futuristic designs of how ships could look were revealed at the launch of the PSA’s Annual Cruise Report last night at London’s National Maritime Museum as the number of [...]