When the Cruise Shipping Miami’s "State of the Industry" presentation started yesterday at 9:30 AM, I wondered whether anyone would mention Costa Concordia.
Keynote speaker, David Scowsill,World Travel and Tourism Council President, briefly mentioned the Concordia disaster in passing, saying "despite the tragic cruise ship incident last year" cruising is still "safest" form
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It’s 11:25 AM Tuesday morning. I’m sitting here in the 4th row at the Miami Beach Convention Center listening to the final moments of the Cruise Shipping Miami (CSM 2013) State-of-the-Industry speeches by the cruise line executives.
Before me the kings of the cruise industry are speaking: Royal Caribbean President Adam Goldstein; NCL CEO Kevin
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I thought that I was experiencing deja vu while reading accounts that a cruise ship struck underwater rocks in a Norwegian fjord yesterday, resulting in damage to the ship’s hull.
The Marco Polo, operated by Cruise and Maritime Voyages, was sailing from Sortland, Norway, when the incident occurred.
A week ago we reported on a
A newspaper in New Zealand reports that a passenger, identified only as a man from Dunedin, New Zealand, is missing from the Celebrity Cruises’ Solstice cruise ship which left Port Chalmers, New Zealand today.
It is less than clear whether the man disembarked from the cruise ship, leaving items, including his passport, on board, and didn’t
As part of Cruise Shipping Miami (CSM 2013), I have raised 6 problems which I believe the cruise lines need to address.
Problem No. 5: Disappearance of Passengers and Crew Members from Cruise Ships:.
The problem is not just that approximately 200 people have vanished from cruise ships since year 2000, but the
Tomorrow we will hear the state of the cruise industry from many of the CEO’s of the cruise lines. After a deadly and disastrous year, questions arise whether the cruise industry is heading in the right direction.
In many ways, the cruise industry is going backwards. I targeted what I consider six of the major problems
Cruise Shipping Miami ("CSM 2013") starts tomorrow morning. Word on the street is that notwithstanding rough times for the cruise industry over the past year, there will be a record attendance.
Formerly known as "Seatrade," CSM is a huge trade show in the Miami Beach Convention Center with all types of cruise vendors, tourism delegates
According to a news account in Greece, a 25 year old Filipino crew member aboard the Norwegian Jade died when the cruise ship was in Katakolo, Greece.
In addition to the skimpy information contained in the newspaper, we learned that the incident occurred early this morning when cruise passengers were preparing to disembark for
CBS (Miami) reports today that a Royal Caribbean cruise ship arrived back in Port Everglades this morning with an outbreak of norovirus on board
The cruise line has not responded to requests for information, but passengers aboard the Vision of the Seas complained about vomiting and diarrhea. Passengers said more than 200 passengers had to
Over the past year, there have been a number of protests at ports in Argentina against cruise ships which stop in the Falkland Islands.
Argentina asserts sovereignty of what Argentinians refer to as the "Malvinas." Britain claimed sovereignty over the islands in the late 1700s; Argentina claimed possession in 1820; and the islands were a
A year ago I wrote an article about an over-zealous Carnival security officer who allegedly strip searched a 17 year old passenger suspected of possessing pot while aboard the Sensation cruise ship.
The search included a cavity inspection and the girl was told to remove her tampon in front of two male ship officers. "
Several years ago, U.S. based cruise lines began insisting that injured crew members seeking compensation for their injuries must pursue their claims through arbitration in foreign countries.
Companies like Carnival, NCL and Royal Caribbean started moving to dismiss lawsuits filed here in Miami, arguing that seriously injured crew members are not entitled to jury trials
The final score today: under-water rocks – 2; cruise ships – 0.
Cruise Critic reports that a Hurtigruten cruise ship ran aground and took on water in a Norwegian fjord north of the Arctic Circle. The 490 passenger Kong Harald had to wait for the tide to lift the cruise ship off a rock at
Newspapers in Europe are reporting on the contents of the legal submissions made by the Italian prosecutors who have been collecting evidence regarding the Costa Concordia disaster.
Sky News has an interesting video which you can watch here.
You can hear about 5 year old Dayana Arlotti who drown along with her father after
I have always wondered how the cruise industry PR people do it.
They face non-stop bad cruise news. The Splendor fire. The Concordia deaths. The Allegra fire. The Triumph fire. Plus another 10 cruise ship fires, 50 norovirus outbreaks and more shipboard rapes than you can count in just 3 years.
Yet, the cruise
USA TODAY has an interesting article today entitled "Titans of the Cruise Industry See Net Worth Rise."
Forbes’ annual ranking of the world’s billionaires for 2013 lists Carnival mogul Micky Arison at No. 211 with a net worth of $5.7 billion, up from $4.7 billion a year ago. Arison’s net worth has nearly doubled
Cruise lines do a great job keeping photographs and video of cruise ship fires away from the public.
Has anyone seen photos of the engine room of the Triumph, which is just the latest cruise ship to become disabled? Or the engine room of the Carnival Splendor? The Costa Allegra? Royal Caribbean’s
The fire on the Carnival Triumph cruise ship is being investigated by the Bahamas because Carnival elected to register the Triumph in that country to avoid U.S. taxes, labor and safety laws. As the "flag state" for the Triumph, the Bahamas is charged with the responsibility of investigating fires, casualties and crimes on that
