Tag: carnival cruise line
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Search Ends for Two Missing Carnival Cruise Passengers Off Coast of Australia
About four days ago, late Wednesday night, a couple from Australia taking a cruise on the Carnival Spirit plunged into the ocean after falling approximately 65 feet (20 meters) from a mid-ship deck. The next day, the ship docked at a Sydney port, where Paul Rossington and Kristen Schroder – both from Barraba, a town in New South Wales – were reported missing. A massive rescue effort ensued, but turned up no sign of either missing passenger, and so the search has now been officially called off. A rescue authority said the couple had a good chance of surviving until Friday, partly because the sea was calm and partly because Rossington was a paramedic in good shape who knew survival techniques. But after searching 1,360 square nautical miles (4,670 square kilometers) by both sea and air, the couple’s survival prospects have now been accessed less hopefully. Read more […] -
The Costa Allegra, Moving Slowly to Shore
The Costa Allegra, the cruise ship that stalled in the Indian Ocean on Monday after a fire broke out in the engine room, is being towed by a French deep sea trawler to Victoria, the capital of the island country of Seychelles. The ship, which is owned by Costa Cruises, is being pulled at a speed of six knots (about seven miles per hour) and is expected to reach land early Thursday morning. Two tugs boats from Seychelles were originally sent to the vessel, which was drifting without power in an area of the Indian Ocean known for pirate attacks, but efforts to add a tug boat to help with the towing operation were unsuccessful, leaving the task to the French trawler alone. Read more […] -
The Costa Allegra, Adrift in the Indian Ocean
The Costa Allegra, a cruise ship with over 1,000 people on board, is adrift without power in the Indian Ocean after a fire broke out in the engine room earlier today. Once the fire, which has now been extinguished, was started, a distress signal was sent out. Rescue efforts are underway as two tug boats, a motorboat, and a plane from the island country of Seychelles are en route to the imperiled vessel. The earliest assistance is expected to arrive by tomorrow morning. Currently, the ship is upright and stable, and emergency generators have kept the ship’s communications equipment running, according to an official from Costa Crociere (known as Costa Cruises in English), the cruise line to which the Costa Allegra belongs. Read more […] -
Carnival Cruise Deals: Cheap Cruises, Discounted Cruises, and All the Cruise Deals In Between
Carnival Cruise Line is the most popular cruise line in the world (or so Carnival’s registered trademark asserts: “The World’s Most Popular Cruise Line”), and it is owned by the largest cruise ship operator in the world, Carnival Corporation, which owns ten cruise lines in addition to Carnival Cruise Line. Read more […] -
The Cruise Ships of the Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Cruise Line is one of eleven cruise lines owned by Carnival Corporation, the largest cruise ship operator in the world. Six of the eleven cruise lines owned by Carnival Corporation are part of the World’s Leading Cruise Lines, which includes Carnival Cruise Line, as well as some other popular cruise lines, like Holland America Line and Princess Cruises. Read more […] -
Carnival Cruise: What is the Carnival Cruise Line, and What Are Some Carnival Cruises?
The Carnival Cruise Line is the world’s most popular cruise line, at least according to the Carnival Cruise website, and we’re inclined to believe them, considering they have a registered trademark for the phrase “The World’s Most Popular Cruise Line.” If Carnival Cruise was somehow displaced from this venerated spot, an interesting legal battle may ensue, but that’s a different issue for a different day. Read more […]