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Officials: Up to 10 months to remove capsized cruise ship

January 29, 2012
By Island Tips

Officials called off both the start of fuel removal and the search for missing people after determining the ship had moved four centimeters.
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Video: 5 dead pulled from listing cruise ship

January 17, 2012
By Island Tips

Divers pulled five bodies from the partially-sunken Costa Concordia, bringing the death toll in the Italian ship disaster to at least eleven. Now, dramatic new audio released seems to indicate the ship's captain fled the ship long before his passengers and crew. Allen Pizzey reports.
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Costa CEO blames captain error for ship grounding

January 16, 2012
By Island Tips

The captain of the cruise ship that capsized off Tuscany made an unauthorized deviation from the ship's programmed course, the CEO said.
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Captain arrested amid growing anger after Italian cruise ship runs aground

January 14, 2012
By Island Tips

Francesco Schettino investigated for manslaughter and abandoning ship after three die and 69 go missing The Italian captain of a ship that sank off the coast of Tuscany was placed under arrest after one of the most dramatic holiday cruise disasters ever seen in the Mediterranean. Three passengers died and 69 were still...
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“Unbundled” cruise dining — a blessing or a curse?

January 6, 2012
By Island Tips

I’ve been cruising since ships looked like ships — before they had water slides, rock climbing walls and zip lines. All the changes haven’t been to the ship superstructure’s bells and whistles and activities. When cruising took off, one of the biggest selling points was, &#...
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Royal Caribbean sinks unlimited booze packages

January 3, 2012
By Island Tips

Toast or tsk? The unlimited alcohol packages currently offered on the Britain-based Independence of the Seas won't be available during the ship's new seasonal deployment in Florida.
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Carnival kicks mother and son off Christmas cruise

December 19, 2011
By Island Tips

This is Rebecca Dickerson and her son, Jordan. A few days ago, they were cruising to the Bahamas on the Carnival Fascination. But this weekend, they were removed from the ship in a "shocking" turn of events, according to Rebecca Dickerson.
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Langkawi, Malaysia, A Day Trip

November 9, 2011
By Island Tips

(this happened on 30th December 2010 in Langkawi, Malaysia) We walked off the ship at about 10:00am. The taxi’s lined up on the port only seemed willing to take us on a tour of the Island, so the two of
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The Istanbul Tram Crush

October 10, 2011
By Island Tips

Of course, many on the ship opt for a cruise excursion specifically so they will not have this experience (see below). But for me, feeling the crush of Istanbul’s only tram is a travel highlight. I suppose a grunge rocker …
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Severe weather damages Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas

October 10, 2011
By USA Today

Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas sustained minor damage Sunday night when the ship was departing Port Canaveral, Fla., the cruise line ...
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