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Hawaii has new reason to bask in the sun
David - Jan 31, 2024
Visitors to Hawaii last year rebounded to their highest level since 2007, according to tourism officials. State estimates being show…
Categories: Cruise
Eurotunnel confirms plan for cross-Channel ferry service
Linsey McNeill - Jan 31, 2024
Eurotunnel confirmed yesterday it has set up a separate company to buy three of the four ships operated by the…
Islanders consider suing Carnival over Costa Concordia
Diane - Jan 31, 2024
Islanders affected by the Costa Concordia disaster are considering suing Carnival for lost tourism. Franco Gabrielli, the national civil protection…
Fred Olsen drops 5% online discount & announces new UK ports
Diane - Jan 31, 2024
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has stopped its 5% online discount for direct customers at the same time as announcing that…
Cruise industry to review safety practices
Ian Jarrett - Jan 31, 2024
A cruise ship safety review announced in the wake of the January 13 Costa Concordia disaster has been welcomed by…
Cruise boom fires up NSW economy
Ian Jarrett - Jan 31, 2024
A new report estimates the turnover of the New South Wales cruise industry will more than triple from $400 million…
UPDATE: Death toll rises to 17 as high winds halt salvage operation
Diane - Jan 30, 2024
Another body has been found on the cruise liner Costa Concordia as salvage work was suspended due to high winds.…
Costa makes compensation offer to passengers
Bev - Jan 27, 2024
Costa Cruises is offering €11,000 (£9,200) in compensation to passengers on the Costa Concordia which hit a rock and capsized…
Bookings not a casualty of Costa sinking
David - Jan 26, 2024
In the wake of the capsizing of the Costa Concordia, many within the industry have been debating whether or not…
UK government praises Italian rescue services following Concordia tragedy
Linsey McNeill - Jan 26, 2024
UK foreign office minister Jeremy Browne and transport minister Mike Penning have jointly paid tribute to the Italian emergency…
Back to black for All Leisure
Linsey McNeill - Jan 26, 2024
Cruise and tour operator All Leisure Group increased its operating profit by £300,000 to £3.4m last year. Its full year…
Costa denies offering discounts to Concordia survivors
Linsey McNeill - Jan 25, 2024
Costa Cruises has stongly denied a newspaper report that it had offered discounts to survivors of the Concordia tragedy.…
