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'Titanic' Replica Ship Seeking Fans for Cruise

Britt Hayes — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:03:01 +0000

An Australian billionaire is building a replica of the Titanic in a Chinese shipyard, and he's hoping to get a boatload of fans on board for the experience.

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Cruise Lines Cut Prices to Attract Skittish Vacationers — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:32:43 +0000

Ever wanted to take a cruise? Bargain shoppers might find this to be the perfect time to book a seafaring voyage.

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Costa Allegra Cruise Ship Suffers Disaster Near Africa

Kathy Landin — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:15:10 +0000

In the Arabian Sea, the Italian coast guard is reporting that the Costa Allegra, an Italian cruise ship, is adrift near the Seychelles islands after a fire broke out and caused the motors to stop working. They say the passengers are safe, but the ship cannot travel anywhere.

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Nasty Norovirus Sickens 500 Passengers on Carnival Cruise Ships

Shauna Wright — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:25:11 +0000

In yet another blow to the cruise industry — and Carnival Cruises in particular — nearly 500 people contracted norovirus on board two of the company’s Florida-based Princess Cruises ships last week.

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Survivors of Costa Concordia Ship That Sank Offered 30 Percent Off Future Cruises

Shauna Wright — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:49:56 +0000

In what’s being seen by many as an incredulous move, Carnival Corp., the parent company of the downed Costa Concordia cruise ship, is offering survivors of the disaster 30 percent off future cruise vacations.

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What Would You Do If You Were on a Sinking Ship? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:10:56 +0000

The recent Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster in Italy left 11 dead and 21 missing. Poll Position asked 1,145 American adults what they would do, if given the choice between waiting on a sinking ship for help or jumping into the frigid water and trying to swim to safety.

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Audio from Cruise Ship Disaster Makes an Unlikely Star of Italian Coast Guard Captain [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:37:58 +0000

As rescuers continue to search for survivors on the Costa Concordia cruise ship five days after it slammed into rocks off Italy’s Tuscan coast, new audio between the ship’s captain and a member of the Italian Coast Guard has surfaced, giving the European country its newest — and most unintentional — celebrity.

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Americans Among the Missing on Sinking Italian Cruise Ship [PICTURES, VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:44:02 +0000

At least two Americans are among the estimated 16 people missing after a cruise ship hit a reef on Friday night and capsized off the west coast of Italy with 4,200 passengers and crew aboard.

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