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Costa Concordia
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Wine Tasting on Tuscany's Elba Island
… to an archipelago made up of seven islands: Capraia, Montecristo, Giglio — the unfortunate benefactor of the Costa Concordia shipwreck — Pianosa, Gorgona, Giannutri and Elba. When I visited Elba, where Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to …
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Jewels of the River Po
… docks at Porto Levante.” A slight change to the itinerary is effective immediately, however. Because of the Costa Concordia incident, the Italian Maritime Authority changed the regulations on which ships can sail the Adriatic Sea. The authority …
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Cruise Prospects Look Good for End of 2012, 2013
… currently than at this same time last year, especially positive since the 2013 figures were prior to the January Costa Concordia incident, when 2012 was thought to be shaping as a blockbuster year for cruising. "The strong third quarter certainly …
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Expert Advice at CruiseWorld & Home Based Agent Show
… Hanrahan noted that the cruise industry is resilient and that, while 2012 started off well, sales slowed after the Costa Concordia incident on Jan. 13. “While we don’t care for the prices, we are filling ships,” said Hanrahan. Panelists …
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CLIA Works to Define Role of Travel Agents
… on experience.’” Cruise line executives were also on hand to comment on the state of the industry after the Costa Concordia tragedy. Overall, the message was a positive one. “The return of clients to the marketplace after Concordia was …
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Cruise Line Executives Discuss Prospects for the Year, Concordia
… start that hasn’t completely vanished after the Costa Concordia tragedy. Gerry Cahill, Carnival Cruise Lines president ..... Frank, the current chairman of CLIA, called the Costa Concordia tragedy heart wrenching. “Much of the focus was on what …
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Cruise Shipping Miami Panel Warns Ships Could Move
… days in U.S. and Canadian waters. The group of Reuters and APA reporters in attendance, looking for color on Costa Concordia , got something else as well. It was like echoes of the Alaska situation a few years ago, when Stein Kruse, president …
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Travel Agents Report Strong Wave Season
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… period continues. Although cruise lines, even outside the Carnival brands, note an impact in the short term from the Costa Concordia accident, travel agents report no cancellations and a very robust Wave season. Christine Duffy, CLIA president …
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Standing Up for Cruising
As we go to press, there are still more questions than answers related to the grounding and capsizing of the Costa Concordia in the waters near Tuscany, Italy. What’s clear, however, is that something went seriously wrong, resulting in …
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Costa Concordia Grounds and Capsizes
According to Costa Cruises, the tragic grounding and capsizing of Costa Cruises’ Concordia off the coast of Tuscany, Italy, on the night of Friday, Jan. 13 was caused by the captain’s desire to give passengers a closer view of the nearby island of Giglio. At an international press conference,