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Articles tagged “accidents”

Cruises

The Italian island where the Concordia capsized wants €80m from Costa

Go for it, Giglio.

Lizzy Davies, The Guardian | 11 years ago

The Italian island where the Concordia capsized wants €80m from Costa

Cruises

Sen. Rockefeller responds cautiously to Carnival’s rescue refund offer

Carnival caved to intense pressure from Washington and its decision to reimburse the government for the Carnival Triumph and Carnival Splendor rescues could serve as a precedent. Carnival and other cruise lines could be getting bills in the mail from the U.S. Treasury for future incidents.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Sen. Rockefeller responds cautiously to Carnival’s rescue refund offer

Cruises

Carnival will reimburse U.S. government for costs related to Triumph and Splendor breakdowns

Carnival was initially strident in its refusal to admit they should pony up for the frequent aid it requires from the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy. Looks like the outcry finally got through to them.

Christopher Palmeri, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Cruises

Italian prosecutors turn their interest to Costa Concordia’s officers

Expect some quality entertainment from the Italian court, but the real battles will be waged in civil court as victims go after Costa for its failures.

Naomi O'Leary, Reuters | 11 years ago

Italian prosecutors turn their interest to Costa Concordia’s officers

Cruises

Costa accepts $1.3 million fine to avoid criminal charges in Concordia disaster

Costa shouldn't put away its wallet yet: the ship's passengers will be allowed to proceed with their civil suits against Carnival's European line and their payout will likely dwarf the fine Costa just paid.

Steve Scherer, Reuters | 11 years ago

Costa accepts $1.3 million fine to avoid criminal charges in Concordia disaster

Cruises

Senator Rockefeller is taking on the cruise industry one ship at a time

Carnival and its peers will have a mess on their hands if Sen. Rockefeller manages to yell loudly enough about how little tax the companies pay and how much the companies take from of U.S. taxpayers.

Jared Hunt, Charleston Daily Mail | 11 years ago

Senator Rockefeller is taking on the cruise industry one ship at a time

Cruises

Carnival downplays its mess: Triumph and Dream outages aren’t so bad

Carnival is going to retrofit its massive fleet to expand onboard emergency power, but generating some candor out of this insulated executive team will be a much more difficult task.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Carnival downplays its mess: Triumph and Dream outages aren’t so bad

Ground Transport

Second Carnival ship in two days is having trouble: This time it’s the Legend

After Carnival's arrogant performance at the cruise conference in Miami this week it's only appropriate to say something about "couldn't have happened to a nicer guy" here.

Skift | 11 years ago

Cruises

Carnival Dream loses power in St. Maarten; cruise line starts making promises

Carnival's latest fiasco comes one day after its president promised a thorough review of its ships. That review couldn't come soon enough for Dream passengers.

Reuters | 11 years ago

Cruises

Cruise industry’s response to accidents? Cutting prices for consumers

A price cut is the absolute last thing that the cruise industry needs. There's no way Carnival and its peers can argue that their race to the bottom hasn't created conditions where accidents are much more likely. Even lower prices will arguably make things worse.

Jane Archer, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago