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Articles tagged “costa”

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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

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Carnival Corp. plays the victim card in Concordia disaster

Carnival's Costa brand is wise to seek status on behalf of its shareholders, but it risks looking like a giant, un-caring corporation that only cares about its own bottom line rather than the dead people who were trapped on its sunken ship.

Paolo Santalucia and Nicole Winfield, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Carnival Corp. plays the victim card in Concordia disaster

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Costa Concordia disaster: prosecutors ask for manslaughter verdict of captain

Everything about this affair, from the captain to the company which owns it, Costa Crociere SpA, which itself is owned by Carnival, smells slimy. Criminal indictments may be the only way to go.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

Costa Concordia disaster: prosecutors ask for manslaughter verdict of captain

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Six worst cruises of the decade: Pirates, storms, and stomach bugs

If the cruise industry can rebound from these six horrific trips, it’s only be a matter of time before bookings bounce back as die-hard cruisers move on from the shock and first-timers choose to take a risk.

Tom Meltzer, The Guardian | 11 years ago

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Weaker results than expected for insurer with big Costa Concordia and Hurricane Sandy ties

You know you are paying to much for insurance when your fim gets walloped by two giant disasters and still comes out of it without premiums as they were.

Emily Gosden, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Weaker results than expected for insurer with big Costa Concordia and Hurricane Sandy ties

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Costa Concordia captain will “certainly” get his job back, if he beats the manslaughter rap

If the hull of the Concordia had been as thick as Schettino's head perhaps the rocks he rammed it into would not have punctured the surface.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

Costa Concordia captain will “certainly” get his job back, if he beats the manslaughter rap