Over the past couple of weeks, there have been at least three reports of airlifting cruise passengers from ships for medical reasons…obviously emergencies. A week ago, on the Carnival Triumph, an eight-month-old baby was having seizures and had to be airlifted to Houston. Earlier in the month, a 51-year-old woman on the Carnival Magic was… Continue reading If Sick, May It Be On A Cruise Ship
Tag: Carnival Magic
Ebola, cruising and questions
Anybody with a modicum of travel sense and even a passing interest in current events knew this weekend was coming. Anybody with a hint of common sense knows the question was just hanging there: “When will ebola affect cruising?” This weekend, it did. There has not, at least so far, been a cruise passenger with… Continue reading Ebola, cruising and questions
Coral Accident Rocks Carnival
There was a time when, if the world lost some coral reefs to human carelessness, it was greeted with a reaction akin to a shrug of the shoulders and dismissed with “too bad.” As we have become more environmentally aware, and responsible, that has changed. So when a cruise ship (Carnival Magic) accidentally destroys a… Continue reading Coral Accident Rocks Carnival
New Ship 'Breezes' into Miami
The class of ’12 is almost complete. With the arrival of the Carnival Breeze in Miami yesterday, there's only one new ship left to make its debut this year (debut being an operative word, since a ship's arrival is incomplete until it has touched down in North America). Yesterday, the Breeze was as much… Continue reading New Ship 'Breezes' into Miami
Breeze Coming Across Ocean
Etchings from our cruise notebook… * * * Somewhere in the warm waters of the Mediterranean today is the Carnival Breeze, embarking on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. Launched in June, the Breeze will arrive in Miami two weeks from today to begin its life in the Mediterranean. Carnival's newest Fun Ship… Continue reading Breeze Coming Across Ocean