Everybody who has been on a cruise ship, and countless people who haven’t, can’t stop talking about the Costa Concordia, as the death toll continues to rise. As always, there are more questions than answers. Some that have crossed our minds over the past few days, in trying to look at the big picture and… Continue reading Costa Questions: The List Grows
Tag: Ship accidents
Absentia Unfair to Costa Captain
One of the allegations surfacing about the captain of the Costa Concordia from its horrific accident is that he may not have been on the bridge, driving the ship. At the risk of sounding like we’re defending the captain, who is being blamed with much more than absentia, the possibility that he would not be… Continue reading Absentia Unfair to Costa Captain
Costa Crash a Wake-Up Call
When the starboard side of the Costa Concordia ripped open and listed in the waters off the coast of Italy this weekend, it was more than a wake-up call for cruise lines, captains and crews. If any of us who feel so safe and secure on cruise ships (and we do) needed a wake-up call,… Continue reading Costa Crash a Wake-Up Call
Freedom Stifled by a Storm
Friends of ours were on a cruise ship in rough weather in August and the environment was an education. They learned about the Beaufort Scale, a 200-year-old measurement used for storms at sea. It goes from 1 to 12 and, somewhere between Antwerp and Bergen in the North Sea, their Princess ship was in an… Continue reading Freedom Stifled by a Storm
Carnival 'Crash' a Family Affair
We once had married friends who had a most calamitous incident when taking one of their two cars to leave at the airport because the husband was going to be landing there late at night. They had a car accident. Both of them. Together. Bang-bang. Who hit whom? One car was a Mercedes. The other… Continue reading Carnival 'Crash' a Family Affair