In the old and never-ending wake of the Costa Concordia accident, there is a new perspective that’s worth acknowledging. It comes, courtesy of a show the Discovery Channel aired this weekend. A former cruise ship captain from California, Paul Leyda, was interviewed extensively on the show. In a story that appeared in a Bay Area… Continue reading Reasonable Review of Concordia
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About That Fine Print, Folks…
How many of us could say we have actually read the fine print that’s part of the documentation when we cruise? Not us. Not once. Not only are they written in legalese, they’re up to 8,000 words long. Because of the Costa Concordia accident, we are all being deluged with warnings about making sure we… Continue reading About That Fine Print, Folks…
Cruise Tragedy Not Going Away
It was our intention to write about something other than the Costa Concordia today. However, it’s difficult to find a story anywhere on cruising that doesn’t include more than a passing reference to a ship almost nobody had even heard of three weeks ago. In fact, most of the stories about cruising these days are… Continue reading Cruise Tragedy Not Going Away
For Future Concordia Passengers…
One last postscript on the cruise-ship accident that nobody wants to read about any more… This wasn’t supposed to be the Costa Concordia’s final cruise, so there are passengers booked on future trips that won’t happen. What happens to them? In addition to probably millions paying in liability to those on the ship, Costa will… Continue reading For Future Concordia Passengers…
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