If you happen to be going on a cruise next week, you will be interested in this. And if you're not going on a cruise, you will be interested in this. Mother Nature is giving us a fireworks show, and it's logical that high on the list of places to watch it will be from… Continue reading Sky Day at Sea Sensational?
Cruise Suits, Sickness and Singapore
Headline: Costa settles for $1.31 million The first reaction to this was something like "Who bought off the Italian judge?" However, on digging deeper (it's called reading further), the settlement over the Costa Concordia accident last year is really a fine that means no criminal charges against the cruise line, ending potential liability with the… Continue reading Cruise Suits, Sickness and Singapore
Grand Turk Terminal Trouble
We had an email last week from a sommelier we met on a cruise ship. He is from the Philippines and, in our exchanges over a few days, five words from his email were perhaps most meaningful. "Without you is without us." He wasn't referring to "us" in particular, but to all cruise passengers. He… Continue reading Grand Turk Terminal Trouble
A Royal Story Rich in Irony
Who writes this stuff? Really. Shakespeare or Monty Python? The Royal biographer, perhaps… A cruise ship is called the Royal Princess. At an elaborate "naming ceremony" the ship will be christened by a young woman who used to be a Royal Princess but is now a Royal Duchess. Okay, technically, she never was "Princess" Kate…but… Continue reading A Royal Story Rich in Irony
New Evacuation System on Breakaway
Let's start with a couple of acronyms that will help in this story, most of which will be told by pictures: MES — Marine Evacuation Systems SOLAS — Safety Of Life At Sea LSA — Life Saving Appliance There is a new MES on the market — called the RFD Marin Ark2 — and it… Continue reading New Evacuation System on Breakaway