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Life Boat Drop Test Given the extravagance of recently-developed cruise ship features (rock-climbing walls, zip lines, flow riders, etc), this may look like the next level of entertainment… but, it’s actually to test the safety of freefall lifeboats at record levels. Continue reading Video: World Record Lifeboat Drop
A Different Kind of “Celebrity Cruise Line” Travolta will soon “face off” with the alleged victim’s legal team, who says the actor sexually assaulted the cruise ship steward on Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment of the seas ship in 2009. It’s reported Continue reading John Travolta Accused of Sexual Assault on Cruise Employee
Terrorism on a Cruise Ship? The Carnival Magic was set to leave on Sunday for its “Low Carb Cruise” (personally, that sounds like an oxymoron to me, like “jumbo shrimp”, “adult male”, or “Microsoft Works”… but I digress). Jack Kruse Continue reading Cruise Terror Plot Actually a Twitter Hoax
Cruise Ship Tragedy… again – Costa AllegraFire The Costa Allegra cruise ship is without power and adrift in the Indian Ocean after a its engine room caught fire early on Monday, February 27th, 2012. Reports show that the fire was Continue reading Another Costa Cruise Disaster – Allegra Cruise Ship on Fire
Cruise Superstitions Don’t blame it on me, my ginger Ship Mates. These cruise superstitions have been passed down for many years. Here are a few of the more interesting cruise superstitions delivered from Royal Caribbean’s Senior VP of Marine Operations, Continue reading Redheads are bad luck & 21 other Cruise Superstitions
Man Falls Overboard Cruise Ship – Norwegian Spirit Last month a man went overboard the 2,000 passenger Norwegian Spirit shortly after the ship left the Port of New Orleans headed for the Caribbean. NCL immediately deployed a rescue boat and Continue reading Man “Falls” Off NCL Cruise Ship