Off Radar Cruise and Ferry Review

www.offradar.infoIt seems that the latest battle ground for the big boys in the cruise industry as regards luring passengers onto their latest Mega ships is that of cabins.  Following on from the recently...

don't let jaxport smoke us out with ship emmissions

may 07,2008 Ocean-going vessels are one of the largest mobile sources of air pollution in the world.Photo: NOAA Washington, DC — The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted today to regulate emissions...

Antarctic cruise ship evacuated

"More than 150 passengers and crew have been rescued from a tourist ship, after it hit ice off Antarctica. The M/S Explorer began listing close to King George Island in the Antarctic Ocean, near the South Shetland Islands. Susan Hayes, of Gap Adventures, which owns the ship,...

Israeli Cruise Ship, Dream Princess, Becomes Nightmare

The cruise ship, Dream Princess, operated by Caspi Shipping of Israel, became nightmarish on September 18 when it began filling with water and sewage. The ship had to be evacuated after listing dangerously on its...

Buy A Rivet - Save A Ship | The Million Dollar Homeship

gCaptain brings us: In a move similar to the amazingly successful Million Dollar Homepage the Manxman Steamship Company has started selling rivets. The idea - sell 100,000 rivets which will be used to resort the...

Alaska Cruise Ship - New Mate, Wrong Turn

UPDATE: unofficialsquaw.com's stories for NowPublic have caught the ear of folks at the Seattlest blog interested in why the Seattle-bound ship ran aground. Great work, unofficialsquaw.com and gcaptain.com! Sources close to gCaptain.com tell us the cruise ship that hit a rock...

Alaska Cruise Ship Incident Has Ties to Exxon Valdez Grounding

UPDATE: unofficialsquaw.com's stories for NowPublic have caught the ear of folks at the Seattlest blog interested in why the Seattle-bound ship ran aground. Great work, unofficialsquaw.com and gcaptain.com! From...

Alaska Cruise Ship has grounded 4 times

The cruise ship Empress of the North that hit a rock off Juneau Alaska this morning had an eerilly similar incident in the Columbia River last year. As the Winter 2006/2007 Issue of the US Coast Guard's...

Dangerous Voyages-Cruise Ship Accidents

With the recent grounding of the "Empress of the North" in the news, I'd like to bring to light the issues of cruise ship accidents. Let me first state that by no means am I an expert on the cruise ship or travel...

Alaskan tax direct hit for cruise ships

"As the Straight went to press, it appeared that Alaskans approved a controversial ballot measure to impose a US$50-per-passenger head tax and gambling tax on the cruise-ship industry. With 87 percent of the polls...

West Side Waterpark is Open for Business

The kids' waterpark on Manhattan's far west side (far West Village) is alive and well now that the warmer weather is upon us. I was there this morning kicking back with my 20 month old and she, as always, had a...

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