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Carnival to invest $300 million in wake of Triumph debacle
Carnival Cruise Lines will spend up to $300 million to add an extra generator in each ship and improve fire suppression systems in response to the high-profile malfunctions that hobbled the Carnival Triumph cruise ship earlier this year. Carnival's...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Shipbuilding, Festive Events, Earnings Forecasts, Tour Operations Industry
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Carnival: More than $300 million in ship upgrades planned
Carnival Cruise Lines plans to spend more than $300 million to improve emergency power, fire-safety technology and operating backup systems across its 24-ship fleet. The move announced Wednesday follows a series of high-profile incidents involving its...
Tags: U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Festive Events, Tour Operations Industry, Holland America Line
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Costa Concordia firm fined $1.3 million for shipwreck off Italy
ROME -- The operator of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which struck rocks and partially sank off Italy last year, killing 32 people, agreed Wednesday to pay a $1.3-million fine to avoid a possible criminal trial. A judge in Tuscany accepted the...
Tags: Fines, Crime, Law and Justice, Court Preliminary, Consumers, Justice System
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Despite cruise ship woes, Carnival first-quarter earnings up slightly
Despite recent cruise ship mishaps, Carnival Corp.'s first-quarter earnings were up $37 million, or 5 cents per share, but the cruise ship company cut its annual earnings forecast for the rest of the year. Beset by Europe's economic problems and...
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Luxury unit of Miami-based Carnival Corp. sells three smaller ships
Sun SentinelSeabourn is selling three of its six ships to Xanterra Parks & Resorts, the Seattle, Wash.-based cruise operator announced recently. The ships —Seabourn Legend, Seabourn Pride and Seabourn Spirit — will be transferred to Xanterra between...Tags: Windstar Cruises, Port Everglades
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Cruise passengers return home, feds probe fire
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Passengers of the Carnival Triumph tried to put the memories of their nightmarish cruise behind them Friday, boarding buses and planes for home after five harrowing days aboard a vessel adrift at sea without power or working...
Tags: Mexico, Festive Events, Tour Operations Industry, Trips and Vacations, Tourism and Leisure
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Messages from ship tell of fire, days adrift
An engine fire aboard the Carnival Triumph on Feb. 10 turned what was supposed to be a four-day cruise to Cozumel, Mexico, into a trying ordeal for 3,143 passengers and 1,086 crew members who had departed Galveston, Texas, Feb. 7. Tugboats towed the...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Festive Events, Salads, Tour Operations Industry, Foods and Beverages
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How Carnival dominates the cruise industry
If the catastrophe on the Carnival Triumph has you thinking you will stay clear of all Carnival cruises in the future, good luck. Carnival Corp., the Miami-based parent company for Carnival Cruise Lines, controls nearly 50% of the cruise market through ...
Tags: Festive Events, Tour Operations Industry, Royal Caribbean International, Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises
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Carnival cancels more cruises, estimates loss from Triumph mishap
The engine fire that disabled a Carnival cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico will certainly cost the cruise line money but it is unclear if it will tarnish its reputation in the long run. The fire broke out Sunday, leaving the Carnival Triumph without...Tags: Cruises, Cruise Ship Jobs, Mexico, Festive Events, Tour Operations Industry
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Carnival ups compensation for Triumph passengers
Sun SentinelCarnival ups compensation for Triumph passengers Latest Update on Carnival Triumph February 13, 2013 – 5:45pm EST Carnival Cruise Lines has announced further compensation for the passengers aboard the Carnival Triumph, currently being towed...Tags: Shipbuilding, Sailing, Festive Events, Cruise Line Ports, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Questions linger one year after the Costa Concordia disaster
More than a year after the Costa Concordia capsized off Italy, one big question still haunts survivor Michelle Barraclough: Why were no clear instructions given during the emergency? "The crew had no idea what to do," the Australian woman wrote on a...
Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Shipbuilding, Costa Concordia Shipwreck, Cruise Line Ports
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Concordia survivors mark first anniversary of cruise ship wreck
ReutersGIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Survivors of the Costa Concordia disaster and relatives of the 32 people who died returned to the Italian island of Giglio on Sunday to mark one year since the luxury cruise liner capsized. A boat ferried the visitors close to...Tags: Maritime Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Costa Cruises, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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