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#3527463 - 02/27/12 08:21 PM
Costa Cruises , another cruise ship in trouble, fire..adrift..pirates!!
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Reverse engineered CloD simmer
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..possible Pirates  Costa Allegra Just what the company would really need at the moment i imagine. 
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#3527473 - 02/27/12 08:34 PM
Re: Costa Cruises , another cruise ship in trouble, fire..adrift..pirates!!
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You get good adventure holidays with Costa Cruises!
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#3527476 - 02/27/12 08:38 PM
Re: Costa Cruises , another cruise ship in trouble, fire..adrift..pirates!!
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Reverse engineered CloD simmer
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..yes , when they say peaceful and quiet..they really mean quiet ! Just adrift in the middle of the ocean..no hum of engines to annoy your sleep ..no lights at night to disturb your view of the stars..peace and quiet like you have never heard it before..until the wacky and fun Somali pirates board loooking for treasure..arrr.
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#3527477 - 02/27/12 08:41 PM
Re: Costa Cruises , another cruise ship in trouble, fire..adrift..pirates!!
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Uh huh. It'll all be peaceful and quiet until they run out of booze onboard. I heard a couple of stories from folks on the Carnival Splendor a couple of years ago...
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#3527504 - 02/27/12 09:32 PM
Re: Costa Cruises , another cruise ship in trouble, fire..adrift..pirates!!
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Simhq Weather man, dropping rain in your parade
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Add this to the costa something in wich a crew member died of influenza this month.
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#3527520 - 02/27/12 10:09 PM
Re: Costa Cruises , another cruise ship in trouble, fire..adrift..pirates!!
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http://www.godirectcruises.com/Costa_Cruises/On every Costa cruise so many pleasures await you that you can indulge in the vacation of a lifetime without ever setting foot on land. Do as much or as little as you like on a ship that is practically an island unto itself. From sunup to sundown you will find activities to suit your changing moods. So whether you kick up your heels or kick back and relax, there's never a dull moment when you cruise Italian Style. They got that right!
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#3527535 - 02/27/12 10:27 PM
Re: Costa Cruises , another cruise ship in trouble, fire..adrift..pirates!!
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Here's the latest updates: http://www.costacruises.co.uk/B2C/GB/Info/allegra_statement.htmMonday, February 27th 2012
Time 11.00 pm (CET)
As of 10pm tonight, after having contacted all the 627 passengers contact emergency numbers, Costa Crociere reached families/relatives of 402 passengers on a total of 627 (excluded the 9 italian marines onboard for security reasons).
All the crew families/relatives have been contacted directly by the Company or through the manning agent.
Time 10.00 pm (CET)
The first boat expected to reach Costa Allegra during the next few hours is a French-flagged, 295-foot-long (90 meters) ocean-going fishing ship. Another ship of similar size currently is sailing toward Costa Allegra and will join two merchant ships and two tugboats expected to arrive tomorrow afternoon.
Upon arrival of the first ship, its captain will decide how to operate, depending on weather and ship conditions, to best support Costa Allegra.
Currently, Costa Allegra is steady and conditions are safe.
Costa Cruises is keeping in touch with guests' families via their emergency-contact numbers. The line also is communicating with the families of crew, most of whom are Italian and eastern European, through local crew-recruiting organizations.
Costa Allegra is in compliance with all certificates required by both national and international regulations. Moreover, in October 2011 the ship received its regularly scheduled maintenance in dry dock.
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#3527587 - 02/27/12 11:55 PM
Re: Costa Cruises , another cruise ship in trouble, fire..adrift..pirates!!
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I went on the Costa Victoria back in 2001 when they used to do Caribbean cruises. Thankfully I had no bad incidents!
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#3527784 - 02/28/12 09:48 AM
Re: Costa Cruises , another cruise ship in trouble, fire..adrift..pirates!!
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Let's see.. small fire in the engine room that disables the electrical panel that powers the engines... the ship is adrift with no significant physical damage and no passengers are hurt, so no insurance will seriously investigate the accident. However, in the wake of the Concordia tragedy, HUGE reputational damage to the company. Dreamlike scenario for some big competitor that wants to buy them out cheap, or put them out of business. I'd bet on sabotage 
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#3527790 - 02/28/12 10:02 AM
Re: Costa Cruises , another cruise ship in trouble, fire..adrift..pirates!!
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However, in the wake of the Concordia tragedy, HUGE reputational damage to the company. Dreamlike scenario for some big competitor that wants to buy them out cheap, or put them out of business. I'd bet on sabotage Costa is owned by Carnival, the largest cruiseline in the world so it will really be up to Carnival to decide if Costa continues to exist or not.
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#3527827 - 02/28/12 10:29 AM
Re: Costa Cruises , another cruise ship in trouble, fire..adrift..pirates!!
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Costa is owned by Carnival, the largest cruiseline in the world so it will really be up to Carnival to decide if Costa continues to exist or not. Of course, and Carnival will decide on the basis of projected economic results and market share, which will be no doubt affected by the recent events. BTW Royal Caribbean has almost double the net revenues of Carnival (see http://www.cruisemarketwatch.com/blog1/market-share/) The market is huge, with great potential for growth, and a large number of competitors who stand to gain from a hypotethical demise of Costa Crociere, or a reduction of its current market share.
Edited by nibbio (02/28/12 10:30 AM)
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#3527835 - 02/28/12 10:40 AM
Re: Costa Cruises , another cruise ship in trouble, fire..adrift..pirates!!
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Of course, and Carnival will decide on the basis of projected economic results and market share, which will be no doubt affected by the recent events. BTW Royal Caribbean has almost double the net revenues of Carnival (see http://www.cruisemarketwatch.com/blog1/market-share/) The market is huge, with great potential for growth, and a large number of competitors who stand to gain from a hypotethical demise of Costa Crociere, or a reduction of its current market share. Oh wow, I had no idea Royal Carribean had double the net revenues of Carnival. Interesting...
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#3527870 - 02/28/12 11:18 AM
Re: Costa Cruises , another cruise ship in trouble, fire..adrift..pirates!!
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I went on the Costa Victoria back in 2001 when they used to do Caribbean cruises. Thankfully I had no bad incidents! Does that mean you didn't have the full Costa experience?
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#3527884 - 02/28/12 11:41 AM
Re: Costa Cruises , another cruise ship in trouble, fire..adrift..pirates!!
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..possible Pirates Costa Allegra Just what the company would really need at the moment i imagine. Costa! haha Pirate attack is in the works....LOL ship run aground....check! onboard fire disabling ship.....check! collision with non-costa owned vessel collision with costa owned vessel pirate attack I loved this bit of text from the linked article A facility on Costa Cruises' website allowing people to track the Allegro's position says that "data transmission is temporarily suspended".
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#3528467 - 02/29/12 02:26 AM
Re: Costa Cruises , another cruise ship in trouble, fire..adrift..pirates!!
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Man, I would not want to be an employee in Costa's PR department right now. 
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#3528468 - 02/29/12 02:30 AM
Re: Costa Cruises , another cruise ship in trouble, fire..adrift..pirates!!
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I went on the Costa Victoria back in 2001 when they used to do Caribbean cruises. Thankfully I had no bad incidents! Does that mean you didn't have the full Costa experience? Lol.. Panzer should be looking into a possible lawsuit against Costa for having to experience such a trivial standard cruise
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#3528469 - 02/29/12 02:36 AM
Re: Costa Cruises , another cruise ship in trouble, fire..adrift..pirates!!
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Do not forget that couple years ago they had a ship-wide food poisoning... 
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#3528527 - 02/29/12 05:39 AM
Re: Costa Cruises , another cruise ship in trouble, fire..adrift..pirates!!
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They should have stuck to making coffee My wife's been on a few cruises in the past. She's always trying to convert me to taking a cruise but I share Billy Connolly's comments: "A ship is safe in the harbour, but that’s not what ships are for.” I think he also said something like "A cruise ship is like being in prison with the option of drowning". She's always telling me that you can get off and go ashore but I think that I'd be like a caged animal on a cruise ship. Regards Aces
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#3528569 - 02/29/12 07:58 AM
Re: Costa Cruises , another cruise ship in trouble, fire..adrift..pirates!!
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Do not forget that couple years ago they had a ship-wide food poisoning... Well at least in this category, Costa has plenty of company. Most of the major cruiselines have had at least one breakout of food poisoning over the past couple of years. I live in Miami so I always see plenty of news coverage about what goes on in the cruise industry.
Edited by PanzerMeyer (02/29/12 08:00 AM)
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