Cruise Sick Passengers

2010-03-05T11:23:44Z

FILE - In a Friday, February 26, 2010 file photo, the cruise ship Celebrity Mercury is seen docked at the South Carolina State Ports Authority passenger terminal in downtown Charleston S.C. More passengers are sick with a stomach bug aboard Celebrity Mercury, the same cruise ship hit by a virus on its previou...

More people sick on SC cruise ship that had virus

2010-03-05T11:30:28Z

<div><p>Passengers have again fallen ill with a stomach bug aboard a cruise ship hit by a virus last month on its previous trip from South Carolina.</p><p>Celebrity Cruise spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Friday that 55 of the nearly 1,900 passengers on board the Celebrity Mercury were sick.</p><p>More than 400 passengers and crew fell ill during a cruise that ended in

Spain Mediterranean Cruise Ship Accident

2010-03-04T13:47:28Z

Workers clean up broken windows on the Cypriot-owned Louis Majesty cruise ship at Barcelona's port, Spain, on Thursday, March 4, 2010. Waves of up to 26 feet (8 meters) high smashed into the Mediterranean cruise ship flooding people's cabins and breaking windows in an ordeal that claimed two lives. The ship was carrying 1,350 passengers and 580 cre...

Brazil quarantines cruise ship over food poisoning

2010-03-04T13:00:38Z

<div id="subtitle">Brazil officials say 310 stricken by food poisoning on cruise ship in Brazil</div><div><p>Hundreds of passengers aboard an international cruise ship were stricken with vomiting and diarrhea, prompting a temporary quarantine of the vessel in southeastern Brazil, health authorities said Thursday.</p><p>At least 310 people suffered "some kind of food poisoning aboard" the Vision of the Seas, operated ...

Cruise travelers tell of deadly waves off Spain

2010-03-04T11:00:14Z

<div id="subtitle">Cruise turns to nightmare off Spain as killer waves hit ship</div><div><p>The Mediterranean was heaving as the 68-year-old Italian stood in the cruise ship lounge. A moment later a monstrous wave shattered the windows and sent shards into her head, leaving her bleeding on the floor and calling out for her husband.</p><p>Torrents of water gushed into the

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Passenger on cruise ship: Wave ordeal terrifying

2010-03-04T03:30:55Z

<div id="subtitle">Passenger on Mediterranean cruise ship hit by huge wave describes ordeal as terrifying</div><div><p>Freak waves that smashed into a Mediterranean cruise ship flooded people's cabins, broke windows in a restaurant and terrified many travelers in an ordeal that claimed two lives, a passenger said Thursday.</p><p>Claude Cremex, 73, of Marseille, France said he was in his cabin ...

FRANCE CRUISE SHIP

2010-03-03T14:46:52Z

Map locates Marseilles, France, where a cruise ship was hit by a huge wave

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Cruise ship back in SC after norovirus outbreak

2010-02-26T15:30:47Z

<div id="subtitle">Cruise ship back at South Carolina port after virus outbreak sickened more than 400 on board</div><div><p>A cruise ship hit by a virus outbreak that sickened hundreds returned Friday with passengers glad to be back and praising the crew for the way they handled the challenge.</p><p>The Celebrity Mercury docked about 1:30 a.m. after an 11-day cruise and passengers began disembarking ...

APTOPIX Egypt Boat Accident

2010-02-26T15:01:52Z

A Costa Europa cruise liner collided with the dock in Sharm el-Sheik resort, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. A luxury cruise liner carrying nearly 1,500 passengers slammed into the pier as it docked at an Egyptian Red Sea resort in fierce winds, leaving three crew members dead, officials said. The Costa Europa ship had been on an 18-day cruise from ...

Egypt Boat Collision

2010-02-26T15:01:51Z

A Costa Europa cruise liner lists after it collided with the dock in Sharm el-Sheik resort, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. A luxury cruise liner carrying nearly 1,500 passengers slammed into the pier as it docked at an Egyptian Red Sea resort in fierce winds, leaving three crew members dead, officials said. The Costa Europa ship had been on an 18-d...

Egypt: 3 crew members die in cruise liner accident

2010-02-26T15:00:35Z

<div id="subtitle">Cruise liner slams into dock at Egyptian Red Sea resort, leaving 3 crew members dead</div><div><p>A luxury cruise liner carrying nearly 1,500 passengers slammed into the pier as it docked Friday at an Egyptian Red Sea resort in fierce winds, leaving three crew members dead, officials said.</p><p>The ship's owner, Costa Crociera, said the...

Norovirus hit cruise ship that left SC for islands

2010-02-25T09:46:00Z

<div id="subtitle">Norovirus caused 400 illnesses on cruise ship that left South Carolina headed to Caribbean</div><div><p>Federal health officials are saying a virus caused more than 400 people to get sick on a cruise ship that left South Carolina for the Caribbean earlier this month.</p><p>Carnival Cruise Lines said Wednesday it will raise prices by about 5 percent for summer bookings, effective March 22, after a strong showing during the busiest time of the year for cruise reservations.</p><p>The peak booking period typically runs from about mid-January thro...

No signs of trauma on body found on cruise ship

2010-02-23T06:00:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Preliminary autopsy results: No signs of trauma on Texas woman, 32, found dead on cruise ship</div><div><p>Preliminary autopsy results indicate that a Texas woman found dead in her room on a cruise ship had no sign of trauma.</p><p>The investigation continues into the death of 32-year-old Kipi Holcomb of FBI looking into death of woman whose body was discovered aboard cruise ship</div><div><p>The FBI is investigating the death of a 32-year-old woman found in her room on a cruise ship.</p><p>FBI special agent Shauna Dunlap told

Carnival agrees to buy 2 cruise ships

2010-02-22T09:03:37Z

<div id="subtitle">Carnival agrees to buy 2 ships for its Princess Cruises brand to begin service in 2013, 2014</div><div><p>Cruise operator Carnival Corp. said Wednesday it agreed to acquire two ships for its Princess Cruises Brand.</p><p>Italian shipbuilder Norwegian Cruise Line says it's expanding New Orleans service starting in November</div><div><p>Norwegian Cruise Line says it will begin sailing seven-day cruises throughout the entire year from New Orleans, starting this November.</p><p>The 2,018-passenger Norwegian Spi...

Company nixes plan to use ship as hotel for Games

2010-02-22T12:17:10Z

<div id="subtitle">Canadian company cancels plan to use cruise ship as hotel for Winter Olympics</div><div><p>The company planning to use a cruise ship as a floating hotel during the Vancouver Olympics has said it's scuttling the plan less than two weeks before the games.</p><p>Edmonton-based Ne...

Study: Cruises to mean $37M for SC economy in 2010

2010-02-22T12:54:44Z

<div id="subtitle">New study estimates that cruise industry will pump $37 million into SC economy this year</div><div><p>A study released Monday shows South Carolina's expanding cruise industry will mean $37 million to the state's economy this year.</p><p>The study, commissioned by researchers at the

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