Officials from the Parbuckling Project have announced that they are ready to roll the Costa Concordia upright as soon as Monday. Franco Gabrielli, the National Civil Protection agency chief, announced that the crew’s would attempt to roll the Costa Concordia on Monday. He stressed that while Monday is their target date, the date of rolling will […]
The Costa Concordia is currently entering the final weeks of resting along the coast of Giglio. Later next month, the Costa Concordia will be raised from her final resting place. According to a report from CBS, final preparations for the ship’s raising will be completed this week. In order to raise the Costa Concordia, the […]
According to various reports from agencies involved in the Costa Concordia’s removal, the Costa Concordia may not be removed from her current resting place until next year. The commissioner of the Costa Concordia emergency, Franco Gabrielli, claims that his firm needs additional information that is being held by Titan Micoperi Consortium (TMC). TMC is the firm […]
Earlier this week, an Italian judge rejected Captain Francesco Schettino’s plea bargain and ordered him to stand trial for the deaths of 32 passengers and causing a shipwreck last January. The trial is expected to begin on July 9th and will take place in the Italian city of Grosseto, the city closest to the Costa Concordia’s […]
On January 13, 2012 the tragedy of the Costa Concordia began to unfold around 8:30pm EST. As soon as I was notified of the incident, I began creating a timeline of the events on this website. On the one year anniversary of this tragedy, I have restructured, edited, and cleaned up the original timeline to share […]
Well, it’s been quite a year. For the cruise industry, it’s been a year like no other. To help you refresh your memory in preparation for 2013, I have compiled the most popular articles on Cruise Currents from the past year. So let’s begin reliving 2012… New Ships & New Orders It was a big year for […]
While docking in Marseille yesterday, the Costa Pacifica came in contact with a buoy structure that formed a gash around 26 feet long just above the waterline. Luckily, no one was injured when the collision occurred, but it did keep the Pacifica in Marseille for an additional eight hours for necessary repairs. Costa Cruises published a statement claiming that the Pacifica “experienced a […]
Welcome to the “That’s Amore” Raffle! The “That’s Amore” raffle is now closed. Thank you to all of you who have entered the raffle. The 2 winners will be chosen soon and they will be announced on Saturday, August 18th at noon EST. Thank you again and good luck! Your potential prize!
The following message has been received from a supposed crew member onboard the Mexican cruise ship, Ocean Star Pacific… ocean star pacific mexican ship unbelievable situation the situation of the crew working on passenger ship OCEAN STAR PACIFIC in MAZATLAN,SINALOA is not normal and under human rights. The Ocean Star Pacific is the only ship of the Mexican cruise line, […]
Ahoy everyone or should I say hola after spending the day in Barcelona? It is currently 10:30pm here on board the beautiful Mariner of the Seas as we sail away from Barcelona, Spain and towards the beautiful resort island of Palma de Majorca. Currently as we are sailing the Costa Magica is sailing […]
Earlier tonight I watched CNN’s documentary, Cruise to Disaster, which recapped the events of the Costa Concordia sinking on January 13, 2012 along with how the industry has and is still changing in response to this tragic disaster. It was interesting to relive the events that happened on that fateful night. It started with a […]
Earlier today, Italian judges released Captain Francesco Schettino of the Costa Concordia from house arrest. Captain Schetinno had been under house arrest since January 17th, 2012 after crashing the Costa Concordia on a rock just outside of Giligo Island, Italy. Captain Schetinno was to be placed under house arrest until his court date, but was allowed […]