Good afternoon everybody! I know you are all excited to know if you won one of 3 raffles from this past week. We had hundreds ofĀ entries, but there could only be 7 winners. All of these winners were chosen at random by this online random chooserĀ to ensure aĀ completelyĀ random choice. Well, I won’t keep you in […]
So are you ready for a third raffle to celebrate Mikeyās Cruise Blogās 1st birthday? I hope your answer is yes, becauseĀ tonight at midnight (August 15th) you can enter our latest raffle contest, the āSignature of Excellenceā raffle with prizes generously donated by Holland America Line. On Wednesday, August 15th starting at 12:00am until August […]
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!
Earlier this week, Costa Cruises hinted at aĀ possibleĀ order for a second “Super Costa” ship along with the originally planed ship which would launch a new class of ships for Costa Cruises. This ship would be the second ship in the new “Super Costa” class, if she is ordered. She will weigh around 132,500 tons and […]
Today Costa Cruises announced new safety features for their fleet of ships which include real-time ship tracking for all of their ships and limiting the powers of the captain’s of their ships. These new safety features come in response to the January 13th capsizing of the Costa Concordia which capsized off the coast of Giligo, […]
Costa Cruise Lines announced today that the task of removing and towing away the Costa Concordia will go to both Florida based Titan Salvage andĀ Italy-based firm Micoperi. Costa has announced that both firms will work together to remove the Costa Concordia byĀ re-floatingĀ her, and then towing her in one piece to the nearby port of Civitavecchia, […]
Can you believe it?! After almost 3 months since the Costa Concordia struck rocks just off the island of Giligo, she will be refloated and towed to Genoa, Italy. Costa announced this plan the other day, but they have not yet revealed which salvaging company will be in charge of removing the Concordia from its […]
It has been a little bit over 2 months now since the Costa Concordia ran aground off the coast of Giligo, Italy, and today divers discovered 3 more bodies inside an area of the hull that according to officials was earlier, “too hard to reach.” This new discovery now brings the official death toll to […]
Today Micky Arison, CEO of Carnival Corporation, revealed that the Costa Allegra, which suffered a fire in the Indian Ocean last month, will not be returning to service with Costa Cruises.Ā Micky Arison said that the Allegra will either be sold or scrapped in the next few months. It’s about time. The Costa Allegra which […]
The Costa Allegra has now safely docked in the Seychelles. Here is a quick recap of the past few days…Ā (2/29/12) 1:35pm: New statement from Costa regarding passengers… Costa Cruises reports that members of the Care Team have already reached the Costa Allegra and met with passengers on board to check their state of health […]
Today marks a month since the Costa Concordia crashed into rocks off of the coast of the island of Giligo in Italy. On that night 17 people lost their lives. Today their are still around 15 people missing, they are presumed dead. Over the past month their have been many new developments on the Concordia. […]
Starting today, allĀ membersĀ of the various cruise organizations (Cruise Lines International Association, European Cruise Council, and the Passenger Shipping Association) will be required to hold their muster drill before the ship sets sail. This new rule comes after the fatal tragedy of the Costa Concordia, where many passengers onĀ boardĀ had not attended the muster drill yet, as […]