Carnival Cruises

More Bad News For Carnival Cruises; Ship Fails Health Sanitation Inspection; Offers Steep Discounts

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Thu, 04/11/2013 - 17:27

Miami, Fla. -

The Centers for Disease Control has given the Carnival ship 'Fascination' an 84 for sanitation in a recent surprise inspection. Anything less than 86 is considered a failure according to the CDC and the U.S. Coast Guard.

Carnival Cruises is based in Miami and has had several recent high profile mishaps on different ships that generated large publicity which has resulted in massive cancellations and low bookings for new cruises.

Costa Cruises Implements New Safety Measures Hoping To Not Repeat Concordia Disaster

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 23:14

Costa Cruises, owned by Carnival Crop of Miami Florida, rolled out a set of new rules hoping it will stop a repeat of its recent disaster in which the Costa Concordia partially sank on its side off the coast the Italian island Giglio in which 32 people died so far.

The new rules are designed to exceed international regulations and include the following:

Several Americans Still Missing After Italian Cruise Ship Costa Concordia Nearly Sinks

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 09:56

The Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia struck a large undersea rock and nearly sunk with an estimated 125 Americans on board, some of which are still not accounted for according to the U.S. Embassy in Rome. Eight passengers have been confirmed dead so far including two French, while 17 more are still unaccounted for.

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