Tag: cruises
cruisesThirteen cruise vessels call at South Georgia; growing number of Chinese visitors
Thirteen cruise vessels visited South Georgia last December including new vessel “L'Austral” which, in line with usual practice, was joined by a Government Observer to look at the ship's operation, passenger management and bio-security procedures, reports the South Georgia Newsletter.
Cruise industry and insurers fear consequences of the Costa Concordia grounding
The timing of Carnival Corp.’s Costa Concordia cruise ship’s grounding off the coast of Italy, at the start of the northern hemisphere peak booking season, may exacerbate the company’s losses.
Cruise captain arrested; 50 to 70 people still missing says Italian Coast Guard
The Italian captain of the cruise ship that ran aground -- killing three persons and injuring 20 more -- was arrested late Saturday and is being investigated for manslaughter and abandoning ship, said a local prosecutor in Grosetto, Italy.
Falkland Islands: Cancellation of the visit of Cruise Vessel Start Princess
Due to a reported outbreak of norovirus on the cruise vessel Star Princess, following agreed protocols, the Chief Medical Officer took the difficult decision not to allow the vessel to land in the Falkland Islands as scheduled. The vessel had been due to arrive in Stanley at 8am on the 14th January.
Three cruise vessels with 5.000 passengers spend Christmas in Punta del Este
Three cruise vessels with over 5.000 passengers spent Christmas at Uruguay’s international seaside resort Punta del Este on the Atlantic, according to the local port authority, Carlos Ferreira.
Buenos Aires launched 2011/12 season with the Italian cruise ‘Opera’
The 2011/12 cruise season was officially inaugurated this week in Buenos Aires with the arrival from Venice of ‘Opera’ with 1.900 passengers. The cruise vessel belongs to the Italian company MSC and most tourists are Argentines, as well as French, Italian, German and Brazilians.
Buenos Aires launches 2011/12 cruise season; 400,000 visitors expected
The 2011/2012 cruise season in Buenos Aires officially opens next Wednesday with the arrival of the Norwegian flagged ‘Fram’. Until next May, 158 calls are expected in the port of Buenos Aires totalling 400.000 visitors which represents a 15% and 21% increase respectively over the previous season.
Ushuaia feeling the pinch from Chile’s seduction policy to attract cruise vessels
Argentina’s extreme south city and Antarctica cruise hub, Ushuaia is feeling the pinch from the latest Chilean measures to attract more vessels and is requesting a costs adjustment to improve competition conditions.
Uruguay anticipates 230 cruise calls this season from November to May
Uruguay expects a record cruise season beginning November with over 230 calls split between Montevideo and Punta del Este, 80 miles to the east on the Atlantic coast line, according to Deputy Tourism minister Lilian Kechichián.
South Georgia expects 51 cruise calls and 5.000 visitors for the 2011/12 season
Fifty one cruise visits have been booked for the current 2011/12 season in South Georgia, extreme South Atlantic, with a potential number of 6.350 visitors (were they all to be full), but with the actual figure likely to be nearer to 5.000. Two cruises “L'Austral” and “Island Sky” will be making their first ever visit to South Georgia.
