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Costa Concordia Capitan Could Face Manslaughter Trial

CP | The Associated Press | Posted 03.06.2013 | Canada Travel
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ROME — Italian prosecutors on Monday officially requested an indictment of the Costa Concordia's captain on manslaughter charges in the shipwreck of...

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Why You Should Never Go On a Cruise

Adrian Brijbassi | Posted 04.20.2013 | Canada Travel
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Adrian Brijbassi

Like all forms of luxury travel, a cruise isn't inherently dangerous. But these days, buyers need to be more aware than ever when making their cruise purchase. My advice when someone asks about going on a multi-day cruise aboard a mega-liner is always the same: Don't go.

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Costa Concordia Captain Deserves Nothing: Petition

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 10.25.2012 | Canada Travel
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He's being blamed for a cruise ship tragedy that claimed 32 lives, but Captain Francesco Schettino still wants to be paid. The creators of an onlin...

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Don't Go Overboard When Eating on a Cruise

Timi Gustafson, R.D. | Posted 07.25.2012 | Canada Travel
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Timi Gustafson, R.D.

I like being pampered and spoiled as much as the next vacationer. Knowing that my every need will be catered to at a moment's notice is something I could get used to very quickly. And I can understand why so many people call cruise ships the experience of a lifetime. But here are some tips so that you don't go overboard when it comes to calories!

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Missing Something, Captain?

CBC | Posted 05.03.2012 | Canada
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The first officer of the Costa Concordia says the captain of the Italian cruise ship left his reading glasses in his cabin on the evening...

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Incidents Hurting Cruise Ship Demand

CBC | Posted 04.30.2012 | Canada
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Recent negative incidents involving cruise ships — including a capsizing in Italy, passengers being robbed on a shore excursion in Mexi...

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Were Italian Cruisers Killed by Nepotism?

Patrick Luciani | Posted 04.04.2012 | Canada
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Patrick Luciani

I'll wager the captain of the sunken Italian cruise ship, Francesco Schettino, rose quickly through the ranks not because he was a fine captain, but was privileged with family connections in the naval business. When looking for work, family connections and status in Italy are more important than competence.

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Captain's Rivalry May Have Caused Concordia Disaster

CBC | Posted 04.03.2012 | Canada
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The dangerous manoeuvrethat caused the Costa Concordia cruise ship to crash into rocks off the shore of the Italian island of Giglio last...

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17th Body Found on Costa Concordia

CBC | Posted 03.29.2012 | Canada
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Divers searching the wreck of the Costa Concordia off Italy's Tuscan coast have found the body of a woman, bringing the number of dead to 17. The d...

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12th Body Found On Costa Concordia

CBC | Posted 03.22.2012 | Canada
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Divers searching the wreck of the Costa Concordia have found the body of a woman in the stern of the partially submerged Italian cruise ship, the coun...

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Calgary Couple Returns After Harrowing Cruise Ship Disaster

CP | Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.17.2012 | Canada
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CALGARY - The bitter cold and heavy snow of a Prairie winter never looked better to a Calgary couple returning home from a harrowing escape on a capsi...

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Calgary Couple's Chaotic Escape From Costa Concordia

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 03.16.2012 | Canada
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CALGARY - When Laurence and Andrea Davis set down to have dinner at Costa Concordia's three-tiered restaurant, it never crossed their minds that momen...

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Could A Costa Concordia-Like Disaster Happen In B.C.?

CBC | Posted 03.16.2012 | Canada
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Officials in the Canadian cruise ship industry are confident a disaster similar to that on Italy’s Tuscan coast would not happen in B.C...

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3rd survivor rescued from inside grounded cruise ship

CBC | Posted 03.16.2012 | Canada
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Maritime authorities, passengers and mounting evidence are focusing blame for the grounding of an Italian cruise ship off the Tuscan coas...

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Canadians On Costa Concordia Reported Safe

CP | Posted 01.14.2012 | Canada
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TORONTO - A dozen Canadians who were on board a luxury cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of Italy are safe. Foreign Affairs spokesman Clau...

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Costa Concordia Captain Detained

CBC | Posted 01.14.2012 | Canada
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A pair of survivors have been found in a cabin aboard a luxury cruise ship that ran aground off the Tuscan coast of Italy, the ANSA news agency report...

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Captain Arrested, Investigated For Manslaughter, Abandoning Ship

CBC | Posted 03.15.2012 | Canada
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Two survivors have been rescued from a cabin on a luxury cruise ship, more than 24 hours after it ran aground off the Tuscan coast of Ita...

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Canadians On Board Stricken Cruise Ship

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 03.15.2012 | Canada
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TORONTO - Thousands of people from all corners of the world, including a dozen from Canada, lived through a night of horror when the luxury cruise lin...

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