Cruise News

Did a Captain’s Showboating Cause the Costa Concordia to Sink

So as you all know, a cruise ship, the Costa Concordia ran aground over the weekend.  While the term ran aground is the technically correct way to state what happened the end result was the sinking of the ship.  The reason I think it is important to use the word “sink” is because it’s a [...]


Dateline NBC to Air an Update to “Man Overboard” Update January 6

On July 5th 2005, sometime around 4:30am George Allen Smith IV went missing from Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas. It was supposed to be a honeymoon cruise for him and his wife Jennifer Hagel who had been married in late June.  Instead of being a week of celebrating the start of a new union [...]


R. Kelly Set to Host the “Love Letter” Cruise

These days musical talent hosting cruises are all the rage. With the Jam Cruise, VH1′s Best Cruise Ever and of course the New Kids on the Block cruise all being incredibly successful another heavy hitter enters into the niche. Heavy Metal entered the theme cruise arena with their Kiss Kruise and now it looks like [...]