I attended a press conference yesterday set up to answer some of the questions being asked in the wake of the Costa Concordia accident. … [Read more...]
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No long-term impact on cruise
January 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I've been doing the rounds of radio and TV (that's me on Al Jazeera TV on Monday) in the last few days, asking my views on the Costa Concordia accident and whether it will have a long-term impact on people's desire to cruise. Obviously only time will tell and I don't have a crystal ball, but my gut instinct is that long-term it won't. Initial reports indicate people are not cancelling future cruises and are continuing to make bookings. Clearly … [Read more...]
Cruising still one of the safest forms of transport
January 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Cruise International Editor Adam Coulter gives his view of the Costa Concordia accident The Costa Concordia accident has shone a bright spotlight on cruising, but the incident ought to be taken into context. Cruising is still one of the safest forms of transport: 1.7m Brits took a cruise last year. Worldwide this figure is 21m people. There are 0.3 deaths at sea per billion passenger kilometers, compared to 2.8/billion by road. And of the … [Read more...]
The Nicaragua Canal
October 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Adam Coulter reports from Nicaragua, which is becoming increasingly popular for cruisers keen to experience Central America how it once was It's the final day of my Central America trip and I'm at Costa Rica Airport waiting for a flight to Spain, which has already been delayed by an hour. I've already taken two flights today, from Managua to El Salvador, and from El Salvador to here, so just two to go and I'll be back in the UK. This … [Read more...]
Passing through Panama
October 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Cruise International Editor Adam Coulter has been in Panama for Central America Travel Market. While out there he took time to visit the Panama Canal I learnt today that just a few days ago, Norwegian Pearl passed through the Panama Canal. So what you might say. Well, the 2,394-passenger ship paid the most of any ship to pass through the Canal – a whopping $418,000. A lot of money? Indeed – but consider if she had had to go round Cape Horn … [Read more...]
An Epic Voyage
July 29, 2011 By 1 Comment
Day 5 (or is it 6?) I’ve lost count. I also have no idea what the date is, though I do know it’s a Friday. I also have no idea what the date is, though I do know it’s a Friday. I have no idea what’s going on in the UK in terms of news, in fact the only paper I’m reading is the Freestyle Daily, Norwegian Epic’s on board information sheet. This is unusual for me, especially after such a rich news period (I was devouring the phone … [Read more...]
Quest for perfection: Seabourn’s latest ship
June 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Regular readers of my blog (yes I know there must be some of you out there apart from my mum) will know that in the words of the Crowded House song, I always bring the weather with me. And, as it was pouring with rain on Monday in the UK, you can guess what it was like in San Remo. Yes, I was surprised too, this is after all the Med in June, but hey what can you do? The good news is that the sun did peek out of the clouds earlier today and it’s … [Read more...]
Regent Seven Seas Voyager Pictures
May 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Photos of the The Regent Seven Seas Voyager – one of the world's most luxurious cruise ships - Boasting some of the finest food at sea! To give an idea of all that The Regent Seven Seas Voyager has to offer we took pictures on the Middle Eastern leg of a World Cruise. Read Adam's blog about his cruise on board Regent Seven Seas Voyager here. Click here for more information about Regent Seven Seas Voyager … [Read more...]
Farewell Seven Seas Voyager
May 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We are moored in the bay and I can see Sorrento from my verandah. Sadly, in a couple of hours, I have to leave this ship to catch my flight home. We made good time crossing the Med, passing through the Messina Straits at about 10.30 last night, Sicily far to our port side and the mainland to our starboard. Last night was a lot of fun. It was a farewell party for all the World Cruisers who are disembarking at Rome, which is the ship’s next … [Read more...]
Border crossing
May 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Today is a sea day, as was yesterday, with nothing to break the views of the Med except the odd oil tanker. I keep meeting new people on board (though not my neighbours, oddly), all of whom are interesting in themselves, but also have great stories to tell about other characters. So yesterday I learnt about Captain Jablin who trumps those world cruisers I wrote about in my previous blog as he actually lives on the ship. He’s been here four … [Read more...]
