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Daily Mirror writer and leading blogger John Honeywell, aka Captain Greybard, shares his thoughts on the Costa Concordia accident It is strangely reassuring to discover that the Costa Concordia disaster was the result of “significant human error” rather than a failure of systems or equipment. If Captain Francesco Schettino did indeed take the ship close into the island of Giglio in tribute to a former colleague, or as a favour to a member of … [Read more...]
One of the highlights of my two-day pre-inaugural cruise on Disney Dream last week was the chance to sample the food in the Remy restaurant. While celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg and John Stamos, and some of our colleagues in the American media pack actually had dinner in the venue, the UK contingent had to settle for a brief tasting before adjourning to the poolside cafe for burgers and hot dogs. We were unanimous in agreement that the smoked … [Read more...]
There was glitter and glamour, marching bands and mystery, whimsy and wonder, and of course scores of familiar faces and characters at the launch of Disney's new cruise ship, Disney Dream this week. They even had their very own Dream Girl to act as godmother, wave a magic wand, and – with the help of a helicopter – smash a giant fake champagne bottle “full of dreams” on the ship's bow. Jennifer Hudson was working as a singer on the … [Read more...]
I'll be notching up a personal first this week during my visit to Allure of the Seas. Not if I end up clad in a pair of tights alongside the stars of Chicago, which is what a disturbing number of you want to see … [Read more...]
The crew on board Disney Dream have been putting the ship through her paces this weekend in the North Sea. They have been running the engines to maximum speed, throwing crash turns and emergency stops, all to ensure that mechanically at least, she performs to design specification. The story of how the 128,000-ton ship reached the sea is remarkable in itself. Disney Dream was built at the Meyer-Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. In a giant construction … [Read more...]
If you were following Cruise International's Twitter feed this weekend you will have seen @cruisemag pictures of the "float out" of the new cruise ship Disney Dream. But what exactly is a float out? What does it involve, and how does it happen? Don't ships get launched anymore? Well no, they don't. The days of half-built hulls sliding down a slipway into the water, as immortalised on countless black and white newsreels, are long gone. Instead … [Read more...]
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