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Emily Payne en route to Antarctica on icebergs, defecating penguins and Drake Passage Disasters: Part 1 It’s almost impossible not to empathise with the smugness of Roald Amundsen as you finally spot an iceberg on the horizon, after two days at sea in hazardous conditions. We’ve only gone and got to Antarctica. And while Amundsen’s self-satisfaction stemmed from beating Scott to be the first the South Pole, I can imagine what some of those … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
Gary Buchanan is ready for parties, pecs and pink outfits as he sets sail on his first gay cruise with RSVP Vacations. Here's the first installment of his fantastic blog! … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
Cruise International’s deputy editor, Jessica Tooze, is on her first cruise. She is sailing down the Rhine from Basel to Amsterdam with Uniworld On the sun deck of Uniworld's latest vessel, the SS Antoinette, people are basking in the 16-degree warmth, sipping iced tea and enjoying the view. Remarkably, it’s early November and we’re docked at Kehl in Germany, so the unseasonably warm weather is a pleasant surprise. As a first-time cruiser, … [Read more...]
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...]
In which Emily Payne concludes her insightful journey down the Nile With all due respect to the Ancient Egyptians, there is more to see in the Nile Valley than some very ornamental rubble. In a Nubian village, a short boat ride from where we’re moored, inhabitants believe that keeping young crocodiles in their homes will protect them from evil (as will sticking dead birds, fish and croc heads above their front doors). So when Mohammed, … [Read more...]
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...]
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