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| Costa Concordia's stern showing it floating about 4 meters above previous level |
Photos courtesy of Costa Crociere. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without permission.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Work Continues on Costa Concordia to Prepare for Thursday's Refloat
Costa Concordia's salvage master reports that as of about 11am local time in Italy (5am Eastern time in the US), there were still three chains and five steel cables to be connected to sponsons on the starboard side of the wreck. Those will run under the ship to the port side to secure the starboard sponsons in place. He is also reporting that readings show the bow is floating up two meters (above the level at which is was resting before the refloat) and the stern four meters.
Photos courtesy of Costa Crociere. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without permission.
Photos courtesy of Costa Crociere. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without permission.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Cruise News Daily Headlines for July 15, 2014
* Another Ship in the Pipeline
Fincantieri cut the first steel today at their Sestri Ponenti yard near Genoa for Prestige Cruise Holdings’ recent order for their Regent Seven Seas brand.
* Work Continues Refloating Costa Concordia
Today and tomorrow are all about getting Costa Concordia ready to float up the rest of the way and then be safely towed to Genoa. This isn’t just about making checks and minor adjustments (although they are), this is about doing things that couldn’t be done while the ship was resting on the underwater platform which are necessary to make the ship float up the rest of the way.
Most of it involves final positioning of the sponsons, which actually make the ship float. Because today is all about the sponsons, we thought this would be a good time to get a little more detail and understand them better.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
Photo courtesy of Fincantieri. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without permission.
Fincantieri cut the first steel today at their Sestri Ponenti yard near Genoa for Prestige Cruise Holdings’ recent order for their Regent Seven Seas brand.
* Work Continues Refloating Costa Concordia
Today and tomorrow are all about getting Costa Concordia ready to float up the rest of the way and then be safely towed to Genoa. This isn’t just about making checks and minor adjustments (although they are), this is about doing things that couldn’t be done while the ship was resting on the underwater platform which are necessary to make the ship float up the rest of the way.
Most of it involves final positioning of the sponsons, which actually make the ship float. Because today is all about the sponsons, we thought this would be a good time to get a little more detail and understand them better.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
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| Cutting the first steel for Seven Seas Explorer |
Work Continues Refloating Costa Concordia
Tuesday and Wednesday may not seem to be dramatic days since the ship isn't moving, but there are two important projects being completed so technicians can finish refloating the ship, scheduled for Thursday.
The project was more fully explained in Tuesday's edition of Cruise News Daily.
Graphics courtesy of Costa Crocerie. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without permission.
The project was more fully explained in Tuesday's edition of Cruise News Daily.
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| This photo, from a dive Monday, shows one of the chains running under the ship that secures one of the starboard sponsons. |
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| This illustration shows Costa Concordia as it was resting against the hill and on the underwater platform. |
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| This illustration shows the ship floated up slightly and pulled away from the hill. Note the starboard sponsons could now be fully lowered to their proper positions. |
Graphics courtesy of Costa Crocerie. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without permission.
Carnival Raises Millions for St. Jude's
Carnival Cruise Lines fundraising efforts for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital surpass $5 million
MIAMI (July 15, 2014) – Through a variety of innovative fundraising activities, Carnival Cruise Lines has raised more than $5 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for the hospital’s many lifesaving pediatric cancer research and treatment programs.
In addition to its Care to Play: Carnival for St. Jude Kids shipboard fundraising campaign, the cruise line also serves as the Official Celebration Partner for St. Jude, supporting birthday parties, proms and other celebratory events at the Memphis, Tennessee, hospital.
Carnival Cruise Lines is on track to raise $8 million by 2017 through a range of engaging activities, both on board and ashore. These include Groove for St. Jude, a fun dance activity where guests make a $10 donation and receive a Care to Play T-shirt and wristband, and the Beary Cuddly program where kids can build their own stuffed animal with optional accessories such as medical scrubs, all available for purchase with proceeds benefiting St. Jude.
Planned for this year is a special bingo game with a portion of each card benefiting St. Jude, as well as a water slide activity with a $1 donation for each ride during a specified time on board. And when guests purchase a designated bakery item from the line’s on-board shops or prior to their cruise on carnival.com, Carnival donates a portion of each item sold to St. Jude.
Carnival’s Official Celebration Partner activities include supplying entertainment at the annual St. Jude Teen Formal and hosting an annual Day of Play with music, food, dancing, giveaways and more. Earlier this year, in conjunction with National Dance Day, Carnival provided kids and their parents an afternoon of fun at the first-ever in-hospital Groove for St. Jude, modeled after the popular shipboard activity. Birthdays are also celebrated at the hospital with a special gift from Carnival complementing traditional festivities.
“St. Jude has truly become part of the Carnival family,” said Gerry Cahill, president and CEO of Carnival Cruise Lines. “Our employees, guests and travel agent partners take tremendous pride in our role as a financial supporter and provider of fun and memorable experiences for the patients of this truly extraordinary hospital and research institution.”
Carnival has also revamped the St. Jud portal within its web site (www.carnival.com/stjude) which includes information on the partnership and a chart reflecting progress toward the company’s $8-million fundraising goal.
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About Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival, a unit of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is "The World's Most Popular Cruise Line®" with 24 ships operating three- to 23-day voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England, Bermuda. Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Tahiti. The company’s 25th ship, the 135,000-ton Carnival Vista, is scheduled to enter service in 2016.
About St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. St. Jude has the world’s best survival rates for the most aggressive childhood cancers, and treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to 80 percent since we opened more than 50 years ago. St. Jude is working to drive the overall survival rate for childhood cancer to 90 percent in the next decade. St. Jude freely shares the breakthroughs we make, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org or following St. Jude on facebook.com/stjude and twitter.com/stjude.
Source: Carnival Cruise Lines
MIAMI (July 15, 2014) – Through a variety of innovative fundraising activities, Carnival Cruise Lines has raised more than $5 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for the hospital’s many lifesaving pediatric cancer research and treatment programs.
In addition to its Care to Play: Carnival for St. Jude Kids shipboard fundraising campaign, the cruise line also serves as the Official Celebration Partner for St. Jude, supporting birthday parties, proms and other celebratory events at the Memphis, Tennessee, hospital.
Carnival Cruise Lines is on track to raise $8 million by 2017 through a range of engaging activities, both on board and ashore. These include Groove for St. Jude, a fun dance activity where guests make a $10 donation and receive a Care to Play T-shirt and wristband, and the Beary Cuddly program where kids can build their own stuffed animal with optional accessories such as medical scrubs, all available for purchase with proceeds benefiting St. Jude.
Planned for this year is a special bingo game with a portion of each card benefiting St. Jude, as well as a water slide activity with a $1 donation for each ride during a specified time on board. And when guests purchase a designated bakery item from the line’s on-board shops or prior to their cruise on carnival.com, Carnival donates a portion of each item sold to St. Jude.
Carnival’s Official Celebration Partner activities include supplying entertainment at the annual St. Jude Teen Formal and hosting an annual Day of Play with music, food, dancing, giveaways and more. Earlier this year, in conjunction with National Dance Day, Carnival provided kids and their parents an afternoon of fun at the first-ever in-hospital Groove for St. Jude, modeled after the popular shipboard activity. Birthdays are also celebrated at the hospital with a special gift from Carnival complementing traditional festivities.
“St. Jude has truly become part of the Carnival family,” said Gerry Cahill, president and CEO of Carnival Cruise Lines. “Our employees, guests and travel agent partners take tremendous pride in our role as a financial supporter and provider of fun and memorable experiences for the patients of this truly extraordinary hospital and research institution.”
Carnival has also revamped the St. Jud portal within its web site (www.carnival.com/stjude) which includes information on the partnership and a chart reflecting progress toward the company’s $8-million fundraising goal.
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About Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival, a unit of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is "The World's Most Popular Cruise Line®" with 24 ships operating three- to 23-day voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England, Bermuda. Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Tahiti. The company’s 25th ship, the 135,000-ton Carnival Vista, is scheduled to enter service in 2016.
About St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. St. Jude has the world’s best survival rates for the most aggressive childhood cancers, and treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to 80 percent since we opened more than 50 years ago. St. Jude is working to drive the overall survival rate for childhood cancer to 90 percent in the next decade. St. Jude freely shares the breakthroughs we make, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org or following St. Jude on facebook.com/stjude and twitter.com/stjude.
Source: Carnival Cruise Lines
Monday, July 14, 2014
Cruise News Daily Headlines for July 14, 2014
* Norwegian Orders from Meyer
This morning, Norwegian Cruise Line said they ordered two additional Breakaway Plus ships from Meyer Werft.
The 164,600-ton ships will be delivered in the second quarter of 2018 and the fourth quarter of 2019.
* Costa Concordia Refloated
This was a milestone day in the removal of the wreck of Costa Concordia from Giglio Island. Everything went as planned, and by the end of the day the ship was again floating and secure in place about thirty meters east of where it had been sitting on the underwater platform.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
This morning, Norwegian Cruise Line said they ordered two additional Breakaway Plus ships from Meyer Werft.
The 164,600-ton ships will be delivered in the second quarter of 2018 and the fourth quarter of 2019.
* Costa Concordia Refloated
This was a milestone day in the removal of the wreck of Costa Concordia from Giglio Island. Everything went as planned, and by the end of the day the ship was again floating and secure in place about thirty meters east of where it had been sitting on the underwater platform.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
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