Fights Break Out on Carnival Cruise Ship

You don't want to be on a cruise ship when dysentery, a fare or fights break out.

A big fight broke out on a Carnival Cruise Ship while docked.  Where was Carnival's new spokesperson and Chief Fun Officer, Shaq?

Carnival Dream Now Having Problems

More probems for Carnival.

Cruise Ship Full of Sick Passengers Docks

As Mike LaFontaine said in A Mighty Wind, you don't want to be on a cruise ship when dysentery breaks out.

Costa Allegra Docks in Seychelles

The crippled Italian cruise liner the Costa Allegra docked in the Seychelles on Thursday with over 1,000 people on board, three days after a fire in the engine room disabled it in pirate-infested Indian Ocean waters.

With no lights working on board, the company said it had dropped hundreds of torches onto the ship to help passengers find their way around at night.

A small generator was installed in the crippled vessel, but was only powerful enough to run its auxiliary communication system, not the air conditioning or cooking systems.

Norbert Stiekema, executive vice-president at Costa Cruises, told the news conference that all passengers were offered the option of a holiday or a flight home, and that all outstanding bills on the ship had been cancelled.

Some passengers were checked by medics as a precaution and the rest were taken to hotels.

Fuel Being Removed From Costa Concordia

Workers started removing fuel from the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off the Italian coast a month ago.

The operation began at about 5 p.m. local time yesterday and should take 28 working days to complete, providing the weather is good, according to a statement published on the Italian Civil Protection’s website. The ship is holding about 500,000 gallons of oil and workers aim to remove about 84 percent of it which is located in 15 tanks, said the authority.

Since the Concordia hit rocks near the island of Giglio on Jan. 13 a group of environmentalists have raised concerns that fuel leaks may contaminate sea water and affect marine life. The Concordia ran aground hours after leaving a port close to Romewith 4,200 passengers and crew. The accident killed at least 17 people.

Concordia’s Captain Francesco Schettino was placed under house arrest on Jan. 17 for allegedly causing the shipwreck. No formal charges have yet been filed.