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Cruise Ship Adrift Off Seychelles
Voice of America ^ | Monday, February 27th, 2012 at 10:55 am

Posted on 02/27/2012 9:52:41 AM PST by FoxPro

An Italian cruise ship with about 1,000 people on board is reported to be adrift off the coast of Seychelles.

The Italian coast guard said Monday the Costa Allegra is drifting in the Indian Ocean, between Madagascar and the Seychelles islands.

Officials say a fire on board caused the ship's engines to fail. There have been no reports of injuries.

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.voanews.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: costaallegra; cruise; cruiselines; indianocean; maritime; prematureevacuation
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To: GATOR NAVY

Thanks for the update to my thread!


101 posted on 02/27/2012 6:16:22 PM PST by FoxPro
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To: lonevoice

thank you. I will.


102 posted on 02/27/2012 6:23:28 PM PST by Paperdoll (On the cutting edge)
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To: FoxPro

Not that I can tell. I have been looking for a great buy but they seem to be just doing the usual promotions.

Maybe the advance sales are still filling the ships, for now?


103 posted on 02/27/2012 7:44:41 PM PST by 3D-JOY
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To: Cicero

They’re not just top-heavy with poor sea-keeping. They’re floating ginger bread houses with all the sturdiness of an oyster cracker. Just wait until Obama lets LightSquared shut-down GPS. Coastal residents might find a liner in their dining rooms some morning.


104 posted on 02/27/2012 7:47:11 PM PST by pabianice (")
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To: Ditter

What’s not to like about a cruise?

Being on a floating hotel with thousands of other people.
Sleeping in a sardine-sized closet.
Having to be around lots of people.
Being in the middle of nowhere in the water.
Eating with and talking to a bunch of people.

I prefer the peace and quiet of the wilderness, LOL!


105 posted on 02/28/2012 7:20:40 PM PST by Abigail Adams
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To: Abigail Adams

How silly of me to not realized how wonderful a cruise is and considering all the fabulous diseases that you can catch on cruises, I think I’ll book one right away (NOT)! LOL!


106 posted on 02/28/2012 8:32:41 PM PST by Ditter
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To: FoxPro

Italian Cruise ships for sale!

CHEAP!


107 posted on 02/28/2012 8:51:38 PM PST by Taxman (So that the beautiful pressure does not diminish!)
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To: GonzoGOP

I can’t WAIT for the day we’re in one of the Garden Villas on NCL. It’ll happen!


108 posted on 02/29/2012 3:50:15 PM PST by melissa_in_ga (Laz would hit it.)
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To: nascarnation

All the bean counters from Wall Street had to go somewhere after they spent their bail out money.


109 posted on 02/29/2012 7:03:39 PM PST by lorriepie
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