Breaking News: Costa Concordia Emergency

[Dave]

Carnival Corporation & plc is going to do a top-to-bottom safety review of all of their cruise brands. Press Release.

[Dave]

Travel Weekly reports bookings are largely unaffected by Costa Concordia disaster.

[Frase]

Here is an interesting story about the Costa Concordia:
UK journalist booked Costa Concordia cruise after disaster - Yahoo! News

[Dave]

Could the use of "MES" stations be coming to cruise ships? They already are used on ferries and other vessels around the world. These are rafts which can be deployed by passengers if needed, with enclosed chutes for a controlled drop into the rafts. Look here.

[billybuzzy]

Dave.....I think you have just shown us the future of Safety at sea. This appears to offer fast Egress from a potential disaster at sea. Thank You for the "Heads Up"!!!!!

BillyBuzzy