If you are among the cautious thousands who have waited until now to book a summer holiday, there is a far better choice of last-minute cruises than the cruise lines – with their "book now to avoid disappointment" warnings – would have us believe.
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Cruise ship has alleged close call in Venice
Sunday 28 July 2013
The row over the presence of giant cruise ships in Venice’s lagoon was reignited this weekend after claims that a huge vessel belonging to the same company as the wrecked Costa Concordia sailed dangerously close to St Mark’s Square.
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Tuesday 23 July 2013
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Costa Concordia staff found guilty over sinking of cruise liner
Saturday 20 July 2013
Captain Francesco Schettino only person still on trial
Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino launches last-ditch plea bargain
Wednesday 17 July 2013
Schettino says he saved many lives on Concordia as he faces 20 years in jail at manslaughter trial
Germans launch ‘you’ boat to lure English speakers on luxury cruise
Tuesday 09 July 2013
Every cabin on the ship has a mini-bar dispensing unlimited Konig Pilsener, free of charge
Strike halts 700-witness trial of Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino
Tuesday 09 July 2013
He faces charges of multiple manslaughter, abandoning ship and causing shipwreck off Giglio island
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Tuesday 21 May 2013
Shares in cruise ship giant Carnival were hit today as moves to cut prices following a succession of PR catastrophes triggered a profit warning.
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Thursday 09 May 2013
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Cruise Report: P&O and Cunard push the boat out for early bookers
Saturday 20 April 2013
The brochures for 2014 from the major cruise lines are out. With them comes the usual dilemma of whether to book now or wait for a bargain – but this time with added twists.
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Thursday 18 April 2013
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10 Britons on Caribbean cruise robbed at gunpoint in St Lucia
Monday 15 April 2013
Some 55 passengers were held up by three gunmen on a bus in town of Soufrière
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