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Adventures of Link: Cruisin'

December 12, 2007 at 5:05 PM | 0 Comments

Submerged in intrigue...

The 1,754-passenger Norwegian Dream crashed into a barge near Montevideo, Uruguay on Monday, spilling shipping containers into the sea. That kept the Celebrity Infinity from coming in to dock, as port officials worked to get the harbor cleaned up. Passengers were left wondering where their next stop would be--and the cruise lines were stuck offering apologies (and vouchers).

Meanwhile, murmurs of a cover-up are swirling around the MS Explorer, the expedition vessel that sunk off the coast of Antarctica last month. Says one expert on tourism in the area:

To think [the Explorer] could sink in less than 20 hours from a relatively modest incident is very surprising. It makes you wonder if something else happened, because it really doesn't add up.

Related Stories:
· Bizarre Crash Strands Ships [Cruise Critic]
· Questions Swirl Around the Sinking of the MS Explorer [CS Monitor]
· When Cruise Ships Skip Promised Ports [Perrin Post]
· Using the Web to Pick Cruise Cabins [Frommer's]
· Work Underway on World's Soon-to-Be Biggest Cruise Ship [PA, via Google]

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