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Canadian tourists safe after cruise ship runs aground in Mediterranean

A dozen Canadians were among the more than 4,000 shocked and shaken passengers and crew aboard a luxury cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of Tuscany late Friday night, in a collision that claimed the lives of three and left 41 missing, the Foreign Affairs Department confirmed Saturday. In an email, Claude Rochon, [...]

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2 friends from Seattle, Puyallup recount chaos, terror on cruise ship

The first sign of trouble was a single fork that fell from the second floor of the ornate cruise-ship dining hall. Karen Kois, of Seattle, had just finished her vichyssoise and was waiting for her entree — lamb shanks with polenta — on the first night of a Mediterranean cruise with her good friend Lynn [...]

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BC-EU–Italy-Cruise Aground, 1st Ld,0080

BC-AS–Thailand-King’s Health,0122 BC-AS–China-France-Pandas, 1st Ld-Writethru,0127 BC-AS–Pakistan, 4th Ld,0123 BC-ML–Iran-Adviser Sentenced,0123 3rd survivor rescued from stricken cruise ship; captain under scrutiny; Number of missing lowered BC-AS–Kazakhstan-Mosque Fire,0120 BC-ML–Israel-US,0139 BC-AF–South Africa-Rhino Poaching,0130 3rd survivor found on stricken cruise ship; captain under scrutiny; divers, rescuers inspect hull BC-AS–China-Road Accidents,0107

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Tragedy off the Tuscan coast

A Braintree family’s Mediterranean cruise brought them a brush with death, leaving them thankful and eager to ease fears of family back home after the ship ran aground and tipped onto its side. “We are all safe thank GOD,” Cielito Warrick wrote on his Facebook page. “We will keep you posted. Pls don’t be alarmed [...]

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Photo tour: A peek inside Disney’s next ship

PAPENBURG, Germany — What will Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship, the Disney Fantasy, look like on the inside? USA TODAY’s Cruise Log was among a handful of cruise-focused sites to get a sneak peek at the vessel this week at the shipyard in Germany where it is under construction, and we’ve just posted a comprehensive [...]

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Canadian tourists safe after cruise ship runs aground in Mediterranean killing …

A dozen Canadians were among the more than 4,000 shocked and shaken passengers and crew aboard a luxury cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of Tuscany late Friday night, in a collision that claimed the lives of three and left 41 missing, the Foreign Affairs Department confirmed Saturday. In an email, Claude Rochon, [...]

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