In the wake of the Costa Concordia accident, Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) and the European Cruise Council have announced three new regulations.  As those that know me well are aware, I am all for regulations that make sense…and I have no tolerance for those that don’t. Before getting into the specifics involved here, I

Yesterday the Seabourn Quest arrived in Venice, Italy bringing her maiden World Cruise sojourn to a very successful end. Courtesy of Captain Geir-Arne Thue-Nilsen At the start of the World Cruise I wrote an article, Seabourn Quest 2012 World Cruise – Behind The Scenes and now we have come (virtually) full circle. Shortly thereafter I