The MSC Opera can carry more than 2,675 passengers, and according to its sailing schedule, the ship left Venice on May 26 and traveled to Kotor, Montenegro, and to Mykonos, Santorini and Corfu in Greece before returning on Sunday to Venice. I am not a fashion person, but on cruises I bring a lot of different sandals. Right after he lost his glasses, a pretty, tanned and well-endowed lady came and laid her towel near us. I've never booked an inside cabin since. On May 18, all three unions representing the mariners have invoked arbitration after they found the command’s response to a grievance they filed last month unsatisfactory, according to emails from the unions to their members and shared with POGO. It was my first cruise, and I was scared about motion sickness. A cruise ship crashed into a tourist boat and then into a dock in Venice, Italy, on Sunday after an engine failure. I'd been reading CC daily for weeks and thought I had all the tips, tricks, etc. You can access online help by clicking F1 on any screen or selecting Help Topics from the Help menu at the top of the screen. Curioso quel Paese che blocca navi che salvano vite e permette a grandi navi di attraversare #Venezia... Situazione intollerabile. Thankfully, it wasn't anything major, but as I look back to 20-plus years ago, it always brings a chuckle. He pointed to a parasail and told us to walk towards it and we would bump into the beach at some point. An investigation is underway into the cause of the crash. As a lifetime asthmatic, it is crucial that I have my asthma meds with me on all cruises. Video posted to social media showed passengers escaping from the tourist boat and running down the dock as the cruise ship rapidly approached. Got an app for a night light feature, including a clock. Long story short: If you have really important prescription medications, make absolutely certain you have all you need before you step foot on the ship. It took half the ship’s civilian crew getting infected, one person in critical condition, and a contractor’s death, but it now seems that the Navy is taking some action. Just got off our first cruise last week. Back on the Grumman, workers who came in close contact with him and another ill mariner were placed in quarantine in a nearby hotel. After nearly all of those initially placed in quarantine tested positive, the ship’s leadership decided to quarantine the entire crew in the hotel on May 2, eight days after the first positive tests. ", "When we saw the ship bearing down on us, everyone began shouting and running," said a sailor who was on the tourist boat, according to AFP.