http://www.bildersammlung.ch/alesund-webcam-wetter-alesund/webcam.php Play with the dates and speed don the left and don’t forget to press play. Pretty cool they did time-lapse.

  That’s what the media would want you to think: Norway: Cruise ship in danger of tilting over Norway: Cruise ship listing, may tilt over (CBS News) The sort answer is no. I mean, have we not learned anything from the Normandie?  photo courtesy of local twitter user Elisabeth G. from Alesund, Norway

http://www.vgtv.no/#!id=43878 -or- http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article4229323.ece

  Here’s some raw footage from a Russian news source showing the early parts of the fire. Notice the passengers still onboard and how quickly turing the vessel so that the the smoke blows away. Pretty scary stuff.

Almost echoing the recent incident with the Costa Deliziosa in Norway, P&O’s Oriana docked in Southampton and revealed her little scrape. The dent occurred as the ship hit the quarryside in Kristiansand, Norway. She still is seaworthy and any impact to future cruises remains minimal.

My first Finance Friday was from last Friday where I analyzed the Q2 reports. CIN is reporting that the former founder of Seabourn Cruise Line and the current CEO of Seadream Yachts is having some troubles. His companies are declaring a second bankruptcy. Atle Brynstad “sold” some of the bankrupt companies to a non bankrupt [...]

Friday: The Deutschland was the ship that caught Fire on Sunday while in Norway. No one was seriously injured, but it prompted the evacuation of the vessel. Check out the original post for photos and more detail. The ship was then towed to Bergen for initial investigation and surveying of the damage. This prompted the [...]

Tuesday Update As I reported yesterday, the MS Deutschland was towed from Eidfjorden to Bergen Norway for inspection of the damage. The analysis warrants the cancellation of her cruise that was supposed to leave today and sail Hamburg-Hamburg for a 7-Night cruise. There currently are no further details about further cruise cancellations or how the [...]

UPDATE MONDAY: Just a quick update on the situation. The passengers spent last night at a local hotel having been unable to continue on their voyage. They will then be shuttled to Bergen or Oslo for flights back home. As for the MS Deutschland, she will now sail for Bergen, Norway for inspection and any [...]