Thread: 25 people are confirmed dead after Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Disaster

Originally Posted by sue miller

Amazing stuff. I really hope they find this one false. I have so much respect for the crew on any line & ship.

Gosh, Sue, I don't know! Waving a $20 bill sure does get us a porter quickly. If we needed a lifeboat, we'd try many $100 bills.

Costa Cruises has offered to pay 11,000 euros ($14,500) in compensation to each of the more than 3,000 passengers aboard the ship that capsized near the island of Giglio two weeks ago, Italian consumer groups said on Friday.

Read more: Costa Cruises Offers to Pay $14,500 to Each Passenger on Ill-Fated Ship | Fox Business

I am not sure that is enough, but I don't know what would be.

This is only for those people who were unhurt.

There is separate consideration for anyone who was injured. And, of course, for those families who lost loved ones, that's a separate issue entirely.

More sad news tonight, the toll is now 17

FoxNews is reporting (on TV) this morning that there is a suit by 6 Costa Condordia passengers, being brought in Miami, for $460 Million.

Here's a partial answer to the question of whether the Costa Condordia disaster would have an impact on bookings:

http://www.cruiselinefans.com/carniv...a-tragedy.html (Carnival, RCCL Report Slower New Bookings following Concordia Tragedy)

On the other hand, our little newsbot has found a lot of contradictory information on whether cruise bookings have gone up or down (in addition to our Pete's comments that he has not seen any decrease)

http://www.cruiselinefans.com/cruise...ml#post1840334 (Royal reports strong sales pre-Concordia, patchy recovery after)

http://www.cruiselinefans.com/cruise...usa-today.html (With bookings down, cruise lines begin touting sales - USA TODAY)

http://www.cruiselinefans.com/cruise...2-outlook.html (Royal Caribbean Reports 2011 Results and Provides Initial 2012 Outlook)

4 bodies are found from deck 4 . One is 5 years old children with her/his father. I can imagine, how sad is the children's mother sympathy

In total 8 bodies have been found today The official death toll now stands at 25