It was quite a shock to witness the sinking of the
Costa Concordia cruise ship off of the west coast of Italy at Giglio Island on
Friday, January
13th, 2012. It makes me think that 'but for the Grace of God, there go I'. Just three months ago, my wife and I had the trip of a lifetime on Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Magic, that took us on a 12 day trip, primarily centered around Italy. At that time we were also visitors to the port of Civitavecchia, where the Costa Concordia had departed before it's sudden demise at Giglio Island.
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Fortunately, our cruise left us with nothing but fond memories and high respect for the level of professionalism of the staff and crew aboard ship. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of the passengers of the stricken Costa Concordia, who are still missing, together with the families that are awaiting their safe return.
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