NEWS AND NOTES FOR THE MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS INDUSTRY
Bottoms Up It was pouring at the 2012 Nighclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show. For more, see p. 18.
Cruise Conferences in the Wake of the Costa Concordia Accident
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hen theCosta Concordia ran aground off the coast of Italy’s Giglio Island on Jan. 13, capsizing within an hour and killing at least 30 passengers and crew, cruise-line safety became an instant
international issue. Barely a week later, on Jan. 19–20, the Passenger Ship Safety Conference met in London, at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel & Conference Centre. Two months after that, Cruise Shipping Miami 2012 (CSM) brought nearly 11,000 cruise-industry professionals from around the world to the Miami Beach Convention Center.
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› Passenger Ship Safety Conference: convn.org/ pssc-2012
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› Cruise Shipping Miami: convn.org/ csmiami
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