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Audio from Cruise Ship Disaster Makes an Unlikely Star of Italian Coast Guard Captain [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:07:58 +0000

As rescuers continue to search for survivors on the Costa Concordia cruise ship five days after it slammed into rocks off Italy’s Tuscan coast, new audio between the ship’s captain and a member of the Italian Coast Guard has surfaced, giving the European country its newest — and most unintentional — celebrity.

Americans Among the Missing on Sinking Italian Cruise Ship [PICTURES, VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:24:02 +0000

At least two Americans are among the estimated 16 people missing after a cruise ship hit a reef on Friday night and capsized off the west coast of Italy with 4,200 passengers and crew aboard.

Italy Tops the List of Most Popular Vacation Destinations in 2012 — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:41:42 +0000

Are you planning on using your passport in 2012? According to a Travel-Ticker survey of 2,301 people, Italy is the most popular overseas travel spot for the coming year, with 43 percent citing it as one of their “dream destinations.”