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The words "Titanic moment" are possibly the last thing you want to hear on a boat – but that was the phrase used by one passenger on board the Carnival Spirit cruise ship last week, after the vessel unexpectedly struck an iceberg.
No one was hurt on board and the ship was undamaged by the incident, which a Carnival Cruise Line spokesperson described as the vessel hitting "an errant piece of drifting ice."
Carnival Spirit was sailing in Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska, a waterway south of the city of Juneau known for its spectacular beauty – and pieces of floating ice.
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The words "Titanic moment" are possibly the last thing you want to hear on a boat – but that was the phrase used by one passenger on board the Carnival Spirit cruise ship last week, after the vessel unexpectedly struck an iceberg.
No one was hurt on board and the ship was undamaged by the incident, which a Carnival Cruise Line spokesperson described as the vessel hitting "an errant piece of drifting ice."
Carnival Spirit was sailing in Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska, a waterway south of the city of Juneau known for its spectacular beauty – and pieces of floating ice.
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The passengers must've been terrified.
I've sailed through the Bay Of Biscay in very rough conditions, that was very scary, I could hear all my bottles and jars rattling in my cabin 😆
 
Anywhere really... can afford it but don't have anyone to go with.

Only been to Hong Kong as a teenager..

Seen most of Australia though apart from northern WA, NT and Tassie.
Go on your own. I know quite a few people that travel alone. Either that or miss out experiencing other countries and cultures.
 
As we sailed through the English channel on the way to Spain we went through the Bay Of Biscay, it's a very rough stretch of water leading up to Spain.
When did you go to Spain Jessica. I was there for two days in 1980.

There is an old travel thread or we can create a new one if interested. I have a 101 stories to tell.
 
I don't travel much anymore unless I have to.
In the past I did travel a lot about Australia, Ireland, some England and France, Cape Town, Tenerife and 3 weeks in Bali in the 80's. 😝

From the comfort of my sofa I like to watch some of those travel docos. That does me but I must go to Queensland and Tasmania one day.
Sad to say Craig, Sydney is just too big and busy for me, Melbourne likewise. Perth is even a bit 'big and fast' for me nowadays, and our house prices are closing in on Eastern states' prices. 🤑 Good for me sort of as I have no plans to leave my nice home, but good for my two daughters who'll share it ... when I fall off the perch.

My English cousin and his German partner migrated to Oz and spent a year driving around our island continent looking for the best place to live. Eventually they settled for SW of WA coastal town Busselton. It has a lovely mild Mediterranean climate and is close to facilities ... with a small city close by.

One of my local freeways.
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