Sunday, August 2, 2009

The Captain of Carnival Triumph and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Speak






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Carnival Triumph has been around for nearly a decade. She was one of the first mega-cruise ships of over 100,000 gross tons. The ship has been tremendously popular with passengers as hundreds of thousands of guests have sailed on her.

But how is she as a ship? I decided to go straight to the top for the answer to that question and ask Captain Francesco La Fauci. One of Carnival Cruise Lines longest serving captains, he has commanded Triumph for several years. From a seagoing family, Captain La Fauci not only had his formal education at a maritime academy, he has more than 30 years experience at sea.

As one would expect, Captain La Fauci gave his candid assessment of Triumph, comparing her to other ships in the Carnival fleet. In addition, he discussed how Carnival keeps the ship up-to-date. My conversation with Captain La Facui is posted at http://beyondships.com/CarnivalTriumph-art-captain.html

On the military side of the site, I’ve posted an article reporting Admiral Mike Muillen’s recent remarks at the Cornell Club of New York. Admiral Mullen is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - - essentially, the number one uniformed person in the American military.


Admiral Mullen spoke about areas of concern to the United States. It was a wide-ranging discussion covering the state of the American military to the United States’ role in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan as well as US relations with China, Russia and North Korea. The article is posted at: http://beyondships.com/ssp1-Mullen-09.html




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