From what I just heard on our local news, people who were on the ship may have to make other arrangements to get home.

They are being allowed to stay onboard tonight, but the kitchen was so severely damaged that the word "destroyed" was used. In other words, they can't feed anyone. People are said to be doing whatever they can to book flights, etc., in order to get home. In a statement, the cruise ship company said that passengers will be "compensated" but didn't elaborate. I didn't hear any estimate on how long repairs to the ship will take.

Two of the injuries were quite serious, and those people were airlifted to a hospital and are in critical condition. Thank God that the vast majority of the passengers just suffered cuts, bumps and bruises. From all accounts I've seen (and heard), this was bad, but could have been a lot worse.

Signor V.

"For me, there's only my wife..."

"Sure I cook with wine - sometimes I even add it to the food!"

"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?"

"It was a grass harp... And we listened."

"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? Every, every minute?"

"No. Saints and poets, maybe... they do some."