Article: Holiday fears as cruise firm hits the rocks; Receivers seize troubled ship.(News)

Article: Family's nightmare holiday at sea
Evening Mail;  October 20, 1998 ;     221 words ......Castle, operated by London-based Direct Cruises which was recently purchased by the giant Airtours Group. Direct Cruises has now offered the family pounds...MrsDove. The Doves, who wrote to Direct Cruises asking for a refund, also complained...

Article: Family's nightmare holiday at sea.
Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  October 20, 1998 ;     221 words ......Castle, operated by London-based Direct Cruises which was recently purchased by the giant Airtours Group. Direct Cruises has now offered the family pounds...Dove . The Doves, who wrote to Direct Cruises asking for a refund, also complained...

Article: MORE HOT WATER!; But now the ship owners take the blame.(News)
Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland);  April 19, 1998 ;     393 words ......good time. Last night, the bosses of Direct Cruises - the operators - agreed the problems...They were flown back to Scotland at Direct Cruises' expense - and given a refund. Another...holidaymakers. Last night, Sydney supported Direct Cruises boss John Boyle. The singer said: John...

Article: WE LEARNED THE WORST FROM NOTE ON OUR BED.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  June 29, 1998 ;     700+ words ......1400 dream cruise was almost over. But Direct Cruises had known on Wednesday that water samples...this letter. There was no-one from Direct Cruises at Greenock this morning to speak to...Legionnaires' Disease' was the final straw. Direct Cruises must have known something was wrong...

Article: JINX SHIP SKIPPER'S 3-DAY COVER-UP; He failed to tell passengers about killer bug.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  June 29, 1998 ;     247 words ......Disease on previous cruises. Owners Direct Cruises learned on Wednesday that water on...clean and admit the danger. Yesterday, Direct Cruises claimed the delay came about as they...57, of Liberton, Edinburgh, said: Direct Cruises must have known something was wrong...

Article: CRUISE VICTIM'S SON HITS OUT AT BUG `COVER-UP'.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  June 30, 1998 ;     563 words ......bug. His son Michael, 37, attacked Direct Cruises for the delay in telling passengers...board or be flown home. I've phoned Direct Cruises twice to speak to them about my father...as victims of Legionnaire's Disease. Direct Cruises learned on Wednesday that the water...

Article: Dream trip on liner is put on hold.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  September 17, 1998 ;     96 words ......ship after it broke down last week during another cruise. Direct Cruises yesterday phoned passengers to tell them their two-week...to leave Liverpool on October 4 will also be delayed. A Direct Cruises spokesman said anyone who cancelled was being offered a...

Article: FURY AT CRUISE FIASCO.(News)
The Mirror (London, England);  May 26, 1998 ;     159 words ......It was the fourth time in a month that Liverpool-based Direct Cruises had to apologise for problems. First, the ship was delayed...refurbishment work had not been completed. No one from Direct Cruises was available to comment last night.

Article: WIN A LUXURY CRUISE.(Features)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  January 5, 1998 ;     491 words ......setting sail with a luxurious cruise for two with Direct Cruises. Direct Cruises is the cruising division of Direct Holidays...Additional guests can travel at this year's Direct Cruises brochure price, subject to availability. 3...

Article: SOS from on-song Syd.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  April 21, 1998 ;     117 words ......and wife Shirley are holidaying on board the ship, run by Direct Cruises. But 68 passengers and entertainers - including Faith, who...catalogue of problems. Sydney said yesterday: I have told Direct Cruises boss John Boyle I'll be delighted to play. The problems...

Article: DREAM HOLS.(News)
The Mirror (London, England);  August 26, 1997 ;     36 words ...A cruise company's dream holidays from Greenock are creating a splash. Direct Cruises have received more than 1000 bookings for next year's sailings to Casablanca and the Canaries, just days after advertising the sunshine cruises.

Article: Holiday hell for four on luxury ship
Evening News - Scotland;  April 17, 1998 ;     506 words ......off from Greenock. Duncan Wilson, the managing director of Direct Cruises, a subsidiary of Direct Holidays, apologised to passengers...The ship, built in Italy in 1966, has been chartered by Direct Cruises to offer cheap voyages.

Article: Infected cruise ship undergoes clean-up; Passengers face delay as water supply flushed.
The Birmingham Post (England);  June 29, 1998 ;     477 words ......Castle have been alerted to the delay by Direct Cruises, which leases the ship from Castle...completed successfully. A spokesman for Direct Cruises said tests for the legionnella organism...Mr Rick Green, operations manager of Direct Cruises, said: The tests were done on June...

Article: 1,200 in killer bug alert on holiday ship.(News)
Sunday Mirror (London, England);  June 28, 1998 ;     176 words ......days while the water system is disinfected. A spokesman for Direct Cruises, part of Direct Holidays who own the Edinburgh Castle, said...earlier this month. The test results are not yet known. The Direct Cruises spokesman said: If we are forced to postpone the next sailing...