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Ian And Janice Donoff, Costa Concordia Passengers: 5 Honeymoon Survival Stories

Honeymoon Survival Stories

First Posted: 01/18/12 06:45 PM ET Updated: 01/19/12 11:35 AM ET

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British newlyweds Ian and Janice Donoff were probably expecting a relaxing and romantic honeymoon sailing along the Italian coast when they boarded the Costa Concordia cruise ship, but that all changed when their ship ran aground off the Italian coast on Jan. 13, killing 11 people.

The couple was lucky enough to survive the ordeal, but this isn't the first time a disaster has hit newlyweds on their honeymoon.

From tsunamis to plane crashes to train wrecks, couples have endured scary catastrophes together -- all in the first few weeks of their brand-new marriages.

Click through the slideshow below to see how these couples survived honeymoon disasters.

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When Swedish newlyweds Stefan and Erika Svanstrom decided to go on a romantic four-month honeymoon in December 2010 with their infant daughter, they knew they were in for an adventure. But nothing could have prepared them for the six natural disasters that would come their way. In addition to the devastating 9.0 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the family encountered flooding in Brisbane, snowstorms in Munich, monsoon rains in Bali, bush fires in Perth, a category 5 Cylone in Cairns, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in New Zealand. Amazingly, the couple survived it all.

Above, a news photo of people stranded after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
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British newlyweds Ian and Janice Donoff were probably expecting a relaxing and romantic honeymoon sailing along the Italian coast when they boarded the Costa Concordia cruise ship, but that all change...
British newlyweds Ian and Janice Donoff were probably expecting a relaxing and romantic honeymoon sailing along the Italian coast when they boarded the Costa Concordia cruise ship, but that all change...
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07:14 PM on 01/20/2012
I think I will stay home.
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