Monday, February 22, 2016

I nominate Procol Harum's "Wreck of the Hesperus" for this Anthem of the Seas cruise




Royal Caribbean apologizes to Anthem ship passengers battered by storm.  (CNN, 2/11/2016)
Fewer than 24 hours after the incident, Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida called for an National Transportation Safety Board investigation. "The thing about this storm was that it was forecast for days. So why in the world would a cruise ship with thousands of passengers go sailing right into it?" Nelson said from the Senate floor Monday.




What cruise lines don't want you to know.  (CNN, 2/14/2013)W
Keep this in mind the next time you want to try out your sea legs.  Cruise ships theoretically follow guidelines set forth by the International Maritime Organization and the recommendations in the Safety of Life at Sea. But the International Maritime Organization, a United Nations organization, does not have the authority to enforce its own guidelines, nor can it impose fines or criminal sanctions against cruise lines that flout Safety of Life at Sea recommendations. This obligation falls to flag states, like Panama.

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