Cascading changes likely for cruise travelers

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1-26-2012 @ 8:38AM

mac said...

safety is not the reason i will not book a cruise.
it may turn out that the actions of an egomaniac brought down the Costa Concordia, a true tragedy. this anomaly does not reflect the safety record of ships at sea.
there are two significant reasons i won't book a cruise.
1) cruise ships are among the biggest polluters and little, if anything, is being done to remedy this.
2) Panama offers a flag of convenience to 2,000 big ships. little Panama? 2,000 ships? there's a reason cruise lines flag their vessels in countries that are lax in oversight. not to mention revenue the home country loses out on. and yes, American owned lines have been known to fly such a flag.

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