Marketing sex on cruise ships has been around ever since the Love Boat television program which I watched in the 1970’s. OK I admit it. I had a crush on Julie McCoy – "Your Cruise Director" – as she introduced herself. Her line in every show "Hi! I’m your cruise director" – was too much for most young boys to handle.
The show
Today the Internet is a buzz regarding Royal Caribbean’s much touted $65 million dollar settlement with Rolls Royce – the manufacturer of the "Mermaid pod-propulsion system" on Celebrity Cruises’ Millennium-class ships. The pods were installed on four Celebrity ships – Millennium, Summit, Infinity and Constellation.
Royal Caribbean sent out a new release today on PR NewsWire regarding
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The Santiago Times reports "Luxury Cruise Ship Suffers Accident In Antarctic Peninsula."
The newspaper in Chile reports that the 100 passenger cruise ship Clelia II has been withdrawn from service following an accident that occurred over Christmas week.
The tour operator waited a long time before announcing the incident.
In a statement released two weeks after
The disturbing circumstances surrounding the "disappearance" of Princess crew member Angelo Faliva continue to fill the newspapers and television airways in Italy as the cruise line continues to keep the Faliva family in the dark.
U.K. security officer, Officer Michael Groves, has weighed in with his opinion regarding the sorry state of affairs surrounding Princess Cruises’ attempt to spin a story that
I receive a lot of emails to the effect that I should write fewer articles about the cruise industry’s latest shenanigans and more about “personal stuff.”
O.K. – always happy to oblige.
Tonight I went with the boys to the University of Miami to watch the UM play Wake Forest – ACC basketball big time.
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The case of the "missing" crew member from the Coral Princess cruise ship continues to dominate the press in Italy.
Angelo Faliva "disappeared" from the cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises of Santa Clarita California on November 25, 2009 during a two week cruise which left South Florida and ended in Los Angeles, California.
Mr. Faliva’s
U.K.’s Mail Online reports that passengers aboard the Queen Victoria cruise ship could be refused entry into the U.S. after an outbreak of viral gastroenteritis – a/k/a the "vomiting bug."
A spokesman for Cunard Line said that the passengers’ clinical symptoms are consistent with norovirus, "which had been confirmed by sample analysis."
The newspaper reports that the Queen Victoria will not be
The San Diego Union Tribune reports that federal prosecutors are considering seeking the death penalty against a passenger who is charged with beating his wife to death while on a Carnival cruise last summer.
The newspaper reports that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Diego charged Robert John McGill with first-degree murder and kidnapping of his wife, Shirley.
Today I read a travel agency’s twitter feed "Safety for Children on Cruise Ships." I am interested in this issue after representing 60 clients sexually assaulted on cruise ships, including children.
I was hoping to see some good safety tips in the article to keep children safe. Boy was I disappointed. Not only were there no useful
The India Times is continuing to follow the case of Neha Chhikara.
Ms. Chhikara disappeared from Royal Caribbean’s Monarch of the Seas on December 31, 2009 following allegations that her husband, Royal Caribbean crew member Ankit Dalal, physically and emotionally abused her.
In an article entitled "Search Operations Off, Gurgaon’s Woman’s Family Says Husband Has Gone Missing
I come from a family of prolific readers. My Dad has read every Louis L’Amour book ever written. My Mom started my brother, sister and me out on the Hobbitt when we were little kids. She bought me J.R.R. Tolkin’s Lord of the Rings Trilogy when I was 9 years old (its still sitting in my home office, mostly unread).
My Mom
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The U.K.’s Daily Mail reports that the Balmoral cruise ship – dubbed the "Cursed Cruise Ship of the High Seas" – is facing the prospect of being impounded after it was hit by a vomiting bug for the third time in less than a year.
The Australian newspaper also reports that the Balmoral could be detained after 250 passengers
The tragedy of Neha Chhikara’s disappearance from the Monarch of the Seas raises a lot of issues.
The sad case of Neha Chhikara who jumped from the Royal Caribbean cruise on December 31, 2009 continues to receive widespread attention in India. Her friends have expressed condolences to the Chhikara family for her untimely death.
Newspapers in India are now reporting that the family of the accused crew member Ankit Dalal has responded to the charges.
Star News in India – which offers viewers "24-hour Hindi news" – has posted a video interview of the family of Neha Chhikara regarding the death of their daughter.
The family claims that Ms. Chhikara’s husband, Ankit Dalal, tortured her. This alleged mistreatment led to her suicide on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, the Chhikara family contends.
The video contains photographs
The Press Trust of India reports that the police in the city of Gurgaon lodged a "FIR" (dowry complaint of harassment) against Royal Caribbean crew member Ankit Dalal (and his family) after his wife Neha Chhikara apparently committed suicide by jumping off the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Monarch of the Seas on December 31, 2009.
Dowry is an agreement where the
Three newspapers in India are reporting that a Royal Caribbean employee, Ankit Dalal, abused his wife, Neha Chhikara, shortly before she apparently jumped from the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Monarch of the Seas on New Year’s Eve.
Mr. Dalal is identified in a newspaper articles as a manager for Royal Caribbean on the cruise ship.
We previously reported on this story
The Faliva family has expressed their frustration with Princess Cruises’ lack of information, the attitude of the cruise ship’s captain, and the cruise line’s delay in cooperating with investigators following the "disappearance" of Angelo Faliva from the Coral Princess cruise ship on November 25th.
The Italian newspaper Gialli quotes Mr. Faliva’s sister, Chiara Faliva, questioning how a cruise ship filled with video
