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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
The Paradise Valley United Methodist Church in Arizona dedicated a bronze statue in remembrance of Merrian Carver, the daughter of Carol Carver and International Cruise Victims president Ken Carver.
We have written about Merrian’s "disappearance" in 2004 during a cruise to Alaska, and Mr. Carver’s five year battle to reform the cruise industry:
