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Thanksgiving Miracle: Coast Guard Rescues Overboard Passenger from the Carnival Valor

By Jim Walker on November 25, 2022
Posted in Rescue

A passenger on the Carnival Valor who went overboard sometime after 11:00 p.m. Wednesday night was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard the following day around 8:25 p.m.

The passenger and his sister were reportedly at a bar on the ship Wednesday evening when he left around 11 P.M. to use the restroom and never…

Travel Weekly: “The New Wave of Attacks on the Cruise Industry”

By Jim Walker on January 23, 2014
Posted in Crime, Social Media

Travel Weekly published an article today entitled The New Wave of Attacks on the Cruise Industry. It was written by a contributing editor, Richard Turen, who runs a travel agency and a marketing group.

Its an interesting article which discusses who Mr. Turen views as the critics of the cruise industry.

He discusses cruise expert…

“Cruise Junkie” to Testify Before Senate Committee on Cruise Safety Issues

By Jim Walker on July 21, 2013
Posted in Passenger Rights

Whenever a news reporter covers a cruise ship fire, or a collision or sinking, or a sexual crime, or the disappearance of a cruise passenger or crew member from a ship, the reporter will ask how often these types of thing happen.

Cruise lines and the cruise trade group "Cruise Line International Association" (CLIA) will inevitably…

New Report Details Cruise Industry’s Record of Pollution

By Jim Walker on December 1, 2009
Posted in Cruise Pollution

A report entitled "Getting a Grip on Cruise Pollution" released today by the Friends of the Earth (FOE) organization concludes that the billions of dollars earned by the cruise industry Friends of the Earth - Cruise Ship Pollution each year comes at a significant cost to our nation’s air and water.

The report was researched and authored by Ross Klein, a Professor …

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