The Miami Herald reports today that a tourist from the U.K. who died from Legionnaires’ disease had previously sailed on a seven-day Caribbean cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas.
The newspaper identifies the English cruise passenger as Mr. Tore Myhra.
Previously, there was speculation that Mr. Myhra may have contracted the disease at a
Nassau’s venerable newspaper, the Nassau Guardian, published two interesting headlines in its weekend edition.
The first headline was "Oasis Makes Grand Arrival."
The second? "Record-Breaking Murder Count."
The newspaper reports that the arrival of Royal Caribbean’s new mega-ship Oasis of the Seas brought out the Government of the Bahamas in great display. 200 government
TIME magazine’s not-yet-published December 14th edition contains a story about Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas called “Floating Island.”
I thought that the title of the article was rather weak. “Floating Foreclosure” might be more accurate . . .
The best line in the article – to cruise lines, every passenger is a
Those of you who have followed my blog over the last three months know that I have been hard on Royal Caribbean. I think that this cruise line treats its injured crew members terribly, and it has 
handled the problem with sexual assaults on its cruise ships even worse. I also think the Oasis of the Seas is
The Tribune newspaper in the Bahamas reports that two men wielding shotguns robbed 18 cruise passengers who were on cruise sponsored eco-tours on Saturday.
The passengers were from cruise ships operated by Disney and Royal Caribbean cruise lines. They were part of two groups touring the "Earth Village," which is a preserve.
The Nassau Guardian also reported on the brazen robbery and other robberies this
Last night, a member of the one of the leading online cruise communities – CruiseCritic – contacted me about a cruise line passenger who had been harassed and battered by a cabin attendant in 
her cabin. This was far from a rape, but it certainly sounds like something other than a "cultural misunderstanding."
Some of the CruiseCritic members supported the passenger and made some
At this moment, the Oasis of the Seas is sailing with newspaper reporters, travel writers, cruise bloggers, and other cruise enthusiasts. They are tweeting their observations on Twitter under the hashtag #oasis.
One of the tweters is @johnnyjet who has a nice travel portal called JohnnyJet.com. He posted a photograph of the Royal
AF Family.com in Phoenix, Arizona reports on the story of the family of Merrian Carver, a 40 year old who "disappeared" from a cruise ship. The cruise line, Royal Caribbean, tried to cover the incident 
up. The Carver family fought back.
And won.
We have commented on the Carver family’s struggle and other "disappearances" in a prior article.
The House of Representatives passed the Cruise Vessel Security & Safety Act (HR 3360) today. This cruise bill was previously part of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2009, but was voted on today as a ‘stand alone" bill to speed up its enactment.
Congress approved the bill by a resounding vote of 416 to 4.
A number of "All Star"
Royal Caribbean’s new "Genesis" class cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas, arrived this morning in Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida).
It looks big.
Here are two videos. The first by the Miami Herald shows the arrival of the cruise ship in port. The second by CBS News, featuring Peter Greenberg, is an introductory piece.
Prayers for
Today I received a telephone call and two emails from crew members from Trinidad, India and Nicaragua.
Their stories all sounded the same.
They worked on cruise ships as a waiter or assistant waiter until they suffered back, shoulder or 
wrist injuries. After being sent home, they had to call and email the cruise line repeatedly before a medical appointment was
The Daily Breeze newspaper reports that three ambulances and about 20 paramedics and rescue personnel were sent to a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in the Port of Los Angeles yesterday to treat three passengers with serious injuries and medical complications. This is an unusual story, given the large number of emergency response personnel involved.
The injuries occurred aboard
Royal Caribbean Cruises plans on using Falmouth, in Jamaica, as a port for its new monster of a cruise ship Oasis of the Seas. There is a concern in Jamaica that Royal Caribbean is exploiting it’s historic town in the process.
A Historic and Quaint "Colonial" Town – Sugar, Rum & Slaves
Falmouth is the chief town and capital
The Wall Street Journal reported today that Royal Caribbean Cruises’ third-quarter earnings fell 44% as ticket prices remained soft and the travel industry continued to slump. Royal Caribbean reported a third-quarter profit of a little over $230 million, down from around $412 million a year earlier.
In an article entitled "Royally Grounded," the Motley Fool put things in simpler terms, reporting that
A popular part of Cruise Law News is the monthly "Worst Cruise Line in the World" award. This is a special award, reserved only for the cruise line which demonstrates the worst treatment of passengers, crew members, and the environment.
And the Winner for October Is . . . Royal Caribbean Cruises.
A Little Background Info on Royal
According to the Advocate.com, a board member of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation ("GLAAD") died of a "heart attack," allegedly due to drug use, while on the Royal Caribbean Mariner of the Seas. Mr. Spencer Yu, a Los Angeles attorney, died after suffering a heart attack on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship which was chartered
Two stories hit the internet this weekend regarding children being raped on cruise ships.
12 year Old Raped On Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas
The first article involves allegations that an adult passenger drugged and raped a 12 year old girl 
who was sailing on Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas. The complaint alleges that the adult
In a prior article, I discussed how cruise lines can report on breaking news by using social media applications like Twitter and Twitpic and manage their reputations in the process.
Twitter was the first to report the collision between Carnival and Royal Caribbean’s cruise ships at port in Cozumel. Neither Carnival nor Royal Caribbean used
