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Human Resources FAIL: Cruise Lines Don’t Conduct Background Checks of Their Crew Members

By Jim Walker on February 20, 2014
Posted in Crime

Following the horrific crime perpetrated by the Holland America Line crew member against the passenger on the Nieuw Amsterdam cruise ship on Valentine’s Day, the cruise industry is pulling out all of the stops to convince the public that the cruise lines carefully screens their employees.

But it’s not true. 

Cruise lines don’t vet their…

Do Cruise Lines Conduct Background Checks of Crew Members?

By Jim Walker on June 9, 2013
Posted in Rape

The Florida Today newspaper published two articles today about the issue of sexual assault of passengers and whether cruise lines conduct background checks of their cruise ship employees. 

The issue of background checks is a rather interesting topic. But it’s an issue the cruise lines hate to talk about.

Six weeks ago, I attended…

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