In my opinion I think incidents like this one and the incident of the boat crashing on the coast of Italy will steer travelers away from cruises to other forms of vacation.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Another Cruise Boat Accident
A cruise boat carrying more than 1000 passengers is stranded in a pirate infested area of the Indian Ocean. A fire erupted in the boats generator room causing parts of the boat to shut down leading to the situation that it is in. Several rescue boats have been sent but officials say that a French fishing boat will be the first to make contact with the boat. This incident raised fears among cruisers because it occurred just 6 weeks after the boats sister ship crashed off the coast of Italy which killed 25 people. Some good news is that the boat is still upright and no one has been harmed. In the worst case scenario that the boat is hijacked by Somalian Pirates the cruise ship is equipped with an armed Italian military anti-pirate team.
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Even though ships appear to be crashing more often, I dont think that the Cuise industries will go down. If you think about it, 6,420,000 car accidents happened in the U.S. alone in the year 2005, and this hasn't changed people's way of viewing cars. Sure, some people buy cars based on their safty rates, but at the end of the day, everyone that can afford cars, still buy cars, therefore, why should people stop riding on cuise liners just because 2 ships have crashed in the past 6 weeks.
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