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Cruise ship incidents hurting industry
To Whom It May Concern:
We came across this information in the trades and thought it would be of interest to this newsgroup as well. Happy sailing, John Sisker, SHIP-TO-SHORE CRUISE AGENCY® (714) 536-3850 or toll free at (800) 724-6644 & (pagoo ID: 714.536.3850) www.shiptoshorecruise.com Reports of accidents at sea, especially for a Florida-based line, are threatening the $15 billion cruise industry, a U.S. newspaper says. News of injuries and accidents are creating doubts about the safety of cruise vacations, even as the industry points to a good statistical safety record, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. Princess Cruises, a subsidiary of Miami-based Carnival Corp., is having an especially rough year, the newspaper says. Its crew fought a serious fire at sea in March, and two of its biggest ships tipped suddenly, injuring dozens of people earlier this month and in February. Overall, the industry's sales have slowed and discounts are up this year, particularly for Caribbean vacations, which make up half of all cruises. We've been pretty aggressive with promotions, said Royal Caribbean President Adam Goldstein in a conference call for investors. That's sometimes what it takes to fill the ships. Ten cruise lines have their headquarters in Florida and 17,000 residents work for cruise lines, about half of the industry's total workforce in North America. |
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