"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 3/14/13 4:10 PM, Gogarty wrote:
Going to sea is a risk. I have no sympathy for people who start
yelling and
screaming (and contacting lawyers) when anything goes wrong. All
gangplanks
should have a huge sign "Board at your own risk."


There's an expectation that public conveyances are being maintained
and
operated properly. Apparently that is not the case with the Carnival
cruise line ships and others that serve mainly U.S. ports but are
flying
flags of convenience in nations that apparently aren't rigorous in
establishing, maintaining and enforcing standards.

Perhaps a solution might be to insist that these ships be U.S.
flagged,
and therefore subject to U.S. rules regarding construction, operation,
crew training and safety. One rule might be that critical shipboard
personnel share a common language.

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Come on, Harry. The solution to every problem in the world isn't
more government inspired laws and regulations. Carnival will sink or
swim on their own based on customer satisfaction/dissatisfaction.
For one, I certainly don't need the government to protect me from them
because I'd never book a cruise with them, solely based on their
reputation.

A cruise ship isn't exactly a common "public" conveyance like a bus or
taxi.