Cruise Bruise Blog
April 13, 2009
April 13, 2009
Alone On The Beach With A Deceased Spouse Is Sad End To Cruise
When a cruise ship passenger goes on a snorkeling excursion in Mexico with his wife and friends, the cruise sadly ends for the wife, waiting alone on the beach for hours with her husband's body after Carnival Glory crew put the body and widow ashore.

There can no be no sadder end to a cruise, than to be alone, grieving for the loss of a spouse, in a foreign country. I can not begin to imagine the feeling of desperation, loneliness and feeling of abandonment this woman went through.

Everytime anyone of use goes on a cruise, the reality is that dying on the cruise or while in the port of call is a possibility. The question is, are you ready to deal both financially and emotionally with that possibility?

The story is here


April 13, 2009
Virgin Island Dredging For RCCL Mega Ships Meets Objections

While locals seem to be in favor of having larger ships visit Charlotte Amalie Harbor in St. Thomas, U.S. Virigin Islands,  hopefully dumping truck loads of cash into local residents' pockets with each new ship calling in port, not everybody is thrilled by the mandatory dredging required to accommodate the 40-foot-draught of the huge ships.

The Coalition to Save Lindbergh Bay  says that it objects to dumping the dredged debris into Lindbergh Bay. They say the dredging debris contains toxins and will add to the erosion problem that already exists.

Lindbergh Bay is home to federally protected Hawksbill and Green Sea Turtles and Elkhorn and Staghorn corals.

As well, the four hotels that have to compete with tourists coming in on cruise ships will have to put up with noise and pollution generated during the dredging process that will also disrupt the peace and tranquility their guests come for.


April 13, 2009
NOAA Says Ships At Sea Major Source Of Air Pollution

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration studie the effect the maritime industry has on air quality and the results were not good.

According to NOAA each year over 51,000 commercial vessels sail international waters including cargo ships, tankers and cruise ships.

The study says that the air pollution generated by those 51,000 diesel vessels  is equal to the air pollution generated by half of the automobiles in the world.