Articles tagged “accidents”

Carnival caved to intense pressure from Washington and its decision to reimburse the government for the Carnival Triumph and Carnival Splendor rescues could serve as a precedent. Carnival and other cruise lines could be getting bills in the mail from the U.S. Treasury for future incidents.

Carnival was initially strident in its refusal to admit they should pony up for the frequent aid it requires from the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy. Looks like the outcry finally got through to them.

Carnival is going to retrofit its massive fleet to expand onboard emergency power, but generating some candor out of this insulated executive team will be a much more difficult task.

After Carnival's arrogant performance at the cruise conference in Miami this week it's only appropriate to say something about "couldn't have happened to a nicer guy" here.

A price cut is the absolute last thing that the cruise industry needs. There's no way Carnival and its peers can argue that their race to the bottom hasn't created conditions where accidents are much more likely. Even lower prices will arguably make things worse.

Given all the hoopla, or perhaps due to it, flying is responsible for fewer deaths than driving accidents and disease.

These are all good questions to be asking, as is the question of how the financial benefits gained at cruising ports of call are or aren't funneled back into improving islands' infrastructures.

Thomas Cook will likely be reviewing its relationships with suppliers in all its markets while Egyptian authorities need to realize the importance of professional regulators if they want to keep visitors coming.

The legal claims will likely fail, but the pressure on Carnival to make amends will certainly lead to at least cosmetic changes to how the industry handles big accidents.