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Why Cruise with all the cruise issues out there?

4/4/2015

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With all the Cruise Issues, Why would one bother Cruising?

by Jen Campbell of Escape Destinations Travel

Fresh off a 6 Night Cruise to the Western Caribbean on board Royal Caribbean, I was with a few friends telling them about the great time I had onboard!!  After a few minutes, one of them said to me, ”With all of the problems that cruise ships are having, I could never take a cruise!”

I responded by saying, I suppose you are walking home because who would ride in a car with all the problems that automobiles have? I pass cars and trucks that are broken down every day on the highway and when you listen to the traffic report on the news, there are always several accidents.  In fact, every 15 seconds someone dies from a car accident.

Yet, I don’t know one person who even hesitate or thinks twice about getting in a car.  So why are so many people scared to take a cruise when it is one of the safest ways to vacation?

It’s no secret that the media overacts anytime there is any type of problem with a cruise ship.  A few months ago when 66 passengers became sick with the norovirus on a Royal Caribbean cruise, CNN’s top headline was “Latest setback for the cruise industry”.  When the sickness spreads in a local elementary school, does CNN consider that the “Latest setback for education”?

Ever since the Costa Concordia disaster that killed 32 passengers and crew members over 2 years ago, the mainstream media attacks the cruise industry like a flock of vultures anytime something goes wrong.  After all, bad news sells and what sells more than a broken down cruise ship floating in the Gulf of Mexico without power?  Sadly it was a Top Article on CNN.

An associate of mine was on the infamous “poop cruise” on the Carnival Triumph.  The news outlets showed video images of the passengers wearing life jackets waving frantically to the helicopter above while holding S.O.S.  signs made from bed linens.  By watching the news, you would have thought the passengers were going to die. 

However, she told me that the passengers didn’t even get out their life jackets until they saw the helicopters and the cameras.  Yes, passengers were hamming it up for the media and the media bought it hook, line, and sinker.  HOT News sells!

Do problems happen on cruise ships?  Of course they do.  After all…ships are machines and sometimes things do break down.  However, I recently read that less than 10 people died last year due to a cruise related death and the travel industry leader, CLIA estimates that over 20,000,000 people took a cruise in 2013 alone!

That means that last year more people won the Powerball jackpot than died from a cruise related injury. You never seem to hear about the millions and millions of passengers who have the time of their life on a cruise! You know, the 20 million where nearly everything went perfect and they can’t wait to get back on a cruise ship!

That brings me back to the original question, “With all the problems, why would anyone take a cruise?” Of coarse, the ones that always ask this question are the ones who have never taken a cruise.  However when asked this question, here are my simple answers:

  • Cruising still remains one of the safest ways to take a vacation.



  • Cruises will give you the most vacation for the money that you spend, which is helpful for families and those with a tight travel budget.



  • Any problem, even small ones, tends to get blown up by the mainstream media.  When was the last time a middle school made CNN for having the norovirus spread throughout the student body? Yes, it happens every week but you never hear about it.



  • The sunsets and sunrises at sea are picturesque, pretty much amazing and have so many memories to cherish while viewing your pictures years from now.



  • The opportunity to try new food and amazing cultures, without having to worry about the cost.



  • Waking up each day at sea or in a new port, knowing that you have a new adventure ahead of you for that day.  The chance to share new, exciting countries with your families and friends!



  • Quite honestly, if I wanted to be somewhere where I knew I’d be safe 100% of the time, I’d live in a cave and never come out.  Doesn’t sound like fun, does it?

     

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