I read an opinion article about cruise ships recently that said cruise ships in general have way more problems than make it to the news.
It all made sense... scary sense... but sense... in explaining why there are so many dangerous issues on cruise ships.
The cruise lines operate their ships virtually 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year. Cruise ships do not make money unless they are operating. The cruise lines push the ships just as hard as they push their crew members. A ship out of service for a week for routine maintenance means the loss of tens of millions of dollars and thousands of dissatisfied customers.
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Date: 2013-02-14 07:49 pm (UTC)It all made sense... scary sense... but sense... in explaining why there are so many dangerous issues on cruise ships.
The cruise lines operate their ships virtually 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year. Cruise ships do not make money unless they are operating. The cruise lines push the ships just as hard as they push their crew members. A ship out of service for a week for routine maintenance means the loss of tens of millions of dollars and thousands of dissatisfied customers.