Revealing the hidden realities of cruise vacations, this survey rings the alarm on cruise ship safety and outlines the risk to passengers of sexual assault, onboard crime and injury, and death from accidents at sea. Covering the industry’s dubious environmental performance and its impact on the efforts of governments to protect their marine habitats, this shocking investigation also exposes the truth about health risks and medical care onboard these floating cities, opening the door on the dark side of life below the passenger decks. Exploring the myths that cruise vacations are all-inclusive and that cruise tourism contributes billions of dollars to local economies, this account concludes by summarizing issues and challenges that must be faced by cruise passengers, port communities, and ship employees.
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- Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-164) and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 387.5/42
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- 9781552662762 9781552665084
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- G550
- LCCN Item number
- K645 2008eb
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- CaOONL
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- 1 electronic text (169 p.)
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00228153 (OCoLC)776812868 (CaOOCEL)427777
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Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- 1. Cruising in the Twenty-First Century 8
- Cruising into 2010 11
- From Cruise Ship to Resort with Lifeboats 13
- The Corporate Landscape 15
- 2. A Cruise Ship is the Safest Form of Commercial Transportation 20
- Sexual Assaults 20
- Cruise Lines in the News and in Congress 30
- Is There a Pattern to Sexual Assault? 48
- The Complexion of Risk 52
- Before You Embark 53
- 3. We Visit Some of the Most Pristine Areas of the World 58
- Cruise Ship Waste Streams 58
- The Industry’s Environmental Record 68
- Memoranda of Understanding versus Legislation 72
- Alaska Takes the Lead with Legislation 73
- It Isn’t Just Environmentalists 81
- The Environmental Debate 84
- Before You Embark 87
- 4. Passengers Bring It with Them 90
- IIlness Onboard Cruise Ships 91
- Onboard Medical Care 103
- Before You Embark 110
- 5. We Contribute Millions of Dollars to the Local Economy 114
- From Necessity to the Economic Bottom Line 114
- Is Anything Left for Spending Onshore? 122
- Maintaining Perspective 126
- The Demand for Newer and Bigger Cruise Terminals 129
- Before You Embark 137
- 6. Our International Crew Is Here to Serve You 138
- Flags of Convenience and Labour 138
- Life Below Passenger Decks 143
- Prospects for Collective Action 146
- Two Perspectives 147
- 7. Rethinking Cruise Vacations 150
- Rethinking as a Passenger 150
- Rethinking as a Port 152
- Rethinking as a Crew Member 154
- What the Future Holds 155
- Appendix: Cruise Ship Calls, Victoria, British Columbia, 2007 158
- References 161
- Index 172
- A 172
- B 172
- C 172
- D 173
- E 173
- F 173
- G 173
- H 173
- I 174
- J 174
- K 174
- L 174
- M 174
- N 174
- O 175
- P 175
- Q 175
- R 175
- S 175
- T 176
- U 176
- V 176
- W 176
- Y 176
- Z 176
