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In response to "Only because we posted about it yesterday: Royal Caribbean's decision to dock ships at Haitian resort creates controversy -- (link)" by con_carne

my mom reminded me of something last night...

Posted by Andie (aka Andie) Jan 19 '10, 13:16

about 10 years ago, my parents were on a cruise and their ship was the first to dock at an island after it had been closed to ship traffic for months following a brutal hurricane.

the people there relied on the ships for the employment (tours, restaurants, etc), and they were *desperate* for money and thrilled to see the ships come back.

i can see the same sort of thing happening in haiti if the ships stopped docking.

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coupled with the fact that it's on a realatively unscathed part of the country, therefore won't be interefering in any recovery efforts, I don't see t - znufrii Jan 19, 13:26 11
- Yeah, I question the motives of the "passengers" who are complaining. - Ender Jan 19, 13:30 10
  - but that -- nm - TFox Jan 19, 13:31 8
    - (frig) is pretty reasonable, no? i mean, we can slam them, but people don't sign up for cruises that have a "disaster relief" itinerary. -- nm - TFox Jan 19, 13:32 7
      - It's not as if they're piling the dead up on the beach in Labadee. If they'd rather ignore it they can always just jump on a jetski. -- nm - Ender Jan 19, 13:35 2
        
        or just stay on the boat if they don't want to mingle with the great unwashed masses... -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 13:38 1
        
        they picked this itinerary. the people on shore are the same people they were expecting. -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 13:45
      - their onshore options haven't changed. they can go ziplining and drink punch if they want. or they can talk to the locals and get a real sense of - Andie Jan 19, 13:34 3
        
        even then they won't get a *real* sense of the disaster. - znufrii Jan 19, 13:39
        
        oh, i get that. i'm just saying, you take a random boat of 500 people at sea, and drop them off in Haiti right now... - TFox Jan 19, 13:35 1
        
        no question. -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 13:36
  - *ding* -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 13:31

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