[Travelandtourism] U.S. Congress Plans a Cruise Ship Safety Hearing

[cheryl echevarria]

U.S. Congress Plans a Cruise Ship Safety Hearing In the wake of the "Costa Concordia" shipwreck, Rep. John Mica - chairman of the Transportation and InfrastructureCommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives - plans to hold a hearing in Congress next month on cruise ship safety. Meanwhile,Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. - the parent company of Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, and Azamara Club Cruises - ordered all of its vessels to hold passenger muster drills on the day of departure. And, Carnival Corp. - the parent company of Costa Cruises and nine other brands - will conduct a comprehensive audit and review of safety and emergency-response procedures across all of its lines.Norwegian Cruise Lines already has mandatory muster drills prior to departure on all the cruise ships. 
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