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

[Mary Donahue]

Cheryl and everyone,

	Thanks for posting. I didn't participate the other day, but I'm with
most others on this list in that the crew should have been trained in all
the procedures and done a lifeboat drill both before departure and at sea.
Those are my two cents' worth. Now to work on getting votes for Chapter
president and teaching a great Braille class tomorrow.

Mary Donahue


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



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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